Average Annual Total Compensation
$456,031
Base Salary
$259,189
Stock Grant
$166,357
Bonus
$30,485

LinkedIn’s first SWE level corresponds to the Software Engineer Apprenticeship program, which is designed for candidates from non-traditional or non-technical backgrounds. Traditional new-grad software engineers typically enter at the second SWE level. Because these roles serve different hiring paths and have different expectations, direct comparisons may be misleading.

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