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American Airlines Software Engineering Manager Salary

The average American Airlines Software Engineering Manager earns an estimated $129,496 annually. American Airlines' Software Engineering Manager compensation is $30,080 less than the US average for a Software Engineering Manager.

The Engineering Department at American Airlines earns $6,533 more on average than the Customer Support Department.

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Average Compensation

$129,496: avg. base

Software Engineering Manager Salaries at American Airlines

Software Engineering Managers earn $21,096 more than Lead Engineers.

Lead Engineer

$108k

DevOps

$101k

Data Scientist

$95k

* estimated salary

Compensation at American Airlines by Department

The Engineering Department averages $6,533 more than the Customer Support Department, and $6,022 less than the IT Department

$104,555 Avg. total comp.

+$6k

Engineering

$98,533 Avg. total comp.

Customer Support

$92,000 Avg. total comp.

-$7k

Software Engineering Manager Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

The average female Software Engineering Manager at companies similar size to American Airlines reported making $164,584, while the average male Software Engineering Manager at similar sized companies reported making $184,820.

Software Engineering Manager Compensation by Ethnicity (All Companies)

The average Asian or Pacific Islander Software Engineering Manager at companies similar size to American Airlines reported making $191,271, while the average Native American Software Engineering Manager at similar sized companies reported making $155,000.

How Software Engineering Managers at American Airlines Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Software Engineering Managers at American Airlines believe they're not compensated fairly. 50% of Software Engineering Managers at American Airlines say they receive annual bonuses, and the majority (63%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at American Airlines

Do you believe you're paid fairly?

47% Yes

Does your company give annual bonuses?

50% Yes

Are you satisfied with your Benefits?

63% Yes

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