Software Design Engineer Salary in Maryland

How much does a Software Design Engineer make in Maryland?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Design Engineer in Maryland is $133,964 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $64.

However, a Software Design Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $154,460
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $122,369 to $144,692
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $111,812

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Software Design Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$144,692	$12,058	$2,783	$70
Average	$133,964	$11,164	$2,576	$64
25th Percentile	$122,369	$10,197	$2,353	$59

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Key Factors That Influence Software Design Engineer Salaries

A Software Design Engineer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Software Design Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Software Design Engineer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $85,512
Early Career (1-2 years): $110,043
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $134,769
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $155,926
Expert (over 8 years): $179,238

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Design Engineer	$85,512
Software ... Level Software Design Engineer	$110,043
Software ... Level Software Design Engineer	$134,769
Software ... Level Software Design Engineer	$155,926
Software ... Level Software Design Engineer	$179,238

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How Do Software Design Engineer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Software Design Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $143,851.
California: $143,305.
Massachusetts: $141,395.

District of Columbia $143,851 California $143,305 Massachusetts $141,395 Washington $140,876 New Jersey $140,824 Alaska $140,642 Connecticut $138,849 New York $138,121

Hawaii $135,796 Rhode Island $134,704 Maryland $133,964 Minnesota $132,950 Colorado $132,560 Illinois $132,431 Oregon $131,937 Delaware $131,573

New Hampshire $131,344 Virginia $130,832 Pennsylvania $129,338 Nevada $128,585 North Dakota $128,338 Michigan $127,948 Wisconsin $127,805 Vermont $127,519

Texas $126,727 Maine $126,675 Arizona $126,597 Ohio $126,506 Georgia $125,311 Indiana $124,713 Wyoming $124,596 Utah $124,414

Iowa $124,336 Kansas $123,713 Louisiana $123,531 North Carolina $123,466 Missouri $123,440 Florida $122,933 Montana $122,660 Nebraska $122,400

Kentucky $122,258 South Carolina $121,738 Tennessee $121,413 Idaho $121,283 New Mexico $120,335 Oklahoma $120,127 Alabama $119,360 South Dakota $118,074

Arkansas $117,372 West Virginia $116,996 Mississippi $115,865

Top Paying Cities for Software Design Engineers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Owings: $137,937
Riverdale: $142,871
College Park: $142,707

Owings, MD $137,937 Riverdale, MD $142,871 College Park, MD $142,707 Fort Washington, MD $142,614 Oxon Hill, MD $143,026 Suitland, MD $142,980 District Heights, MD $142,909 Temple Hills, MD $142,983

Deale, MD $137,297 Dunkirk, MD $138,750 Fort George G Meade, MD $135,567 Friendship, MD $137,734 Fulton, MD $137,369 Andrews Air Force Base, MD $142,497 Savage, MD $135,768 Shady Side, MD $136,214

Galesville, MD $136,814 Greenbelt, MD $142,212 Glenn Dale, MD $140,642 Upper Marlboro, MD $140,778 Harwood, MD $137,340 Highland, MD $137,244 West River, MD $137,366 Tracys Landing, MD $137,464

Hyattsville, MD $142,987 Jessup, MD $135,102 Bethesda, MD $143,028 Glen Echo, MD $143,002 Chevy Chase, MD $143,013 Cabin John, MD $142,972 Olney, MD $139,753 Brookeville, MD $137,144

Poolesville, MD $138,351 Barnesville, MD $136,426 Beallsville, MD $136,676 Boyds, MD $137,722 Dickerson, MD $136,519 Rockville, MD $141,398 Potomac, MD $141,806 Derwood, MD $139,898

Sandy Spring, MD $139,083 Ashton, MD $138,776 Brinklow, MD $137,746 Burtonsville, MD $139,358 Montgomery Village, MD $138,217 Kensington, MD $142,893 Garrett Park, MD $142,724 Suburb Maryland Fac, MD $141,603

Silver Spring, MD $142,810 Takoma Park, MD $142,997 Aberdeen, MD $130,982 Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD $130,955 Abingdon, MD $131,967 Gunpowder, MD $132,762 Arnold, MD $134,309 Baldwin, MD $132,514

