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LinkedIn Software Engineer salaries

Pay ranges LinkedIn published in 82 open job postings for Software Engineer roles, updated Nov 14, 2026.

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Posted base pay ranges from job listings, not total compensation. Figures are in USD. How these figures are made

LinkedIn’s Software Engineer titles

  1. Software Engineer (Mid level)$158K median, $158K–$158K typical, 5 postingsSoftware Engineer (Mid level): middle half $158K–$158K, median $158K
  2. Senior Software Engineer (Senior)$190K median, $190K–$190K typical, 12 postingsSenior Software Engineer (Senior): middle half $190K–$190K, median $190K
  3. Staff Software Engineer (Staff)$231K median, $231K–$231K typical, 25 postingsStaff Software Engineer (Staff): middle half $231K–$231K, median $231K
  4. Sr. Staff Software Engineer (Staff)$262K median, $262K–$262K typical, 15 postingsSr. Staff Software Engineer (Staff): middle half $262K–$262K, median $262K
  5. Senior Staff Software Engineer (Staff)$262K median, $262K–$262K typical, 9 postingsSenior Staff Software Engineer (Staff): middle half $262K–$262K, median $262K
  6. Principal Staff Software Engineer (Principal)$305K median, $298K–$305K typical, 15 postingsPrincipal Staff Software Engineer (Principal): middle half $298K–$305K, median $305K

Pay by level

  1. Mid level$158K median, $158K–$158K typical, 5 postingsMid level: middle half $158K–$158K, median $158K
  2. Senior$190K median, $190K–$190K typical, 13 postingsSenior: middle half $190K–$190K, median $190K
  3. Staff$231K median, $231K–$262K typical, 49 postingsStaff: middle half $231K–$262K, median $231K
  4. Principal$305K median, $298K–$305K typical, 15 postingsPrincipal: middle half $298K–$305K, median $305K

Locations

  1. United States · $231K median, 82 postings
  2. California · $231K median, 67 postings
  3. Mountain View, CA · $231K median, 57 postings
  4. Washington · $262K median, 8 postings
  5. Bellevue, WA · $262K median, 8 postings
  6. Sunnyvale, CA · $262K median, 8 postings
  7. San Francisco, CA · 2 postings

Newest LinkedIn Software Engineer postings

  1. Staff Software EngineerLinkedIn · Mountain View, CA · $156K–$255K/yr · Posted Nov 13, 2026Apply
  2. Software Engineer - Systems and InfrastructureLinkedIn · Mountain View, CA · $120K–$195K/yr · Posted Nov 12, 2026Apply
  3. Staff Software EngineerLinkedIn · Mountain View, CA · $156K–$255K/yr · Posted Nov 9, 2026Apply
  4. Principal Staff Software Engineer, Data InfrastructureLinkedIn · Mountain View, CA · $231K–$378K/yr · Posted Nov 4, 2026Apply
  5. Principal Staff Software Engineer, Data InfrastructureLinkedIn · Mountain View, CA · $231K–$378K/yr · Posted Nov 2, 2026Apply
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