Software Development Engineer Salary in Wisconsin

How much does a Software Development Engineer make in Wisconsin?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Development Engineer in Wisconsin is $126,420 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $61.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $147,083
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $116,469 to $137,236
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $107,409

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Software Development Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$137,236	$11,436	$2,639	$66
Average	$126,420	$10,535	$2,431	$61
25th Percentile	$116,469	$9,706	$2,240	$56

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Key Factors That Influence Software Development Engineer Salaries

A Software Development 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 Development Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Software Development 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): $79,710
Early Career (1-2 years): $102,577
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $125,625
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $145,349
Expert (over 8 years): $167,077

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Software ... Level Software Development Engineer	$79,710
Software ... Level Software Development Engineer	$102,577
Software ... Level Software Development Engineer	$125,625
Software ... Level Software Development Engineer	$145,349
Software ... Level Software Development Engineer	$167,077

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How Do Software Development 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 Development Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $142,292.
California: $141,752.
Massachusetts: $139,863.

District of Columbia $142,292 California $141,752 Massachusetts $139,863 Washington $139,349 New Jersey $139,297 Alaska $139,117 Connecticut $137,344 New York $136,624

Hawaii $134,324 Rhode Island $133,244 Maryland $132,512 Minnesota $131,509 Colorado $131,124 Illinois $130,995 Oregon $130,507 Delaware $130,147

New Hampshire $129,921 Virginia $129,415 Pennsylvania $127,937 Nevada $127,191 North Dakota $126,947 Michigan $126,562 Wisconsin $126,420 Vermont $126,137

Texas $125,354 Maine $125,302 Arizona $125,225 Ohio $125,135 Georgia $123,953 Indiana $123,362 Wyoming $123,246 Utah $123,066

Iowa $122,989 Kansas $122,372 Louisiana $122,192 North Carolina $122,128 Missouri $122,102 Florida $121,601 Montana $121,331 Nebraska $121,074

Kentucky $120,933 South Carolina $120,419 Tennessee $120,097 Idaho $119,969 New Mexico $119,031 Oklahoma $118,825 Alabama $118,067 South Dakota $116,794

Arkansas $116,100 West Virginia $115,728 Mississippi $114,610

Top Paying Cities for Software Development 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:

Green Lake: $123,310
Greenville: $124,338
Hancock: $123,310

Green Lake, WI $123,310 Greenville, WI $124,338 Hancock, WI $123,310 Hortonville, WI $124,133 Iola, WI $123,310 King, WI $123,310 Larsen, WI $124,068 Leopolis, WI $122,449

Manawa, WI $122,886 Marion, WI $122,578 Menasha, WI $124,338 Neenah, WI $124,338 Neshkoro, WI $123,310 New London, WI $123,721 Ogdensburg, WI $123,310 Omro, WI $123,310

Pickett, WI $123,310 Pine River, WI $123,310 Plainfield, WI $123,310 Poy Sippi, WI $123,310 Princeton, WI $123,310 Readfield, WI $123,721 Redgranite, WI $123,310 Ripon, WI $123,310

Rosendale, WI $123,310 Saxeville, WI $123,310 Scandinavia, WI $123,310 Tilleda, WI $122,578 Van Dyne, WI $123,310 Waukau, WI $123,310 Waupaca, WI $123,310 Wautoma, WI $123,310

Weyauwega, WI $123,053 Wild Rose, WI $123,310 Winnebago, WI $123,863 Winneconne, WI $123,220 Wilson, WI $133,347 Boyd, WI $119,879 Cadott, WI $119,879 Chetek, WI $133,347

Chippewa Falls, WI $123,773 Colfax, WI $130,520 Conrath, WI $125,752 Cornell, WI $123,773 Dallas, WI $133,347 Downing, WI $133,347 Downsville, WI $127,680 Durand, WI $127,680

Eau Galle, WI $127,680 Eleva, WI $119,879 Elk Mound, WI $127,680 Elmwood, WI $130,520 Fairchild, WI $119,879 Fall Creek, WI $119,879 Gilmanton, WI $127,680 Holcombe, WI $126,973

Humbird, WI $119,879 Independence, WI $119,879 Jim Falls, WI $123,773 Knapp, WI $133,347 Maiden Rock, WI $127,680 Menomonie, WI $130,520 Merrillan, WI $119,879 Mondovi, WI $123,773

Nelson, WI $127,680 New Auburn, WI $130,520 Osseo, WI $119,879 Pepin, WI $127,680 Pigeon Falls, WI $119,879 Plum City, WI $127,680 Prairie Farm, WI $133,347 Ridgeland, WI $133,347

