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The estimated total pay for a Lead Software Developer is $151,547 per year in the United States area, with an average salary of $130,106 per year. These numbers represent the median, which is the midpoint of the ranges from our proprietary Total Pay Estimate model and based on salaries collected from our users. The estimated additional pay is $21,442 per year. Additional pay could include cash bonus, commission, tips, and profit sharing. The "Most Likely Range" represents values that exist within the 25th and 75th percentile of all pay data available for this role.
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Lead Software Developer | $151,547 /yr |
Principal Software Developer | $168,521 /yr |
Senior Principal Software Developer | $170,480 /yr |
Some related job titles are C/C++ Software Developer Salaries with median pay of $121,360, Senior Software Developer Salaries with median pay of $136,459, Embedded Software Salaries with median pay of $115,989, Java Lead Salaries with median pay of $121,968.
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The national average salary for a Lead Software Developer is $116,867 per year in United States. Filter by location to see a Lead Software Developer salaries in your area. Salaries estimates are based on 1001 salaries submitted anonymously to Glassdoor by a Lead Software Developer employees.
The highest salary for a Lead Software Developer in United States is $156,577 per year.
The lowest salary for a Lead Software Developer in United States is $87,227 per year.
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