Pay from Booz Allen Hamilton's own postings
Booz Allen Hamilton Software Engineer Salary
Booz Allen Hamilton's 10 open roles for software engineers post a median $142k/yr, typically $121k–$225k/yr, from 10 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.
Against other pay
- Every Booz Allen Hamilton role
- median $142k/yr
- Booz Allen Hamilton's software engineers: level with it
- Highest posted top
- $225k/yr
- Chief Software Systems 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.
Booz Allen Hamilton software engineer pay by level
| Level the title names | Open roles | Median | Typical pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 1 | Too few figures | |
| Manager | 1 | Too few figures | |
| Director, head or vice president | 1 | Too few figures | |
| Title names no level | 7 | $142k/yr | $114k–$209k/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 Booz Allen Hamilton hires software engineers
- Colorado Springs, CO2 roles
- Dayton, OH2 roles
- Peterson AFB, CO2 roles
- Aurora, CO1 role
- Beavercreek, OH1 role
- El Segundo, CA1 role
- Herndon, VA1 role
Open Booz Allen Hamilton roles for software engineers, highest pay first
Updated 31 Oct 2026, 01:02 UTC
Chief Software Systems Engineer (opens the job details)
Booz Allen Hamilton · Systems & Test · Colorado Springs, CO· 2mo agoDetails
$99,000–$225,000/yr
FPGA Developer (opens the job details)
Booz Allen Hamilton · Avionics · Beavercreek, OH, United States of America· 1mo agoDetails
$99,000–$225,000/yr
Astrodynamics Software Engineer (opens the job details)
Booz Allen Hamilton · Flight Software · Herndon, VA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$86,800–$198,000/yr
Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (opens the job details)
Booz Allen Hamilton · Software & IT · Colorado Springs, CO· 4d agoDetails
$86,800–$198,000/yr
Remote Sensing Software Engineer, Senior (opens the job details)
Booz Allen Hamilton · Science & Data · Dayton, OH, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$86,800–$198,000/yr
Software Lead and Integration Manager (opens the job details)
Booz Allen Hamilton · Software & IT · Peterson AFB, CO, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$86,800–$198,000/yr
Software Systems Engineer (opens the job details)
Booz Allen Hamilton · Software & IT · El Segundo, CA· 2mo agoDetails
$86,800–$198,000/yr
Joint Targeting Policy Developer (opens the job details)
Booz Allen Hamilton · Programs & Business · Peterson AFB, CO, United States· 2w agoDetails
$69,300–$158,000/yr
Remote Sensing Software Engineer (opens the job details)
Booz Allen Hamilton · Science & Data · Dayton, OH, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$69,300–$158,000/yr
Software Engineer (opens the job details)
Booz Allen Hamilton · Software & IT · Aurora, CO, United States· 4d agoDetails
$69,400–$158,000/yr
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Questions about Booz Allen Hamilton pay for software engineers
How much does Booz Allen Hamilton pay software engineers?
Booz Allen Hamilton's open roles for software engineers post a median $142k/yr, typically $121k–$225k/yr, from 10 distinct pay figures in 10 of its 10 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 $225k/yr, for Chief Software Systems Engineer.
Does Booz Allen Hamilton pay software engineers more than other space companies?
Booz Allen Hamilton's median, $142k/yr, is 15% below the $168k/yr median of the 1,733 open roles for software engineers at every space company we read (Booz Allen Hamilton's among them).
Do software engineers earn more than other roles at Booz Allen Hamilton?
Booz Allen Hamilton's roles for software engineers post a median $142k/yr, level with the $142k/yr median of all its open roles that state pay (Booz Allen Hamilton salaries compares every kind of work).
How does Booz Allen Hamilton'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); Booz Allen Hamilton's posted median, $142k/yr, is 4% 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.