Rock Falls, WI $127,680 Sand Creek, WI $133,347 Sheldon, WI $120,997 Spring Valley, WI $130,520 Stanley, WI $119,879 Stockholm, WI $127,680 Strum, WI $119,879 Thorp, WI $119,879

Wheeler, WI $133,347 Whitehall, WI $119,879 Spooner, WI $122,115 Almena, WI $133,347 Ashland, WI $122,115 Balsam Lake, WI $133,347 Barron, WI $133,347 Barronett, WI $127,731

Bayfield, WI $122,115 Benoit, WI $122,115 Birchwood, WI $122,115 Brill, WI $127,731 Bruce, WI $127,731 Brule, WI $122,115 Cable, WI $122,115 Cameron, WI $133,347

Centuria, WI $133,347 Comstock, WI $133,347 Cornucopia, WI $122,115 Couderay, WI $122,115 Cumberland, WI $133,347 Danbury, WI $122,115 Drummond, WI $122,115 Edgewater, WI $122,115

Exeland, WI $122,115 Foxboro, WI $122,346 Frederic, WI $133,347 Gordon, WI $122,115 Grand View, WI $122,115 Grantsburg, WI $133,347 Haugen, WI $127,731 Hawthorne, WI $122,346

Hayward, WI $122,115 Herbster, WI $122,115 Hertel, WI $122,115 High Bridge, WI $122,115 Iron River, WI $122,115 Ladysmith, WI $127,731 Lake Nebagamon, WI $122,115 La Pointe, WI $122,115

Luck, WI $133,347 Maple, WI $122,346 Marengo, WI $122,115 Mason, WI $122,115 Mikana, WI $122,115 Milltown, WI $133,347 Minong, WI $122,115 Odanah, WI $122,115

Ojibwa, WI $122,115 Glidden, WI $122,115 Harshaw, WI $122,205 Hawkins, WI $122,115 Hazelhurst, WI $122,205 Heafford Junction, WI $122,205 Hurley, WI $122,115 Iron Belt, WI $122,115

Kennan, WI $122,115 Lac Du Flambeau, WI $122,115 Lake Tomahawk, WI $122,205 Land O Lakes, WI $122,205 Laona, WI $121,100 Long Lake, WI $121,100 Mc Naughton, WI $122,205 Manitowish Waters, WI $122,115

Mellen, WI $122,115 Mercer, WI $122,115 Minocqua, WI $122,179 Montreal, WI $122,115 Park Falls, WI $122,115 Phelps, WI $122,205 Phillips, WI $122,115 Prentice, WI $121,601

Presque Isle, WI $122,115 Saint Germain, WI $122,205 Saxon, WI $122,115 Sayner, WI $122,179 Star Lake, WI $122,179 Three Lakes, WI $122,205 Tony, WI $122,115 Tripoli, WI $122,205

Upson, WI $122,115 Wabeno, WI $121,100 Woodruff, WI $122,179 La Crosse, WI $120,907 Alma, WI $127,680 Alma Center, WI $119,879 Arcadia, WI $119,879 Arkdale, WI $122,732

Bangor, WI $120,701 Black River Falls, WI $119,879 Blair, WI $119,879 Camp Douglas, WI $119,879 Cashton, WI $120,084 Cataract, WI $119,879 Chaseburg, WI $120,766 Cochrane, WI $124,968

Coon Valley, WI $120,701 De Soto, WI $119,879 Dodge, WI $120,856 Eastman, WI $119,879 Ettrick, WI $119,879 Ferryville, WI $119,879 Fountain City, WI $122,668 Galesville, WI $120,149

Gays Mills, WI $119,879 Genoa, WI $120,496 Hillsboro, WI $119,879 Hixton, WI $119,879 Holmen, WI $120,843 Hustler, WI $119,879 Kendall, WI $119,879 La Farge, WI $119,879

Lynxville, WI $119,879 Mather, WI $119,879 Melrose, WI $119,879 Millston, WI $119,879 Mindoro, WI $120,496 Mount Sterling, WI $119,879 Necedah, WI $119,879 Norwalk, WI $119,879

Oakdale, WI $119,879 Onalaska, WI $120,907 Ontario, WI $119,879 Readstown, WI $119,879 Rockland, WI $120,431 Seneca, WI $119,879 Soldiers Grove, WI $119,879 Sparta, WI $120,020

