Home Salaries Companies Akamai Median base pay$170,000 a year Typical range$133,000–$205,000 Middle half of postings Top 10%$237,000 and above Postings59 with a pay range Posted base pay ranges from job listings, not total compensation. Figures are in USD; 4 more postings in CAD (median CA$130K). How these figures are made
Pay by role Software Engineer $170K median, $133K–$237K typical, 6 postingsSoftware Engineer: middle half $133K–$237K, median $170K Software Development Engineer in Test $133K median, $133K–$145K typical, 5 postingsSoftware Development Engineer in Test: middle half $133K–$145K, median $133K Technical Program Manager $168K median, $141K–$168K typical, 4 postingsTechnical Program Manager: middle half $141K–$168K, median $168K Business Systems Analyst $125K median, $125K–$125K typical, 4 postingsBusiness Systems Analyst: middle half $125K–$125K, median $125K Architect $237K median, $205K–$280K typical, 4 postingsArchitect: middle half $205K–$280K, median $237K Site Reliability Engineer 3 postings, too few to show payII Site Reliability Engineer $205K median, $205K–$205K typical, 3 postingsII Site Reliability Engineer: middle half $205K–$205K, median $205K II Software Engineer $205K median, $205K–$205K typical, 3 postingsII Software Engineer: middle half $205K–$205K, median $205K Pay by level Mid level $133K median, $117K–$145K typical, 17 postingsMid level: middle half $117K–$145K, median $133K Senior $170K median, $158K–$205K typical, 26 postingsSenior: middle half $158K–$205K, median $170K Principal $237K median, $195K–$237K typical, 9 postingsPrincipal: middle half $195K–$237K, median $237K Director $285K median, $235K–$285K typical, 3 postingsDirector: middle half $235K–$285K, median $285K Company and interview intel for US employers Your membership includes who’s hiring, company and interview intel at US employers. After you turn on automatic applying, Applystead also applies to matching jobs for you, with tailored resumes and answers.
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Remote vs on-site Remote: $168K median, $125K–$195K typical, from 21 postings. On-site: too few postings list pay to show a figure.
Newest Akamai postings [Hiring] Commodity Manager @Akamai Akamai · United States · $88.9K–$160K/yr · Posted Nov 14, 2026Commodity Manager Akamai · Remote · $88.9K–$160K/yr · Posted Nov 13, 2026Server Tech Services Engineer II Akamai · Remote · $76.1K–$137K/yr · Posted Nov 12, 2026Site Reliability Engineer II Akamai · Remote · CA$82.1K–CA$148K/yr · Posted Nov 12, 2026Senior II Software Engineer Lead Akamai · Remote · CA$120K–CA$217K/yr · Posted Nov 11, 2026Want Applystead to find more jobs like these? Start free trial → Companies that pay similarly for Software Engineer Tailor your resume Counter an offer Write a negotiation email Salary negotiation guide Start free trial