2022 Global Software Engineer Salary Rankings: Which Companies Pay the Most?
The 2022 Levels.fyi report analyzes compensation data from over 150,000 software engineers worldwide, revealing top-paying companies across junior to principal levels, regional salary hotspots, and a slight overall median pay decline compared to 2021.
Current digital transformation drives strong demand for software engineers across industries. Levels.fyi released the 2022 Global Software Engineer Compensation Report, analyzing data collected over a year from more than 150,000 submissions.
Junior Engineer Salary Rankings
Two Sigma leads with a median total compensation of $274,000, followed by Stripe, Cruise, Roblox, LinkedIn, Databricks, and Waymo.
Mid‑Level Engineer Salary Rankings
Median compensation exceeds $220,000. Databricks tops the list with $443,000, while Roblox held the top spot in 2021 and falls to third this year. ByteDance ranks fifth with $323,000.
Senior Engineer Salary Rankings
The top three senior engineers have close compensation: Databricks ($552,000), Cruise, and Netflix ($550,000). Overall senior‑level salaries have risen compared with 2021.
Staff Engineer Salary Rankings
Stripe leads with $688,000, up from $608,000 the previous year.
ByteDance appears as a Chinese company, earning $564,000 and ranking seventh globally for staff engineers.
Principal Engineer Salary Rankings
Facebook jumps to first place with $1,040,000, Apple rises to fourth, while Google and Microsoft drop out of this year’s list.
Highest‑Paying Cities in China
Shanghai ($86,000), Hong Kong ($85,000), Beijing ($79,000), Shenzhen ($77,000), and Hsinchu, Taiwan ($69,000) lead domestic compensation.
Top Global Cities by Compensation
In the United States, San Francisco ($234,000), Seattle ($213,000), and New York ($187,000) are the highest‑paying regions. Worldwide, Zurich ($178,000), Tel Aviv ($159,000), and Sydney ($123,000) lead. Overall, the median compensation shows a slight decline compared with 2021.
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