Steuben, WI $119,879 Stoddard, WI $120,907 Taylor, WI $119,879 Tomah, WI $119,879 Trempealeau, WI $120,431 Palmyra, WI $125,585 Tunnel City, WI $119,879 Viola, WI $119,879

Viroqua, WI $119,943 Warrens, WI $119,879 Westby, WI $120,149 West Salem, WI $120,907 Wilton, WI $119,879 Eau Claire, WI $123,773 Altoona, WI $123,773 Arkansaw, WI $127,680

Augusta, WI $119,879 Bay City, WI $128,078 Bloomer, WI $126,973 Boyceville, WI $133,347 Glen Flora, WI $122,115 Wales, WI $126,048 Bagley, WI $119,879 Beetown, WI $120,843

Benton, WI $124,300 Bloomington, WI $119,879 Boscobel, WI $119,879 Cassville, WI $121,807 Cuba City, WI $125,585 Dickeyville, WI $123,696 Fennimore, WI $122,732 Glen Haven, WI $120,213

Hazel Green, WI $121,729 Kieler, WI $122,732 Lancaster, WI $122,732 Mount Hope, WI $119,879 Patch Grove, WI $119,879 Platteville, WI $125,585 Potosi, WI $123,696 Prairie Du Chien, WI $119,879

Sinsinawa, WI $121,742 Stitzer, WI $122,732 Wauzeka, WI $119,879 Woodman, WI $119,879 Portage, WI $125,585 Adams, WI $125,585 Arlington, WI $126,137 Baraboo, WI $125,585

Beaver Dam, WI $125,585 Brandon, WI $123,310 Briggsville, WI $125,585 Burnett, WI $125,585 Cambria, WI $125,585 Cazenovia, WI $122,732 Columbus, WI $125,585 Dalton, WI $125,585

Dellwood, WI $122,732 Doylestown, WI $125,585 Elroy, WI $119,879 Endeavor, WI $125,585 Fairwater, WI $123,310 Fall River, WI $125,585 Fox Lake, WI $125,585 Friendship, WI $122,732

Friesland, WI $125,585 Grand Marsh, WI $125,585 Hillpoint, WI $125,585 Kingston, WI $125,585 Lake Delton, WI $125,585 La Valle, WI $125,585 Lime Ridge, WI $125,585 Loganville, WI $125,585

Lyndon Station, WI $125,585 Markesan, WI $125,585 Marquette, WI $125,585 Mauston, WI $122,732 Montello, WI $125,585 New Lisbon, WI $119,879 North Freedom, WI $125,585 Oxford, WI $125,585

Packwaukee, WI $125,585 Pardeeville, WI $125,585 Poynette, WI $125,790 Randolph, WI $125,585 Reedsburg, WI $125,585 Rio, WI $125,585 Rock Springs, WI $125,585 Union Center, WI $119,879

Waupun, WI $123,310 Westfield, WI $125,585 Wisconsin Dells, WI $125,585 Wonewoc, WI $119,879 Wyocena, WI $125,585 Amery, WI $133,347 Baldwin, WI $133,347 Beldenville, WI $133,347

Clayton, WI $133,347 Clear Lake, WI $133,347 Cushing, WI $133,347 Deer Park, WI $133,347 Dresser, WI $133,347 East Ellsworth, WI $130,828 Ellsworth, WI $131,651 Glenwood City, WI $133,347

Hager City, WI $130,353 Hammond, WI $133,347 Hudson, WI $133,347 New Richmond, WI $133,347 Osceola, WI $133,347 Prescott, WI $133,347 River Falls, WI $133,347 Roberts, WI $133,347

Saint Croix Falls, WI $133,347 Somerset, WI $133,347 Star Prairie, WI $133,347 Pell Lake, WI $124,171 Pleasant Prairie, WI $124,017 Powers Lake, WI $124,248 Rochester, WI $125,302 Salem, WI $123,747

Silver Lake, WI $124,762 Somers, WI $124,223 South Milwaukee, WI $128,656 Springfield, WI $124,608 Sturtevant, WI $124,223 Sullivan, WI $126,125 Trevor, WI $124,608 Twin Lakes, WI $124,287

Union Grove, WI $124,081 Walworth, WI $123,079 Radisson, WI $122,115 Waterford, WI $125,392 Waukesha, WI $128,181 Whitewater, WI $125,045 Williams Bay, WI $123,683 Wilmot, WI $123,606

