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GitHub Senior Software Engineer Salaries in San Diego

The average GitHub Senior Software Engineer in San Diego 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 San Diego can range from $137,000 - $190,000.

In San Diego, The Engineering Department at GitHub earns $3,105 more on average than the Design Department. Comparably data has a total of 1 salary record from GitHub Senior Software Engineers.

Last updated 8 days ago.

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$154,667

Average Compensation

$154,667: avg. base

Senior Software Engineer Salaries at GitHub

In San Diego, Senior Software Engineers earn $19,859 more than Data Scientists, and $3,586 less than Lead Engineers.

Director of Engineering

$189k*

Engineering Manager

$185k

DevOps

$171k*

Group Engineering Manager

$169k*

Sales Engineer

$162k

Principal Engineer

$160k*

Lead Engineer

$158k*

Senior Developer

$155k

Data Scientist

$135k*

Mobile Developer

$124k*

Developer

$124k*

Senior QA

$112k*

$85k*

Jr Developer

$80k*

* estimated salary

Compensation at GitHub by Department

In San Diego, The Engineering Department averages $3,105 more than the Design Department, and $3,064 less than the Marketing Department

Marketing

$115,429 Avg. total comp.

+$3k

Engineering

$112,365 Avg. total comp.

Design

$109,260 Avg. total comp.

-$3k

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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