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Boeing Software Engineer Salary

Boeing's 27 open roles for software engineers post a median $149k/yr, typically $117k–$254k/yr, from 25 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.

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Against other pay

Every Boeing role
median $142k/yr
Boeing's software engineers: 5% above it
Software engineers at every space company
median $169k/yr
Boeing: 12% below it
All US software developers, May 2025
median $136k/yr
Boeing's postings: 10% above it
Highest posted top
$286k/yr
Senior Software Engineer

Typical pay is the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each posted range, as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours, 40 a week for 52 weeks) to the 90th-percentile posted top. Pay is compared as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours (40 a week for 52 weeks), a weekly one at 52 weeks, a monthly one at 12 months. A posting that names only a ceiling ("up to $X") is left out of the figures.

Boeing software engineer pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Entry, associate or level I11$117k/yr$116k–$144k/yr
Senior3$242k/yr$238k–$286k/yr
Lead7$159k/yr$159k–$232k/yr
Title names no level6$159k/yr$149k–$219k/yr

A level is read from the title, the first that applies from an internship to a director (the reading of our research on career levels and pay). A figure needs three distinct posted rates.

Where Boeing hires software engineers

  • El Segundo, CA5 roles, median $159k/yr
  • Seal Beach, CA5 roles, median $125k/yr
  • Albuquerque, NM4 roles, median $162k/yr
  • Chantilly, VA4 roles, median $142k/yr
  • Colorado Springs, CO3 roles, median $117k/yr
  • Huntsville, AL2 roles
  • Kirtland AFB, NM2 roles
  • Herndon, VA1 role
  • United States1 role

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 22:02 UTC

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Questions about Boeing pay for software engineers

How much does Boeing pay software engineers?

Boeing's open roles for software engineers post a median $149k/yr, typically $117k–$254k/yr, from 25 distinct pay figures in 26 of its 27 postings. Typical pay here is the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each posted range, as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours, 40 a week for 52 weeks) to the 90th-percentile posted top. The highest posted top is $286k/yr, for Senior Software Engineer.

What does Boeing pay software engineers at each level?

By the level each title names: entry, associate or level I: a median $117k/yr (11 roles); senior: a median $242k/yr (3 roles); lead: a median $159k/yr (7 roles). A level is read from the title ("Engineer II", "Senior", "Lead"); titles that name none are left out of this answer.

Does Boeing pay software engineers more than other space companies?

Boeing's median, $149k/yr, is 12% below the $169k/yr median of the 1,990 open roles for software engineers at every space company we read (Boeing's among them).

Do software engineers earn more than other roles at Boeing?

Boeing's roles for software engineers post a median $149k/yr, 5% above the $142k/yr median of all its open roles that state pay (Boeing salaries compares every kind of work).

How does Boeing's pay for software engineers compare with the national wage?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the national median wage of software developers at $136k/yr (May 2025); Boeing's posted median, $149k/yr, is 10% above it. A posting states what a new hire is offered, the national figure what everyone in the occupation earns, so the two measure different people. Source: BLS wage estimates by state (OEWS, May 2025), read through O*NET OnLine, CC BY 4.0.

Where does Boeing hire software engineers?

Its open roles for software engineers are in El Segundo, CA (5), Seal Beach, CA (5), Albuquerque, NM (4), Chantilly, VA (4) and Colorado Springs, CO (3). By place, they post a median of $159k/yr in El Segundo, CA, $125k/yr in Seal Beach, CA and $162k/yr in Albuquerque, NM.