25 Highest Paying Companies for Software Engineers

Competition for software engineers continues to accelerate, with salaries being an area employers compete aggressively on to win talent.

This week Glassdoor published the study, 25 Highest Paying Companies for Software Engineers 2013. Juniper Networks JNPR +0.59% leads all 25 companies tracked in the study with an average base salary of $159,990, followed byLinkedIn LNKD -1.06%, who offers an average base salary of $136,427. Yahoo YHOO -2.45%’s average base salary for software engineers is $130,312 and Google GOOG -1% averages $127,143. Twitter’s average base salary for software engineers is $124,883. The following infographic shows the top 25 companies and average base salaries.

The Glassdoor report includes an analysis of employers hiring across 20 of the largest U.S. cities. The San Francisco Bay area has the highest average annual base salary of $111,885 followed by Seattle at $103,196 and San Diego at $93,993. Glassdoor’s research indicates that there are 15,732 employers across the U.S. hiring software engineers today, with 3,846 of these companies located in the San Francisco Bay area, followed by New York City with 2,264 companies and the Washington D.C. area with 2,139 companies. The following graphic shows software engineering and hiring by region.

It’s important to look at the total compensation package to keep salaries in context. I’ve known of software engineers taking a cut in pay but more than making up for the 8% to 10% drop with accelerated stock options, equity in a start-up, greater flexibility and chances for advancement.

Getting into a culture you can excel in is equally important. To provide a different glimpse of the top 25 highest paying companies for software engineers, the group is ranked by the percentage (%) of employees who would recommend their company to a friend and the percent who approve of their CEO as of today (October 20, 2013). The results show companies who not only provide excellent salaries, they have great cultures as well. Facebook (93%), LinkedIn (90%) and Google (90%) are the top three-rated by employees working there today.


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