Meta Software Engineer Compensation
Levels E3 through E7. Equity-heavy with frequent refresh grants. PSC bonuses are tied to performance rating.
Ranges aggregated from publicly-available sources. Treat the median (p50) as roughly representative; quartile bands reflect negotiation range. Have specific data points or corrections? Send them in.
Company-specific notes
Meta uses a 25/25/25/25 vesting schedule with quarterly cliffs. Refresh grants are typical annually. Performance Summary Cycle (PSC) bonus targets vary by level - 10% at E3, 15% at E5, 20% at E6+. Stock price has been volatile, creating significant variance in realized vs grant-date comp.
Levels
E3
Software Engineer (New Grad)| Component | p25 | p50 | p75 | p90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base salary | $145K | $160K | $175K | $190K |
| Equity (annualized) | $35K | $45K | $60K | $75K |
| Bonus / sign-on amortized | $15K | $18K | $22K | $26K |
| Total comp | $195K | $220K | $250K | $280K |
Entry-level. New grad offers cluster around p50.
E4
Software Engineer| Component | p25 | p50 | p75 | p90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base salary | $180K | $200K | $220K | $240K |
| Equity (annualized) | $65K | $95K | $130K | $175K |
| Bonus / sign-on amortized | $30K | $38K | $45K | $55K |
| Total comp | $280K | $330K | $390K | $460K |
Mid-level. Comparable to Google L4. Most-common external hire level.
E5
Senior Software Engineer| Component | p25 | p50 | p75 | p90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base salary | $220K | $245K | $270K | $295K |
| Equity (annualized) | $110K | $175K | $245K | $340K |
| Bonus / sign-on amortized | $50K | $65K | $80K | $95K |
| Total comp | $390K | $480K | $590K | $730K |
Senior IC. Comparable to Google L5. The level where Meta comp pulls ahead at the high end due to refresh grants.
E6
Staff Software Engineer| Component | p25 | p50 | p75 | p90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base salary | $270K | $300K | $330K | $360K |
| Equity (annualized) | $200K | $300K | $440K | $620K |
| Bonus / sign-on amortized | $70K | $90K | $110K | $130K |
| Total comp | $540K | $680K | $870K | $1.1M |
Staff IC. Equity is dominant. High variance year-to-year on stock-price moves.
E7
Senior Staff Software Engineer| Component | p25 | p50 | p75 | p90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base salary | $320K | $360K | $390K | $420K |
| Equity (annualized) | $340K | $510K | $760K | $1.09M |
| Bonus / sign-on amortized | $100K | $130K | $160K | $190K |
| Total comp | $770K | $1M | $1.33M | $1.75M |
Senior staff. Hard promotion gate. External hires uncommon.
Primary sources
- ·Levels.fyi (public reports, 600+ Meta data points)
- ·US DOL H1B Disclosure Data (Q4 2025)
- ·NYC Pay Transparency postings (Meta NYC office)
- ·WA State Pay Transparency postings (Meta Bellevue)
- ·Comprehensive.io aggregated data
Cross-referenced against public reporting, state pay-transparency postings, and triangulated where source ranges disagreed. Last refresh: 2026-04-29.
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