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GitHub Senior Software Engineer Salaries in Austin

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

In Austin, The Engineering Department at GitHub earns $1,264 more on average than the HR Department. Comparably data has a total of 1 salary record from GitHub Senior Software Engineers.

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$473k

$1.15M

$154,667

Average Compensation

$154,667: avg. base

Senior Software Engineer Salaries at GitHub

In Austin, Senior Software Engineers earn $9,196 more than Principal Engineers, and $7,583 less than Sales Engineers.

Engineering Manager

$185k

Director of Engineering

$180k*

Group Engineering Manager

$169k*

Sales Engineer

$162k

Senior Developer

$155k

Principal Engineer

$145k*

Lead Engineer

$142k*

DevOps

$139k*

Mobile Developer

$124k*

Data Scientist

$118k*

Senior QA

$112k*

Developer

$97k*

$78k*

Jr Developer

$70k*

* estimated salary

Compensation at GitHub by Department

In Austin, The Engineering Department averages $1,264 more than the HR Department, and $8,669 less than the Legal Department

Legal

$144,850 Avg. total comp.

+$9k

Engineering

$136,181 Avg. total comp.

$134,917 Avg. total comp.

-$1k

Average Equity for Senior Software Engineer at GitHub

Recent Senior Software Engineer Salaries at GitHub

Senior Software Engineer

Posted more than 30 days ago

$137,000 Salary + Bonus

Senior Software Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

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

Senior Software Engineer Compensation by Ethnicity (All Companies)

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

How Senior Software Engineers at GitHub Rate Their Compensation

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

Do you believe you're paid fairly?

81% Yes

Does your company give annual bonuses?

40% Yes

Are you satisfied with your Benefits?

93% Yes

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