Average Senior Engineer Salary 2026
Live Senior Engineer salary and pay data from the DeUnemployment index (measured 27 Oct 2026) — refreshed with the daily data build.
How much does a Senior Engineer make?
$165,000median, per year (model estimate)
$114,000–$230,000typical range (10th–90th pct)
13,450live Senior Engineer postings
7%remote-friendly
DeUnemployment currently indexes 13,450 live Senior Engineer jobs and estimates that a typical Senior Engineer earns roughly $114,000–$230,000/yr, with a median model estimate of $165,000/yr. About 7% of current postings are remote-friendly.
Where the Senior Engineer jobs are
The places with the most live openings right now: Remote (2,119) · California (384) · North Carolina (94).
Who is hiring Senior Engineers
Employers with the most live Senior Engineer postings right now: Nl:C72, Nl:C52, Nl:C53, Teaching Personnel, Nl:C91.
A sample of live Senior Engineer openings
Distance Technologies
Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
We are looking for a Senior Engineer, Sensor Platform to join our Perception team in Helsinki. Everything our perception models learn, they learn from what our research vehicles and rigs record. If the sensors are not sy
Voi Technology
Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
YOUR MISSION AT VOI As Senior Platform Engineer, you'll own Voi's security toolchain end-to-end across the software delivery lifecycle. You'll join our Platform & Information Security team, working alongside platform eng
GoWish, Ønskeskyen
Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
About GoWish, Ønskeskyen ☁️ At GoWish, we’re building the world’s leading wish-list and social shopping platform - a place where you can make a real impact and have fun doing it. We’re on a mission to reinvent gifting fo
Reel
Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
About Reel We are rethinking electricity to accelerate the transition to a carbon-free energy system. Electricity is one of the biggest sources of carbon emissions globally, yet most green power sold on the market today
User Experience Researchers Pte Ltd
Malaysia
As a Software Engineer, you will be responsible for the end-to-end development, delivery, and support of business-critical API-driven platforms and web applications. You will design, develop, enhance, and maintain scalab
Flatpay
Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
About Flatpay Flatpay is not just another payment solution; we're dedicated to innovating the market for payment solutions and financial services in the SME segment with our customer-centric and transparent services. We'
How the Senior Engineer pay estimate is built
The range above is a model estimate, not employer-reported pay. Of the 1,284 most relevant Senior Engineer postings we sampled, 1,284 carried enough pay information to be estimated (100%): the bottom of the range is the 10th percentile of those estimates and the top the 90th. Postings that hide pay are still counted in the job totals, but they cannot move the estimate. How we get the numbers.
Salary questions about Senior Engineer jobs
How much do Senior Engineers earn?
Typical pay for a Senior Engineer currently runs roughly $114,000–$230,000/yr, with a median around $165,000/yr. This is a model estimate and varies by location and experience.
How many Senior Engineer jobs are there?
There are currently 13,450 live Senior Engineer jobs listed on DeUnemployment, refreshed daily.
What is the average pay for a Senior Engineer?
The median pay for a Senior Engineer is about $165,000/yr, based on our live index of 13,450 postings — a model estimate from those postings, not employer-reported pay.
What is the Senior Engineer pay scale?
The Senior Engineer pay scale runs from roughly $114,000 at the 10th percentile to $230,000/yr at the 90th -- entry-level roles sit at the bottom of that range and senior or specialist roles at the top.
Are there remote Senior Engineer jobs?
About 7% of current Senior Engineer postings are remote-friendly. Use the search filters to show only remote roles.
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