Massachusetts · 2025 pay · 14 people
How much does a senior software engineer make in Massachusetts?
$138,447typical pay for a senior software engineer in 2025
$137,277 – $141,798what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 4.9% from 2024.
✓ Official data from 3 agencies · Matches each agency's latest release · Show sourcesHide sources
- Office of the Comptroller (CTHRU) · macomptroller.org ↗
- City of Boston · boston.gov ↗
- City of Worcester HR · worcesterma.gov ↗
Where senior software engineers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Software Engineer$100,901 (everyone)
- Senior Software Engineer (this page)$138,447 (everyone)
Highest-paid senior software engineers, 2025
- 1Anil JajraSenior Software Engineer · University of Massachusetts System$149,970
- 2Carmen V AndradeSenior Software Engineer · Boston$147,278
- 3David DeforestSenior Software Engineer · University of Massachusetts System$144,538
- 4Yelena KolchinaSenior Software Engineer · University of Massachusetts System$142,173
- 5Kunal JiwaneSenior Software Engineer · University of Massachusetts System$140,674
Common questions
How much does a senior software engineer make in Massachusetts?
The typical senior software engineer was paid $138,447 in 2025; most earned between $137,277 and $141,798. This counts all 14 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for senior software engineers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Senior Software Engineer, at any level (for example "Senior Software Engineer"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this