Woodworth, WI $123,811 Zenda, WI $123,696 Milwaukee, WI $128,656 Saint Francis, WI $128,656 Racine, WI $124,223 Afton, WI $124,171 Albany, WI $124,480 Arena, WI $125,585

Argyle, WI $125,135 Avalon, WI $123,786 Avoca, WI $125,585 Barneveld, WI $125,585 Belleville, WI $126,137 Belmont, WI $125,585 Beloit, WI $123,477 Black Earth, WI $125,996

Blanchardville, WI $125,585 Blue Mounds, WI $125,726 Blue River, WI $119,879 Brodhead, WI $124,094 Brooklyn, WI $126,202 Browntown, WI $124,171 Cambridge, WI $125,996 Gile, WI $122,115

Clinton, WI $123,529 Wausau, WI $122,205 Marshfield, WI $119,879 Abbotsford, WI $119,879 Amherst, WI $123,310 Amherst Junction, WI $123,310 Aniwa, WI $122,205 Antigo, WI $122,205

Arpin, WI $121,588 Athens, WI $121,434 Auburndale, WI $121,588 Babcock, WI $119,879 Birnamwood, WI $122,205 Blenker, WI $121,588 Bowler, WI $123,310 Brokaw, WI $122,205

Bryant, WI $122,205 Chili, WI $119,879 Colby, WI $119,879 Curtiss, WI $119,879 Custer, WI $123,310 Deerbrook, WI $122,205 Dorchester, WI $119,879 Edgar, WI $123,310

Eland, WI $122,205 Elcho, WI $122,205 Elderon, WI $123,310 Elton, WI $121,100 Galloway, WI $123,310 Gilman, WI $119,879 Jump River, WI $120,997 Gleason, WI $122,205

Granton, WI $119,879 Greenwood, WI $119,879 Hannibal, WI $119,879 Hatley, WI $122,205 Hewitt, WI $121,588 Irma, WI $122,205 Junction City, WI $123,310 Loyal, WI $119,879

Lublin, WI $119,879 Marathon, WI $123,310 Mattoon, WI $122,205 Medford, WI $119,879 Merrill, WI $122,205 Milladore, WI $123,310 Mosinee, WI $123,310 Neillsville, WI $119,879

Nekoosa, WI $121,588 Nelsonville, WI $123,310 Ogema, WI $121,601 Owen, WI $119,879 Pearson, WI $122,205 Pelican Lake, WI $122,205 Phlox, WI $122,205 Woodville, WI $133,347

Houlton, WI $133,347 Abrams, WI $121,652 Amberg, WI $121,100 Armstrong Creek, WI $121,100 Athelstane, WI $121,100 Black Creek, WI $124,133 Bonduel, WI $122,051 Brillion, WI $123,786

Cecil, WI $121,961 Coleman, WI $121,100 Combined Locks, WI $124,338 Crivitz, WI $121,100 De Pere, WI $122,128 Dunbar, WI $121,100 Fence, WI $121,100 Florence, WI $121,100

Forest Junction, WI $124,197 Gillett, WI $121,717 Goodman, WI $121,100 Greenleaf, WI $124,068 Green Valley, WI $122,038 Gresham, WI $122,205 Hilbert, WI $123,991 Kaukauna, WI $124,338

Freedom, WI $124,338 Keshena, WI $121,909 Kimberly, WI $124,338 Krakow, WI $121,575 Lakewood, WI $121,100 Lena, WI $121,280 Little Chute, WI $124,338 Little Suamico, WI $121,986

Marinette, WI $121,100 Mountain, WI $121,100 Neopit, WI $122,205 Niagara, WI $121,100 Nichols, WI $123,721 Oconto, WI $121,267 Oconto Falls, WI $121,678 Oneida, WI $122,128

Pembine, WI $121,100 Peshtigo, WI $121,100 Porterfield, WI $121,100 Potter, WI $123,721 Pound, WI $121,100 Pulaski, WI $121,922 Pickerel, WI $122,205 Pittsville, WI $119,879

Plover, WI $123,310 Port Edwards, WI $121,588 Rib Lake, WI $121,434 Ringle, WI $123,310 Rosholt, WI $123,310 Rothschild, WI $123,310 Rudolph, WI $123,310 Schofield, WI $123,310

Spencer, WI $119,879 Stetsonville, WI $119,879 Stevens Point, WI $123,310 Stratford, WI $121,588 Summit Lake, WI $122,205 Tigerton, WI $123,310 Tomahawk, WI $122,205 Unity, WI $119,879

