C# salary: $180K median
From 265 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
$180Kmedian advertised salary
$142K – $212Kmiddle half of roles
$185Kaverage advertised salary
265roles counted
C# salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $218K, 10% more than senior roles ($198K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $198K | $182K–$215K | 102 |
| Lead and above | $218K | $188K–$310K | 45 |
| No level in title | $142K | $138K–$158K | 113 |
C# salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $220K | 75 |
| 🇺🇸California | $192K | 160 |
| 🇺🇸New York | $189K | 19 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $180K | 251 |
| 🇺🇸Seattle | $145K | 36 |
| 🇺🇸Los Angeles | $142K | 81 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Roblox | $269K | 39 |
| Ripple | $227K | 4 |
| McMaster-Carr | $216K | 3 |
| Okta | $214K | 3 |
| Epic Games | $207K | 3 |
| Databricks | $196K | 3 |
| Fivetran | $192K | 12 |
| Mesh | $190K | 3 |
| Backblaze | $188K | 3 |
| NetDocuments | $180K | 4 |
| eClinical Solutions | $162K | 3 |
| Rocket Lab | $162K | 4 |
| Scopely | $162K | 4 |
| MongoDB | $156K | 11 |
| AEG Worldwide | $150K | 3 |
| SpaceX | $144K | 112 |
| LendingTree | $115K | 3 |
Highest-paying open C# roles
All C# jobs- Principal Software Engineer, Core ServicesRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$345K - $399KLeadRustC#.NET
- Principal Software Engineer - Creator Distributed Systems & StorageRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$345K - $399KLeadC++C#GCP
- Senior Staff Software EngineerEarnIn · 🇺🇸Mountain View, US$279K - $341KLeadGoPythonTypeScript
- Senior Staff Software Engineer - Identity & TrustEarnIn · 🇺🇸Remote, US$239K - $341KRemoteLeadGoPythonTypeScript
- GTM Applications EngineerCursor · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$240K - $325KGoPythonTypeScript
- Senior Manager, Reliability & Platform EngineeringMcMaster-Carr · 🇺🇸Chicago, IL (Elmhurst)$270K - $310KSeniorPythonTypeScriptJavaScript
- ISV Success ManagerOkta · 🇺🇸Bellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; New York, New Yo…$174K - $292KPythonJavaScriptJava
- Senior Staff Software EngineerFivetran · 🇺🇸Oakland, California, United States$232K - $290KLeadPythonTypeScriptReact
- Manager, Software Engineering, Finance (Application Software)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$195K - $290KGoPythonJavaScript
- Manager, Software Engineering, People (Application Software)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$195K - $290KGoPythonJavaScript
- Principal Tools Engineer, Simulation1X · 🇺🇸San Carlos, CA$190K - $280KLeadPythonC++C#
- Senior Software EngineerMongoDB · 🇺🇸New York City$101K - $273KSeniorJavaScriptJavaC#
- Senior Software Engineer, Identity & Access Management (FedRamp)MongoDB · 🇺🇸Austin; Boston; Chicago; New York City; Palo Alto; Philad…$101K - $273KSeniorTypeScriptJavaScriptReact
- Solutions Engineer, Okta (Enterprise West)Okta · 🇺🇸Bellevue, Washington; San Francisco, California$160K - $269KPythonJavaScriptNode.js
- Staff Software EngineerRipple · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, United States$212K - $265KLeadRustGoPython
- Senior Security Automation Software ProgrammerEpic Games · BLANK,BLANK,Multiple Locations$162K - $262KSeniorGoPythonTypeScript
- Staff Software Engineer, AI PlatformRipple · 🇺🇸Chicago, Illinois, United States$208K - $260KLeadTypeScriptNode.jsC#
- Staff / Sr. Staff Photonics Test EngineerLightmatter · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$187K - $260KLeadPythonC#
- SDET ManagerEpic Games · 🇺🇸Bellevue,Washington,United States$155K - $259KPythonTypeScriptC++
- Senior Software Engineer, Zero Trust ClientCloudflare · Hybrid$185K - $254KSeniorRustPythonC++
Questions about C# pay
- What is the average C# salary?
- $185K a year on average and $180K at the median, across 265 open C# postings at tech 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 $142K to $212K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest C# pay?
- Roblox ($269K), Ripple ($227K), McMaster-Carr ($216K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- 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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The median advertised salary for C# roles at tech companies is $180K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $142K to $212K. Counted from 265 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Hiring Right Now, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/csharp/
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