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GitHub Senior Developer Salary

The average GitHub Senior Developer earns $154,667 annually. This total compensation is $17,066 more than the US average for a Senior Developer. Senior Developer salaries at GitHub can range from $137,000 - $190,000.

The Engineering Department at GitHub earns $8,834 more on average than the Legal Department. Comparably data has a total of 1 salary record from GitHub Senior Developers.

Last updated a year ago.

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Average Compensation
$154,667
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Senior Developer Salaries at GitHub

Senior Developers earn $14,242 more than Senior QAs, and $2,588 less than Data Scientists.

Director of Engineering
$242k*
Group Engineering Manager
$205k*
Principal Engineer
$175k*
Lead Engineer
$171k*
Data Scientist
$157k*
Senior Developer
$155k
Senior QA
$140k*
Mobile Developer
$139k*
DevOps
$138k*
Developer
$136k*
QA
$113k*
Jr Developer
$108k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at GitHub by Department

The Engineering Department averages $8,834 more than the Legal Department, and $15,321 less than the Product Department

Product
$154,382 Avg. total comp.
+$15k
Engineering
$139,061 Avg. total comp.
Legal
$130,227 Avg. total comp.
-$9k

Average Equity for Senior Developer at GitHub

Recent Senior Developer Salaries at GitHub

Senior Developer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$137,000 Salary + Bonus

Senior Developer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

The average female Senior Developer at companies similar size to GitHub reported making $138,760, while the average male Senior Developer at similar sized companies reported making $151,389.

Senior Developer Compensation by Ethnicity (All Companies)

The average Asian or Pacific Islander Senior Developer at companies similar size to GitHub reported making $152,886, while the average Native American Senior Developer at similar sized companies reported making $113,251.

How Senior Developers at GitHub Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Senior Developers at GitHub believe they're compensated fairly. 40% of Senior Developers at GitHub say they receive annual bonuses, and the vast majority (93%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at GitHub

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