Software engineer salary in Raleigh-Durham
18 software engineer roles in Raleigh-Durham, from 12 employers and posted Oct 21–26, 2026, list a yearly salary range. The median bottom of those ranges is $118K and the median top is $223K. The middle half of the bottoms runs from $90K to $156K, and the middle half of the tops from $137K to $282K.
These are the ranges employers published in their own postings. They are not offers, not what people are paid and not a market average. Of the 28 software engineer roles in Raleigh-Durham RoleWeek lists, 18 are counted here. Roles of every level are counted together. Data as of .
How the posted ranges spread
| Measure | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bottom of the posted range | $90K | $118K | $156K |
| Top of the posted range | $137K | $223K | $282K |
Not counted: 9 roles list no salary and 1 lists pay by the hour. Pay by the hour, week or month is never converted or mixed with yearly ranges, and each page uses one currency.
Roles that list a yearly salary
All 18, newest first. Show all software engineer roles in Raleigh-Durham that list a salary
Manager Software Engineering 2 - Morrisville (TS/SCI)
Northrop GrummanMorrisville, NC$153.8K–$230.8K/yrC++Python8+ yrsSoftware Engineer Principal
Syms Strategic GroupRaleigh, Austin +3Remote$85.4K–$117K/yrAWSJavaNo account needed8+ yrsDirector, Forward Deployed Engineer
KPMGRaleigh, Seattle +75$171K–$311K/yrLLMsGCPEngineering Manager, Graphics System Software
NVIDIADurham, Santa Clara$224K–$431.2K/yrC++Linux3+ yrsManager, Software Engineering
NetAppMorrisville, Seattle +6$196.3K–$292.6K/yrCassandraOpenSearch8+ yrsSenior Software Engineer – Storage
Hewlett Packard EnterpriseDurham, Andover$126.5K–$290.5K/yrC++Linux6+ yrsProduct Engineer, EL/SW Testing
John DeereMorrisville, NCOn-site$75K–$112.5K/yrSoftware Engineer
CiscoRTP, Seattle +1Hybrid$149.1K–$250.9K/yrSplunkGo7+ yrsPrincipal Enterprise Architect - Fraud & AML Technology
TruistRaleigh, Atlanta +2$157K–$262K/yrAWSAzure12+ yrsSoftware Systems Engineer Principal
Syms Strategic GroupRaleigh, Austin +3Remote$109.6K–$126.8K/yrAWSJavaNo account needed10+ yrsManager, Forward Deployed Engineer
KPMGRaleigh, Seattle +75Hybrid$111.3K–$215.1K/yrGCPLLMsAnalysis Software Engineer II - Chemical Insights Research Institute
UlseMorrisville, NC$98.6K–$135.5K/yrPythonPandasMidForward Deployed Software Engineer-Palantir Foundry-Experienced Associate
PwCRaleigh, Seattle +58$63K–$140K/yrPythonTypeScript1+ yrsGround Software Lead Engineer/Architect
Northrop GrummanMorrisville, Redondo Beach +2$166.5K–$289.2K/yr12+ yrsSystem Software Engineer – Data Center GPU Compute Diagnostics
NVIDIADurham, NC$124K–$195.5K/yrCUDAC++2+ yrsForward Deployed Software Engineer-Palantir Foundry-Manager
PwCRaleigh, Seattle +58$99K–$232K/yrPythonTypeScript5+ yrsForward Deployed Software Engineer-Palantir Foundry-Senior Associate
PwCRaleigh, Seattle +58$77K–$202K/yrPythonTypeScript3+ yrs
How these numbers are made
- Source: the yearly salary ranges employers publish in their own job postings, for roles RoleWeek lists as posted in the last 7 days. They are what employers advertise, not offers, not what people are paid, and not a market average. RoleWeek lists a share of all developer roles, and an employer decides whether to post a range at all.
- One role is one card: an opening listed for several places counts once on a page. A role listed in several cities counts on each city’s page.
- Bottom and top of each posted range are summarised separately: the median, and the 25th and 75th percentiles (half of the roles fall between them). A role that posts a single figure counts as both its bottom and its top.
- Yearly ranges only, in one currency per page: CA$ for the Canadian cities, $ for US cities and remote roles. Pay by the hour, day, week or month is never converted or mixed in.
- A page exists only when 15 or more roles list a yearly range; a level gets a row at 10. The numbers are rebuilt every day from the roles posted in the last 7 days.
The roles themselves: Software engineer jobs in Raleigh-Durham (28 posted in the last 7 days). Every city and role type: developer salary ranges by city.