McKinsey & Company Software Engineer salary

Based on 130 H-1B filings by McKinsey & Company, fiscal years 2025–2026. Base salary only.

Also listed as: Software Developer, Software Development Engineer, SDE

Median salary$178,500
Middle 50%$155.4k–$197.4k
vs. all employers+28%comparison median $139,194
Filings130FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $124,200 and $264,004.
PercentileSalary
10th$139,680
25th$155,400
50th (median)$178,500
75th$197,400
90th$223,560

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $150k $190k FY2020: median $132,950 (48 filings) FY2021: median $145,450 (50 filings) FY2022: median $155,000 (134 filings) FY2023: median $174,050 (54 filings) FY2024: median $161,150 (62 filings) FY2025: median $175,500 (100 filings) FY2026: median $180,000 (30 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 48 filings FY20 FY2021: 50 filings FY21 FY2022: 134 filings FY22 FY2023: 54 filings FY23 FY2024: 62 filings FY24 FY2025: 100 filings FY25 FY2026: 30 filings FY26 134
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$132,950$110,150$155,00048
FY2021$145,450$118,350$169,35050
FY2022$155,000$135,300$180,900134
FY2023$174,050$140,475$190,12554
FY2024$161,150$146,300$192,37562
FY2025$175,500$152,500$197,250100
FY2026$180,000$163,650$198,75030

By state

Georgia
$171,288
Massachusetts
$163,045
New York
$206,956
Illinois
$167,500
Texas
$168,541

Bar length: number of filings (Georgia 55). Figure: average salary in that state.

By city

Atlanta, GA$168,300 · 55 filings
Boston, MA$159,750 · 22 filings
New York, NY$217,300 · 16 filings
Chicago, IL$171,350 · 12 filings

Cities with at least 10 filings. Figure: median salary.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Level I · Entry too few 2
Level II · Qualified $158,700 60
Level III · Experienced $183,600 48
Level IV · Fully competent $200,900 20

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Questions

How much does a software engineer make at McKinsey & Company?

In H-1B filings, McKinsey & Company's median base salary for Software Engineer is $178,500; half of filings fall between $155,400 and $197,400. Bonus and stock are not included.

Does McKinsey & Company sponsor H-1B visas for software engineers?

Yes. McKinsey & Company filed 130 certified Labor Condition Applications for this role in FY2025–FY2026. A filing is a step before the visa petition, not an approval.

Which job titles are included?

Filings are grouped by occupation code 15-1252 (Software Developers), so this page covers every job title McKinsey & Company filed under that code.

Where does this data come from?

The U.S. Department of Labor's public LCA disclosure files, updated every quarter. Methodology