Vesper, WI $121,588 Westboro, WI $121,434 White Lake, WI $121,100 Willard, WI $119,879 Wisconsin Rapids, WI $123,310 Withee, WI $119,879 Wittenberg, WI $123,310 Rhinelander, WI $122,205

Argonne, WI $121,100 Boulder Junction, WI $121,601 Brantwood, WI $121,601 Butternut, WI $122,115 Catawba, WI $120,997 Clam Lake, WI $122,115 Conover, WI $122,205 Crandon, WI $121,100

Eagle River, WI $122,205 Fifield, WI $122,115 Poplar, WI $122,500 Port Wing, WI $122,115 Seymour, WI $122,886 Oak Creek, WI $126,266 Adell, WI $127,628 Allenton, WI $127,628

Ashippun, WI $127,153 Belgium, WI $127,628 Brookfield, WI $128,592 Brownsville, WI $124,750 Butler, WI $128,656 Campbellsport, WI $127,153 Cascade, WI $126,767 Cedarburg, WI $128,181

Cedar Grove, WI $127,628 Chilton, WI $122,745 Cleveland, WI $122,629 Clyman, WI $126,150 Colgate, WI $126,793 Delafield, WI $126,189 Eden, WI $123,310 Elkhart Lake, WI $123,156

Fredonia, WI $127,628 Germantown, WI $128,181 Glenbeulah, WI $123,310 Grafton, WI $128,104 Greenbush, WI $123,310 Hartford, WI $127,628 Hartland, WI $126,356 Hingham, WI $124,030

Horicon, WI $126,497 Hubertus, WI $126,883 Hustisford, WI $126,729 Iron Ridge, WI $127,281 Ixonia, WI $126,857 Jackson, WI $127,178 Johnson Creek, WI $126,073 Juneau, WI $126,099

Kewaskum, WI $127,628 Kiel, WI $122,783 Kohler, WI $126,189 Lannon, WI $128,309 Lebanon, WI $126,793 Lomira, WI $126,767 Malone, WI $123,027 Mayville, WI $127,628

Menomonee Falls, WI $128,451 Merton, WI $126,523 Mount Calvary, WI $123,310 Nashotah, WI $126,305 Neosho, WI $127,204 Newburg, WI $127,628 New Holstein, WI $122,719 Newton, WI $122,359

North Lake, WI $128,104 Oakfield, WI $123,310 Oconomowoc, WI $126,446 Okauchee, WI $126,433 Oostburg, WI $127,628 Pewaukee, WI $128,104 Plymouth, WI $124,274 Port Washington, WI $127,371

Random Lake, WI $127,628 Richfield, WI $127,011 Rubicon, WI $127,513 Saint Cloud, WI $123,310 Saukville, WI $127,307 Sheboygan, WI $127,628 Sheboygan Falls, WI $125,906 Slinger, WI $127,448

Stockbridge, WI $123,927 Sussex, WI $128,181 West Bend, WI $127,628 Theresa, WI $127,628 Thiensville, WI $128,451 Waldo, WI $126,664 Watertown, WI $126,202 Mequon, WI $128,451

Woodland, WI $127,628 Bassett, WI $124,377 Benet Lake, WI $123,811 Big Bend, WI $128,039 Bristol, WI $123,811 Burlington, WI $125,045 Caledonia, WI $124,223 Camp Lake, WI $124,685

Cudahy, WI $128,656 Darien, WI $123,323 Delavan, WI $123,657 Dousman, WI $126,125 Eagle, WI $125,662 Cobb, WI $125,585 Cottage Grove, WI $126,613 Cross Plains, WI $126,407

Dane, WI $126,407 Darlington, WI $125,585 Deerfield, WI $126,202 De Forest, WI $126,549 Dodgeville, WI $125,585 Edgerton, WI $124,839 Edmund, WI $125,585 Evansville, WI $124,775

Footville, WI $124,184 Fort Atkinson, WI $125,276 Gotham, WI $125,585 Gratiot, WI $124,724 Hanover, WI $124,171 Highland, WI $125,585 Hollandale, WI $125,585 Janesville, WI $124,107

Shawano, WI $122,102 Sherwood, WI $124,338 Shiocton, WI $124,068 Sobieski, WI $121,986 Suamico, WI $122,128 Suring, WI $121,241 Townsend, WI $121,100 Wausaukee, WI $121,100

Wrightstown, WI $124,338 Zachow, WI $121,447 Algoma, WI $121,100 Baileys Harbor, WI $121,100 Brussels, WI $121,382 Casco, WI $121,447 Collins, WI $122,449 Denmark, WI $121,652

