YouTube Software Engineer Salary | Comparably
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YouTube Software Engineer Salary

The average YouTube Software Engineer earns $191,917 annually, which includes a base salary of $130,250 with a $61,667 bonus. This total compensation is $84,702 more than the US average for a Software Engineer. Software Engineer salaries at YouTube can range from $65,000 - $266,000 with equity ranging from 80-100K+.

The Engineering Department at YouTube earns $11,946 more on average than the Sales Department. Comparably data has a total of 3 salary records from YouTube Software Engineers.

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$54k
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$211k
$358k
$430k
$191,917
Average Compensation
$130,250
avg. base
$61,667
avg. bonus
80-100K+
equity range

Software Engineer Salaries at YouTube

Software Engineers earn $8,355 more than Engineering Managers, and $35,022 less than Directors of Engineering.

Group Engineering Manager
$248k*
Director of Engineering
$227k*
Engineering Manager
$184k*
Principal Engineer
$183k*
Sales Engineer
$182k*
$177k
Senior QA
$152k*
Data Scientist
$148k*
Mobile Developer
$145k*
DevOps
$131k*
Jr Developer
$115k*
$59k
* estimated salary

Compensation at YouTube by Department

The Engineering Department averages $11,946 more than the Sales Department, and $753 less than the Product Department

Product
$146,154 Avg. total comp.
+$753
Engineering
$145,401 Avg. total comp.
Sales
$133,455 Avg. total comp.
-$12k

Average Equity for Software Engineer at YouTube

The average Software Engineer at YouTube receives $100K+ of stock in equity.

Recent Software Engineer Salaries at YouTube

Software Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$145,000 Salary + Bonus
Software Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$65,000 Salary + Bonus
Software Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$240,000 Salary + Bonus

Software Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

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

How Software Engineers at YouTube Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Software Engineers at YouTube believe they're compensated fairly. 37% of Software Engineers at YouTube say they receive annual bonuses, and the majority (66%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at YouTube

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