Windows salary: $155K median
The median advertised Windows salary is $155K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $115K to $200K: counted from 303 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $75 an hour or $12,917 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $234K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll Windows jobs
$155Kmedian advertised salary
$115K – $200Kmiddle half of roles
$162Kaverage advertised salary
303roles counted
Windows salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $223K, 23% more than senior roles ($181K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $181K | $141K–$206K | 94 |
| Lead and above | $223K | $166K–$249K | 33 |
| No level in the title | $138K | $104K–$178K | 174 |
Windows salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $189K | 70 |
| 🇺🇸California | $172K | 146 |
| 🇺🇸Seattle, WA | $162K | 23 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $155K | 289 |
| 🇺🇸New York, NY | $150K | 23 |
| 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA | $142K | 35 |
Skills that pay more for Windows roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zero trust | $200K | +$45K | 34 |
| Go | $196K | +$40K | 45 |
| CI/CD | $194K | +$40K | 52 |
| Terraform | $194K | +$38K | 39 |
| Infrastructure as code | $184K | +$28K | 58 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Harvey | $275K | 6 |
| Fivetran | $256K | 4 |
| Roblox | $249K | 9 |
| Netskope | $232K | 9 |
| Omnissa | $220K | 4 |
| MongoDB | $204K | 3 |
| Apex Technology | $200K | 3 |
| Captivation Software | $200K | 3 |
| Cylake Inc | $200K | 3 |
| Metropolis | $198K | 3 |
| Tailscale | $194K | 3 |
| SixGen, Inc. | $192K | 4 |
| Okta | $186K | 3 |
| Samsara | $182K | 5 |
| Anduril Industries | $168K | 21 |
| Read Ai | $165K | 4 |
| Flexport | $159K | 4 |
| Blackpoint Cyber | $147K | 3 |
| Applied | $144K | 4 |
| SpaceX | $142K | 29 |
| Charles River Associates | $141K | 3 |
| Rocket Lab | $127K | 10 |
| Wiz | $122K | 4 |
| True Anomaly | $120K | 5 |
| Core One | $110K | 5 |
Highest-paying open Windows roles
All Windows jobs- Engineering Manager, Client Platform EngineeringOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$401K - $445KHybridTerraformLinuxCI/CD
- Client Platform EngineerOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$347K - $445KHybridGoPythonDocker
- Security Engineer, Corporate SecurityAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NY | Was…$320K - $405KPythonLLMLinux
- Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Design System)Perplexity · 🇺🇸San Francisco$220K - $405KHybridTypeScriptReactFigma
- Principal Security Software Engineer, Application SecurityRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$326K - $385KLead and aboveGoPythonC#
- Staff Security Software Engineer, Detection & ResponsePinterest · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US; Remote, US$177K - $365KRemoteLead and aboveGoPythonRuby
- Staff Software Engineer, OfficeJSHarvey · 🇺🇸San Francisco$231K - $340KHybridLead and aboveTypeScriptJavaScriptReact
- Staff Software Engineer, OfficeJSHarvey · 🇺🇸New York$231K - $340KHybridLead and aboveTypeScriptJavaScriptReact
- Principal RF Software Engineer (Starshield)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$210K - $340KLead and abovePythonC++Linux
- Senior Security Software Engineer, Sandbox PlatformsRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$269K - $326KSeniorRustC++Linux
- Security Software Engineer, Detection & ResponseVercel · 🇺🇸Hybrid - San Francisco, New York City, London$208K - $312KHybridRustGoPython
- Staff Solutions Engineer - West CoastGoteleport · 🇺🇸United States (Remote)$276K - $307KRemoteLead and aboveGoLLMLinux
- Senior Manager, Endpoint ProtectionsElastic · 🇺🇸United States$160K - $304KSeniorMachine LearningLinuxElasticsearch
- Senior Sales Engineer, EnterpriseFivetran · 🇺🇸Remote, Texas, United States, AMER$198K - $303KRemoteSeniorPythonJavaSQL
- Senior Sales Engineer, EnterpriseFivetran · 🇺🇸Remote, California, United States, AMER$218K - $303KRemoteSeniorPythonSQLGCP
- Senior Solutions Engineer, EnterpriseTailscale · 🇺🇸Remote (United States)$250K - $300KRemoteSeniorGoPythonTerraform
- Security Engineer, Detection and ResponseFigure · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA$150K - $300KRustGoPython
- Presales Solutions Architect - Pacific NorthwestQumulo · 🇺🇸Seattle (hybrid)$250K - $300KHybridLinuxAWSS3
- Software Engineer, Windows AI AutomationSola · Remote$160K - $300KRemotePythonTypeScriptC#
- Solutions Consultant - Federal System Integrators (FSI's)Omnissa · 🇺🇸Remote - Washington, DC; Remote - USA; Remote - Colorado$190K - $300KRemoteSecurity clearanceWindowsNIST
Questions about Windows pay
- What is the average Windows salary?
- $162K a year on average and $155K at the median, across 303 open Windows 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 $115K to $200K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Windows pay?
- Harvey ($275K), Fivetran ($256K), Roblox ($249K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a windows a high-paying job?
- The median Windows posting advertises $155K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 11% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a windows?
- A tenth of the postings offer $234K a year or more; the highest open Windows role advertises up to $445K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Windows salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $155K a year is about $75 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $12,917 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $55 to $96 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Windows roles?
- Postings that ask for Zero trust (+$45K, 34 postings), Go (+$40K, 45 postings), CI/CD (+$40K, 52 postings) advertise more than the $155K median of all Windows 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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The median advertised salary for Windows roles at companies is $155K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $115K to $200K. Counted from 303 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/windows/
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