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C++ Developer salary: $200K median

The median advertised C++ Developer salary is $200K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $162K to $225K: counted from 103 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $96 an hour or $16,667 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $245K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.

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$200Kmedian advertised salary
$162K – $225Kmiddle half of roles
$198Kaverage advertised salary
103roles counted

C++ Developer salary by location

NameMedian salaryRoles counted
🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area$219K28
🇺🇸United States$200K98
🇺🇸California$200K63

Skills that pay more for C++ Developer roles

SkillMedian with itAbove the medianPostings
Rust$226K+$26K18
Sensor fusion$210K+$10K22
RTOS$210K+$10K10
Embedded Linux$210K+$10K15
Control systems$210K+$10K12

Top-paying companies

NameMedian salaryRoles counted
Roblox$269K5
Qube Research & Technologies$240K3
Stellar$230K6
ClickHouse$228K3
Anduril Industries$210K22
xAI$205K5
Databento$200K3
Captivation Software$200K5
Applied$164K8
SpaceX$138K11
Esri$134K8

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Questions about C++ Developer pay

What is the average C++ Developer salary?
$198K a year on average and $200K at the median, across 103 open C++ Developer postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
What is the typical range?
The middle half of the postings offer $162K to $225K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
Which companies advertise the highest C++ Developer pay?
Roblox ($269K), Qube Research & Technologies ($240K), Stellar ($230K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
Is a c++ developer a high-paying job?
The median C++ Developer posting advertises $200K a year, more than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 15% above the middle of the market.
How much can you earn as a c++ developer?
A tenth of the postings offer $245K a year or more; the highest open C++ Developer role advertises up to $376K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
What is the C++ Developer salary per hour and per month?
The median of $200K a year is about $96 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $16,667 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $78 to $108 an hour.
Which skills pay more for C++ Developer roles?
Postings that ask for Rust (+$26K, 18 postings), Sensor fusion (+$10K, 22 postings), RTOS (+$10K, 10 postings) advertise more than the $200K median of all C++ Developer postings with pay.
Where do these figures come from?
From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.

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