Six Figure Work

Software engineer jobs with a published base of $100K+

Software engineer and software developer roles, matched on those exact words in the title, from new-grad openings to senior and staff levels. Teams range from developer experience and fraud to graphics and data systems, at AI labs, fintech firms and product companies.

Published pay at a glance

5,038 open postings from 789 employers, as of .

Median published starting base
$168,100
Median midpoint of published ranges
$205,200
Half of postings publish a starting base between
$140K and $198K
Median published range width
$65,900
Publish a starting base of $150K+
68%
Publish a starting base of $200K+
25%
Published starting base, number of postings in each range
  1. $100K - $125K607
  2. $125K - $150K1,013
  3. $150K - $175K1,077
  4. $175K - $200K1,095
  5. $200K - $225K560
  6. $225K - $250K300
  7. $250K - $275K181
  8. $275K - $300K67
  9. $300K - $325K46
  10. $325K - $350K52
  11. $350K - $375K1
  12. $375K - $400K5
  13. $400K+34

Because we list only ranges that start at $100K or more, these figures describe six-figure postings, not the whole job market.

New this week

1,568 of these postings were first seen by us in the last 7 days.

The 50 newest of 5,038 jobs

Newest first, by when we first saw the job. Each card shows the employer-published base range and links to the source.

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Who publishes the highest base here

Employers ranked by median published starting base across their open postings here. Employers need at least 3 postings to be listed.

EmployerOpen postingsMedian published starting base
Anthropic59$320K
Lambda11$296K
OpenAI139$266K
Discord4$260K
Afterquery4$255K
Unify4$250K
Permitflow3$250K
Ivo6$249K
Asana5$248K
AlphaSense5$246K

Where these jobs are

Most postings by state: California (2,620), New York (494), Washington (412), Massachusetts (186), Virginia (117), Maryland (112), Colorado (106), Texas (103), Illinois (68), Washington, DC (59).

Of the 32% of postings that state a workplace: 12% remote, 49% hybrid, 38% on-site. 68% of postings do not state a workplace, so these shares describe only the postings that do.

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How to read these figures

Figures are employer-published annual base ranges in USD for postings open at last check. They are not offers and not total compensation, and they do not show what anyone is paid. Because we list only ranges that start at $100K or more, these figures describe six-figure postings, not the whole job market. Read the methodology.