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USC Software Engineer Salary

The average USC Software Engineer earns an estimated $99,168 annually, which includes an estimated base salary of $91,064 with a $8,104 bonus. USC's Software Engineer compensation is $8,047 less than the US average for a Software Engineer. Software Engineer salaries at USC can range from $52,000 - $138,000.

The Engineering Department at USC earns $2,798 more on average than the Product Department.

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$99,168
Average Compensation
$91,064
avg. base
$8,104
avg. bonus

Software Engineer Salaries at USC

Software Engineers earn $3,735 more than Developers, and $26,989 less than DevOps.

Director of Engineering
$193k*
Lead Engineer
$161k*
Principal Engineer
$151k*
QA Manager
$144k*
Engineering Manager
$144k*
Senior Developer
$141k*
Data Scientist
$132k*
DevOps
$126k*
Developer
$95k*
QA
$78k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at USC by Department

The Engineering Department averages $2,798 more than the Product Department, and $20,203 less than the HR Department

HR
$144,242 Avg. total comp.
+$20k
Engineering
$124,039 Avg. total comp.
Product
$121,241 Avg. total comp.
-$3k

Software Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

The average female Software Engineer at companies similar size to USC reported making $114,851, while the average male Software Engineer at similar sized companies reported making $110,640.

Software Engineer Compensation by Ethnicity (All Companies)

The average Native American Software Engineer at companies similar size to USC reported making $144,000, while the average Caucasian Software Engineer at similar sized companies reported making $96,942.

How Software Engineers at USC Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Software Engineers at USC believe they're not compensated fairly. 8% of Software Engineers at USC say they receive annual bonuses, and the vast majority (83%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at USC

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