Software Engineering Manager salary
5 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 23, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for software engineering manager roles at mid level across the United States: 97 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $170,000 and $225,000, with a median of $191,800.
Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run mid-level $191,800 and senior $208,845. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 9% more.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 2 of the 5 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.
Every measured range
5 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $170,000 – $225,000 | $191,800 | 97 |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $190,200 – $235,702 | $208,845 | 27 |
| Remote · United States | Mid | $158,272 – $225,031 | $190,000 | 18 |
| Chicago | Mid | $147,500 – $178,800 | $150,000 | 5hint |
| New York | Mid | $225,000 – $233,750 | $226,000 | 5hint |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
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