Bel Air, MD $131,412 Belcamp, MD $131,603 Benson, MD $130,809 Boring, MD $131,099 Brooklandville, MD $133,804 Butler, MD $132,330 Chase, MD $133,375 Churchville, MD $130,430

Clarksville, MD $135,788 Cockeysville, MD $132,584 Hunt Valley, MD $133,140 Crownsville, MD $135,217 Darlington, MD $129,276 Davidsonville, MD $137,190 Dayton, MD $135,702 Edgewater, MD $135,933

Edgewood, MD $132,368 Ellicott City, MD $134,068 Columbia, MD $135,072 Fallston, MD $132,023 Finksburg, MD $132,068 Forest Hill, MD $130,696 Fork, MD $132,962 Fort Howard, MD $133,801

Freeland, MD $128,070 Gambrills, MD $135,728 Gibson Island, MD $133,875 Glen Arm, MD $133,452 Glen Burnie, MD $134,034 Glyndon, MD $132,751 Hampstead, MD $129,700 Elkridge, MD $134,181

Hanover, MD $134,257 Harmans, MD $134,251 Havre De Grace, MD $130,131 Hydes, MD $132,972 Jarrettsville, MD $130,262 Joppa, MD $132,705 Kingsville, MD $133,000 Lineboro, MD $127,744

Linthicum Heights, MD $134,055 Long Green, MD $133,233 Spencerville, MD $139,151 Clarksburg, MD $136,107 Damascus, MD $134,935 Germantown, MD $138,968 Annapolis, MD $135,347 Cumberland, MD $122,951

Accident, MD $122,746 Barton, MD $123,323 Bittinger, MD $123,092 Bloomington, MD $123,529 Corriganville, MD $122,169 Eckhart Mines, MD $122,846 Ellerslie, MD $122,325 Flintstone, MD $122,981

Friendsville, MD $122,711 Frostburg, MD $122,677 Grantsville, MD $122,682 Kitzmiller, MD $122,691 Lonaconing, MD $123,101 Luke, MD $123,539 Mc Henry, MD $122,758 Midland, MD $123,513

Midlothian, MD $122,694 Mount Savage, MD $122,133 Oakland, MD $122,402 Oldtown, MD $123,149 Pinto, MD $123,376 Rawlings, MD $123,415 Spring Gap, MD $123,298 Swanton, MD $122,999

Westernport, MD $123,533 Easton, MD $132,664 Barclay, MD $131,556 Bethlehem, MD $131,725 Betterton, MD $131,654 Bozman, MD $133,795 Cambridge, MD $131,732 Centreville, MD $132,802

Chester, MD $133,827 Chestertown, MD $132,269 Church Creek, MD $131,524 Church Hill, MD $132,091 Claiborne, MD $134,035 Cordova, MD $132,215 Crapo, MD $130,365 Crocheron, MD $129,424

Crumpton, MD $131,405 Denton, MD $131,525 East New Market, MD $131,207 Federalsburg, MD $131,181 Fishing Creek, MD $130,848 Galena, MD $131,051 Goldsboro, MD $131,272 Grasonville, MD $133,573

Greensboro, MD $131,296 Henderson, MD $131,417 Hillsboro, MD $132,310 Hurlock, MD $131,237 Ingleside, MD $131,661 Kennedyville, MD $131,285 Mcdaniel, MD $133,982 Madison, MD $132,547

Marydel, MD $131,056 Massey, MD $131,082 Millington, MD $131,268 Neavitt, MD $133,962 Newcomb, MD $133,039 Oxford, MD $132,381 Preston, MD $131,677 Price, MD $132,181

Queen Anne, MD $132,527 Queenstown, MD $133,282 Rhodesdale, MD $130,450 Ridgely, MD $131,815 Rock Hall, MD $133,076 Royal Oak, MD $132,792 Saint Michaels, MD $133,692 Secretary, MD $131,707

Sherwood, MD $134,780 Deal Island, MD $128,433 Eden, MD $128,686 Ewell, MD $128,033 Fruitland, MD $129,128 Girdletree, MD $127,739 Hebron, MD $129,007 Linkwood, MD $130,827

