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Cupertino, CADrone Software Development Engineer in America make an average salary of $119,334 per year or $57.37 per hour. The top 10 percent makes over $163,200 per year, while the bottom 10 percent under $73,230 per year.
California
$136,523 YearlyWashington
$130,397 YearlyVirginia
$125,959 YearlyOregon
$124,336 YearlyGeorgia
$122,507 YearlyLorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book.
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Rank
|
State |
Avg.Salary
|
Hourly Rate
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $136,523 | $65.64 |
| 2 | Washington | $130,397 | $62.69 |
| 3 | Virginia | $125,959 | $60.56 |
| 4 | Oregon | $124,336 | $59.78 |
| 5 | Georgia | $122,507 | $58.90 |
| 6 | Kansas | $117,453 | $56.47 |
| 7 | Utah | $116,786 | $56.15 |
| 8 | Maine | $116,700 | $56.11 |
| 9 | New York | $116,140 | $55.84 |
| 10 | Connecticut | $113,594 | $54.61 |
| 11 | Texas | $112,537 | $54.10 |
| 12 | Colorado | $111,694 | $53.70 |
| 13 | District of Columbia | $110,748 | $53.24 |
| 14 | Ohio | $109,611 | $52.70 |
| 15 | Massachusetts | $108,643 | $52.23 |
| 16 | Illinois | $106,938 | $51.41 |
| 17 | Tennessee | $106,887 | $51.39 |
| 18 | Alabama | $106,840 | $51.37 |
| 19 | Michigan | $106,424 | $51.17 |
| 20 | Minnesota | $106,038 | $50.98 |
| 21 | New Jersey | $105,327 | $50.64 |
| 22 | Arkansas | $105,208 | $50.58 |
| 23 | Missouri | $105,154 | $50.55 |
| 24 | Maryland | $104,655 | $50.31 |
| 25 | North Carolina | $104,325 | $50.16 |
| 26 | South Carolina | $104,068 | $50.03 |
| 27 | Pennsylvania | $103,510 | $49.76 |
| 28 | Florida | $103,156 | $49.59 |
| 29 | Wisconsin | $99,833 | $48.00 |
| 30 | Arizona | $98,983 | $47.59 |
| 31 | Rhode Island | $98,442 | $47.33 |
| 32 | Indiana | $88,905 | $42.74 |
| 33 | Idaho | $85,157 | $40.94 |
Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book.
|
Rank
|
City |
Avg.Salary
|
Hourly Rate
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cupertino, CA | $150,869 | $72.53 |
| 2 | Santa Clara, CA | $146,177 | $70.28 |
| 3 | San Francisco, CA | $144,450 | $69.45 |
| 4 | Sunnyvale, CA | $141,994 | $68.27 |
| 5 | Mclean, VA | $140,009 | $67.31 |
| 6 | Pleasanton, CA | $139,787 | $67.21 |
| 7 | Redmond, WA | $137,925 | $66.31 |
| 8 | Remote, OR | $137,473 | $66.09 |
| 9 | Sf, CA | $136,004 | $65.39 |
| 10 | Seattle, WA | $132,776 | $63.83 |
| 11 | Reston, VA | $132,757 | $63.83 |
| 12 | San Jose, CA | $132,409 | $63.66 |
| 13 | Bellevue, WA | $131,433 | $63.19 |
| 14 | Arlington, VA | $131,318 | $63.13 |
| 15 | Milpitas, CA | $129,256 | $62.14 |
Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book.
| Percentile | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90th Percentile | $163,200 | $13,600 | $78.00 |
| 75th Percentile | $140,569 | $11,714 | $68.00 |
| Average | $119,334 | $9,945 | $57.00 |
| 25th Percentile | $94,999 | $7,917 | $46.00 |
| 10th Percentile | $73,230 | $6,103 | $35.00 |
Yearly Salary
$117,054Hourly Salary
$56.28Yearly Salary
$121,629Hourly Salary
$58.48Yearly Salary
$127,972Hourly Salary
$61.52Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.
| Year | Average Salary | Hourly Rate | %Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $119,976 | $58.00 | 1.99% |
| 2023 | $117,640 | $57.00 | 8.31% |
| 2022 | $108,615 | $52.00 | 5.5% |
| 2021 | $102,953 | $50.00 | 0% |
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