Senior Software Engineer Salary in Houston (2026)

What senior software engineers earn in Houston

Based on 9 active senior software engineer roles in Houston indexed on SignalRoster, the median offer lands at $102k. The spread from 25th to 90th percentile is $74k to $153k, driven largely by company stage and years of experience.

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Top paying companies hiring senior software engineers in Houston

• CEVA Logistics — 2 active openings
• CBRE — 1 active opening
• Hines — 1 active opening
• Houston Methodist — 1 active opening
• State of Texas — 1 active opening
• TechnipFMC — 1 active opening

How SignalRoster calculates salary data

Figures come from the live JobPosting cache: ~500k active roles across JSearch, The Muse, and Remotive. Bands reflect what employers actually list, not user-submitted numbers. Updated daily.