Manokin, MD $128,263 Mardela Springs, MD $129,471 Marion Station, MD $127,812 Nanticoke, MD $128,950 Newark, MD $128,413 Ocean City, MD $129,032 Parsonsburg, MD $128,773 Pittsville, MD $128,777

Pocomoke City, MD $127,978 Powellville, MD $128,712 Princess Anne, MD $128,594 Quantico, MD $128,754 Rehobeth, MD $127,774 Sharptown, MD $130,182 Showell, MD $128,774 Snow Hill, MD $128,318

Stockton, MD $127,551 Tyaskin, MD $128,629 Tylerton, MD $128,185 Upper Fairmount, MD $128,576 Vienna, MD $129,746 Westover, MD $128,261 Whaleyville, MD $128,707 Willards, MD $128,758

Delmar, MD $129,099 North East, MD $130,250 Perry Point, MD $130,061 Perryville, MD $130,013 Port Deposit, MD $129,692 Rising Sun, MD $129,267 Warwick, MD $131,022 Cecilton, MD $130,933

Charlestown, MD $130,232 Chesapeake City, MD $130,930 Childs, MD $130,755 Stevensville, MD $134,169 Colora, MD $129,151 Conowingo, MD $128,933 Earleville, MD $130,808 Elk Mills, MD $130,799

Elkton, MD $130,704 Georgetown, MD $130,905 Lutherville Timonium, MD $133,693 Abell, MD $132,363 Accokeek, MD $141,443 Aquasco, MD $137,943 Avenue, MD $132,575 Barstow, MD $136,297

Bel Alton, MD $136,971 Benedict, MD $136,879 Brandywine, MD $140,104 Broomes Island, MD $134,750 Bryans Road, MD $141,168 Bryantown, MD $138,615 Bushwood, MD $132,671 California, MD $132,558

Callaway, MD $131,633 Chaptico, MD $133,931 Charlotte Hall, MD $135,951 Cheltenham, MD $141,415 Clements, MD $133,932 Cobb Island, MD $132,731 Coltons Point, MD $132,107 Compton, MD $132,827

Dameron, MD $129,955 Dowell, MD $132,971 Drayden, MD $130,267 Faulkner, MD $136,240 Great Mills, MD $131,846 Helen, MD $135,184 Hollywood, MD $133,341 Hughesville, MD $137,690

Huntingtown, MD $137,125 Indian Head, MD $137,978 Ironsides, MD $137,422 Issue, MD $133,448 La Plata, MD $138,369 Leonardtown, MD $132,337 Lexington Park, MD $131,442 Loveville, MD $133,725

Lusby, MD $133,219 Marbury, MD $139,085 Mechanicsville, MD $135,156 Morganza, MD $134,366 Mount Victoria, MD $132,822 Nanjemoy, MD $135,806 Newburg, MD $134,444 Park Hall, MD $131,056

Patuxent River, MD $131,748 Piney Point, MD $130,470 Pomfret, MD $139,873 Port Republic, MD $135,484 Port Tobacco, MD $137,859 Prince Frederick, MD $136,306 Ridge, MD $129,380 Rock Point, MD $134,396

Saint Inigoes, MD $129,796 Saint Leonard, MD $134,829 Saint Marys City, MD $131,030 Scotland, MD $128,522 Solomons, MD $132,850 Sunderland, MD $137,397 Tall Timbers, MD $130,636 Valley Lee, MD $130,688

Welcome, MD $137,001 White Plains, MD $139,887 Southern Md Facility, MD $141,594 Annapolis Junction, MD $135,408 Lanham, MD $142,131 Beltsville, MD $141,928 Laurel, MD $138,834 Bladensburg, MD $142,963

Lothian, MD $138,755 Mount Rainier, MD $143,031 North Beach, MD $136,827 Bowie, MD $138,811 Brentwood, MD $143,022 Capitol Heights, MD $142,959 Chesapeake Beach, MD $136,757 Churchton, MD $136,789

Clinton, MD $142,154 Still Pond, MD $131,661 Sudlersville, MD $131,415 Taylors Island, MD $132,583 Templeville, MD $131,064 Tilghman, MD $134,477 Toddville, MD $129,723 Trappe, MD $131,812