Egg Harbor, WI $121,100 Ellison Bay, WI $121,100 Ephraim, WI $121,100 Fish Creek, WI $121,100 Forestville, WI $121,100 Francis Creek, WI $122,064 Kellnersville, WI $122,115 Kewaunee, WI $121,537

Luxemburg, WI $121,717 Manitowoc, WI $122,115 Maplewood, WI $121,100 Maribel, WI $122,192 Mishicot, WI $121,948 New Franken, WI $122,128 Reedsville, WI $122,372 Saint Nazianz, WI $122,475

Sister Bay, WI $121,100 Sturgeon Bay, WI $121,100 Tisch Mills, WI $121,819 Two Rivers, WI $121,935 Valders, WI $122,359 Washington Island, WI $121,100 Whitelaw, WI $122,205 Green Bay, WI $122,128

East Troy, WI $125,354 Elkhorn, WI $124,235 Elm Grove, WI $128,656 Fontana, WI $123,400 Franksville, WI $124,158 Genesee Depot, WI $125,611 Genoa City, WI $124,107 Greendale, WI $128,656

Hales Corners, WI $128,656 Franklin, WI $128,451 Helenville, WI $126,317 Honey Creek, WI $125,019 Kansasville, WI $123,811 Kenosha, WI $124,223 New Berlin, WI $128,515 Lake Geneva, WI $124,158

Lyons, WI $124,814 Mukwonago, WI $125,598 Muskego, WI $128,245 New Munster, WI $124,685 North Prairie, WI $125,790 Fremont, WI $123,002 Rice Lake, WI $127,731 Sarona, WI $122,115

Shell Lake, WI $122,115 Siren, WI $127,731 Solon Springs, WI $122,115 South Range, WI $122,886 Springbrook, WI $122,115 Stone Lake, WI $122,115 Superior, WI $123,272 Trego, WI $122,115

Turtle Lake, WI $133,347 Wascott, WI $122,115 Washburn, WI $122,115 Webster, WI $122,115 Weyerhaeuser, WI $127,731 Winter, WI $122,115 Oshkosh, WI $123,220 Almond, WI $123,310

Appleton, WI $124,338 Bancroft, WI $123,310 Bear Creek, WI $122,513 Berlin, WI $123,310 Big Falls, WI $123,143 Butte Des Morts, WI $123,657 Caroline, WI $122,578 Clintonville, WI $122,423

Coloma, WI $123,310 Dale, WI $123,991 Eldorado, WI $123,310 Embarrass, WI $122,333 Eureka, WI $123,310 Fond Du Lac, WI $123,310 Jefferson, WI $125,919 Juda, WI $123,888

Lake Mills, WI $125,649 Linden, WI $125,585 Livingston, WI $125,585 Lodi, WI $126,060 Lone Rock, WI $125,585 Lowell, WI $125,585 Mc Farland, WI $126,613 Marshall, WI $126,137

Mazomanie, WI $125,790 Merrimac, WI $125,649 Middleton, WI $126,613 Milton, WI $124,415 Mineral Point, WI $125,585 Monroe, WI $124,171 Montfort, WI $125,585 Monticello, WI $124,724

Morrisonville, WI $126,407 Mount Horeb, WI $125,996 Muscoda, WI $122,732 New Glarus, WI $125,225 Oregon, WI $126,549 Orfordville, WI $124,107 Plain, WI $125,585 Prairie Du Sac, WI $125,726

Reeseville, WI $125,585 Rewey, WI $125,585 Richland Center, WI $122,732 Ridgeway, WI $125,585 Sauk City, WI $125,790 Sextonville, WI $125,585 Sharon, WI $123,027 Shullsburg, WI $124,300

South Wayne, WI $124,120 Spring Green, WI $125,585 Stoughton, WI $126,343 Sun Prairie, WI $126,613 Verona, WI $126,613 Waterloo, WI $125,855 Waunakee, WI $126,613 Windsor, WI $126,613

Woodford, WI $124,942 Madison, WI $126,613

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

Understanding how a Software Development 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 April 01, 2026

$116,469

Average $126,420/year

$137,236

$9,706

Average $10,535/month

$11,436

$2,240

Average $2,431/week

$2,639

$56

Average $61/hour

$66

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$137,236	$11,436	$2,639	$66
Average	$126,420	$10,535	$2,431	$61
25th Percentile	$116,469	$9,706	$2,240	$56

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