Philadelphia, PA · 2025 pay · 11 people
How much does a senior software engineer make in Philadelphia, PA?
$99,697typical pay for full-year senior software engineers in 2025
$98,027 – $102,174what most people earned
Counting everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers, typical pay was $98,956. Typical pay rose 4.2% from 2024.
✓ Official data from City of Philadelphia · Matches the agency's latest release · phila.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).
- Associate Software Engineer$66,466 (everyone)
- Software Engineer$88,275 (everyone)
- Senior Software Engineer (this page)$99,697
Highest-paid senior software engineers, 2025
- 1Daniel SiySenior Software Engineer · City of Philadelphia$114,583
- 2Pik Yan LeeSenior Software Engineer · City of Philadelphia$113,978
- 3John CajigasSenior Software Engineer · City of Philadelphia$102,174
- 4Peter BatemanSenior Software Engineer · City of Philadelphia$100,876
- 5Susan HollandSenior Software Engineer · City of Philadelphia$99,697
Common questions
How much does a senior software engineer make in Philadelphia, PA?
Full-year senior software engineers were typically paid $99,697 in 2025; most earned between $98,027 and $102,174. Counting all 11 people paid, typical pay was $98,956.
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