Remote Software Engineer Salary 2026
Remote software engineer jobs pay a median of $197k a year, based on 38 open listings that publish a yearly USD salary range.
$197k
Median
$166k–$224k
Middle half
$59k–$306k
Full range
38
Listings with salary
How remote software engineer pay is distributed
- $50k–$75k1
- $75k–$100k0
- $100k–$125k1
- $125k–$150k4
- $150k–$175k7
- $175k–$200k7
- $200k–$225k8
- $225k–$250k6
- $250k–$275k2
- $275k–$300k1
- $300k–$325k1
Best-paying open software engineer jobs
- Staff Software Engineer, Machine Learning (Consumer Revenue)Discord$272k – $340kSep 22
- Staff Software Engineer - Consumer RevenueDiscord$248k – $310kSep 25
- Staff Software Engineer, Experimentation PlatformDiscord$248k – $279kSep 11
- Security Software Engineer, IAMVercel$208k – $312k9h ago
- Director, Software EngineeringZoomInfo Technologies LLC$192k – $301kSep 17
- Senior Backend Engineer (Multiple Positions)LaunchDarkly$192k – $264k3d ago
- Senior Backend Engineer, ExperimentationLaunchDarkly$192k – $264kSep 15
- Senior Backend Engineer, Flag DeliveryLaunchDarkly$192k – $264kAug 25
All open remote software engineer jobs
- Senior Backend Engineer (Data serving)Pleo1h ago
- Staff Engineer - Business SpendPleo1h ago
- Senior Backend Engineer - PaymentsPleo1h ago
- Senior Software Engineer - Full-stack - Growth ProductKraken1h ago
- Senior Software Engineer - Rust - Backend - ProKraken1h ago
- Senior Software Engineer - Rust - ConsumerKraken1h ago
- Software Engineer - Rust - Payward ServicesKraken1h ago
- Senior Software Engineer - Rust - Payward ServicesKraken1h ago
- Senior Software Engineer - Frontend - ConsumerKraken1h ago
- Senior Software Engineer, Product Engineering - UKAshby1h ago
- Staff Software Engineer, Product Engineering - UKAshby1h ago
- Staff Software Engineer, Product Engineering - EUAshby1h ago
- Senior Software Engineer, Product Engineering - EUAshby1h ago
- Backend Software Engineer - Engine Team (Voice Agent)Deepgram1h ago
- Software Engineer, User OperationsCursor1h ago
Frequently asked questions
- How much do remote software engineer jobs pay?
- The median is $197k a year across 38 open remote listings that publish a yearly USD salary. The middle half pay between $166k and $224k.
- What is the highest paying remote software engineer job?
- The best-paying open listing midpoints at $306k a year, and the lowest at $59k.
Method: the midpoint of each listing's yearly USD salary range, for open remote jobs listed on Jobzeni. Listings without a published salary are not counted, so this describes jobs that disclose pay, not the whole market. See the full market report.