Twitter Software Engineer Salaries
Software Engineer compensation in United States at Twitter ranges from $197K per year for Software Engineer (SWE) to $1.46M per year for Principal SWE. The median yearly compensation in United States package totals $214K. View the base salary, stock, and bonus breakdowns for Twitter's total compensation packages. Last updated: 3/27/2026
Average Compensation By Level
Level Name | Total | Base | Stock | Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Software Engineer (SWE)(Entry Level) | $197K | $170K | $27.1K | $0 |
SWE II | $249K | $164K | $67.5K | $17.9K |
Senior SWE | $341K | $187K | $128K | $25.7K |
Staff SWE | $507K | $234K | $227K | $46.1K |
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Vesting Schedule
25%
YR 1
25%
YR 2
25%
YR 3
25%
YR 4
Stock Type
RSU
At Twitter, RSUs are subject to a 4-year vesting schedule:
25% vests in the 1st-YR (8.33% per period)
25% vests in the 2nd-YR (6.25% quarterly)
25% vests in the 3rd-YR (6.25% quarterly)
25% vests in the 4th-YR (6.25% quarterly)
Every year employees get a new grant that vests over 4 years to bring them up to their target compensation. The number of vests in the first year may be variable. In some cases employees may have just 1 vesting date in the first year while others may have 3 vesting dates (6 month cliff, then quarterly after).
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