C++ jobs with salary
How much do C++ jobs pay?
11,674 open tech jobs at 1,717 companies ask for C++. 6,408 of them (55%) show the pay. The median posted base pay is $198K a year, from the 5,758 jobs with a yearly range in US dollars. The middle half of these jobs is from $165K to $230K. The numbers come from the companies' own job postings on Nov 10, 2026. They show base pay only, without stock or a bonus.
Companies with the most C++ jobs with posted pay
| Company | Jobs with posted pay | Median posted base pay |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | 387 | $255K |
| Anduril Industries | 328 | $195K |
| SpaceX | 285 | $163K |
| 190 | $213K | |
| Meta | 130 | $201K |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 130 | $169K |
| Shield AI | 107 | $216K |
| Roblox | 90 | $269K |
| Capital One | 82 | $233K |
| Applied Intuition | 82 | $195K |
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How much do C++ jobs pay?
The median posted base pay for open jobs that ask for C++ is $198K a year. The middle half of these jobs is from $165K to $230K. The numbers come from 5,758 jobs with a yearly range in US dollars.
Which companies hire for C++ and post the pay?
The companies with the most open C++ jobs with posted pay are NVIDIA, Anduril Industries, SpaceX, Google, Meta.
Which job types ask for C++?
Software engineering (6,218 jobs), ML / AI engineering (3,546 jobs), Inference & ML systems (2,686 jobs). One job can have more than one job type.
How do we know that a job asks for C++?
We read the text of each job. A job is in this list when its text names C++. The text can name a skill as a requirement or as a plus, so read the job before you apply.
A skill page needs 50 or more open jobs that name the skill, and 20 or more of them with a yearly posted range in US dollars. The median uses the middle point of each posted range. We do not use a range with a bottom below $15,000, a top above $1,000,000, or a top that is more than four times the bottom.