Salaries / Software Engineer Salary in Washington, DC
Software Engineer Salary in Washington, DC
The median Software Engineer salary in Washington, DC is $161K/yr based on 489 disclosed-pay job postings from 47 employers on RoleSuite, with most roles paying between $128K/yr and $200K/yr.
$161K/yrmedian
$128K/yr – $200K/yrtypical range (25th–75th)
489disclosed-pay postings
Pay distribution
Highest-paying employers
- Shield AI$234K/yr11 disclosed
- Databricks$234K/yr8 disclosed
- Accenture$217K/yr5 disclosed
- Capital One$211K/yr37 disclosed
- AT&T$209K/yr4 disclosed
- Parsons$208K/yr25 disclosed
- Anduril Industries$202K/yr12 disclosed
- Google$195K/yr12 disclosed
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Figures are computed from the midpoint of each posting's disclosed pay range across currently-open Software Engineer roles in Washington, DC on RoleSuite, as of 2026-06. Sourced directly from employer career pages; implausible outliers are excluded. Estimates, not guarantees.