Wingate, MD $130,231 Wittman, MD $134,034 Woolford, MD $132,036 Worton, MD $132,114 Wye Mills, MD $133,050 Frederick, MD $131,543 Adamstown, MD $134,278 Big Pool, MD $124,731

Boonsboro, MD $129,175 Braddock Heights, MD $131,477 Brownsville, MD $131,092 Brunswick, MD $132,304 Buckeystown, MD $133,278 Burkittsville, MD $131,304 Cascade, MD $127,999 Cavetown, MD $127,836

Chewsville, MD $128,034 Clear Spring, MD $126,322 Cooksville, MD $134,012 Emmitsburg, MD $128,425 Fairplay, MD $128,344 Funkstown, MD $128,331 Glenelg, MD $135,430 Glenwood, MD $134,767

Hagerstown, MD $127,682 Hancock, MD $124,117 Ijamsville, MD $133,948 Jefferson, MD $132,436 Keedysville, MD $129,584 Keymar, MD $129,519 Knoxville, MD $131,609 Ladiesburg, MD $129,985

Libertytown, MD $131,182 Lisbon, MD $134,029 Little Orleans, MD $123,429 Maugansville, MD $127,218 Middletown, MD $130,994 Monrovia, MD $133,654 Mount Airy, MD $132,853 Myersville, MD $129,292

New Market, MD $132,315 New Midway, MD $129,981 New Windsor, MD $131,157 Point Of Rocks, MD $134,023 Rocky Ridge, MD $129,117 Rohrersville, MD $130,467 Sabillasville, MD $128,172 Saint James, MD $128,364

Sharpsburg, MD $129,392 Smithsburg, MD $127,952 Sykesville, MD $133,196 Taneytown, MD $128,733 Thurmont, MD $129,263 Tuscarora, MD $134,535 Union Bridge, MD $130,625 Unionville, MD $131,256

Walkersville, MD $130,792 West Friendship, MD $134,305 Williamsport, MD $127,821 Woodbine, MD $134,014 Woodsboro, MD $130,170 Salisbury, MD $129,101 Allen, MD $128,924 Berlin, MD $128,787

Bishopville, MD $128,817 Bivalve, MD $129,290 Manchester, MD $128,139 Marriottsville, MD $133,728 Maryland Line, MD $127,744 Mayo, MD $135,633 Millersville, MD $134,527 Monkton, MD $131,363

Odenton, MD $135,888 Crofton, MD $136,665 Owings Mills, MD $133,462 Parkton, MD $129,347 Pasadena, MD $133,912 Perry Hall, MD $133,549 Perryman, MD $131,324 Phoenix, MD $132,846

Pylesville, MD $128,576 Randallstown, MD $133,669 Reisterstown, MD $133,146 Riderwood, MD $133,951 Riva, MD $136,153 Severn, MD $134,507 Severna Park, MD $134,325 Simpsonville, MD $135,634

Sparks Glencoe, MD $131,771 Crisfield, MD $128,126 Stevenson, MD $133,756 Dhs, MD $141,478 Waldorf, MD $139,806 Street, MD $129,162 Upperco, MD $130,990 Upper Falls, MD $133,131

Westminster, MD $130,995 Whiteford, MD $128,525 White Hall, MD $129,173 White Marsh, MD $133,426 Woodstock, MD $133,790 Baltimore, MD $133,964 Towson, MD $133,948 Gwynn Oak, MD $133,992

Pikesville, MD $133,897 Sparrows Point, MD $133,819 Middle River, MD $133,543 Essex, MD $133,858 Dundalk, MD $133,986 Brooklyn, MD $133,988 Curtis Bay, MD $134,016 Halethorpe, MD $134,005

Catonsville, MD $134,071 Parkville, MD $133,927 Nottingham, MD $133,791 Rosedale, MD $133,962 Windsor Mill, MD $133,921 Gaithersburg, MD $139,605 Washington Grove, MD $139,678

Software Design Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Software Design Engineer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$122,369

Average $133,964/year

$144,692

$10,197

Average $11,164/month

$12,058

$2,353

Average $2,576/week

$2,783

$59

Average $64/hour

$70

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$144,692	$12,058	$2,783	$70
Average	$133,964	$11,164	$2,576	$64
25th Percentile	$122,369	$10,197	$2,353	$59

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