Disney

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Website

thewaltdisneycompany.com

Industry

Entertainment & Media

Year founded

1923

Employees

220,000

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Disney Software Engineer Salaries

Reported total compensation ranges from $140,757 to $493,250 across 6 levels. Figures are self-reported and vary by location and offer details. Last updated Apr 4, 2026.

Average compensation by level

LevelTotal / yrBase / yrStock / yrBonus / yr

Lead Software Engineer

Full Stack

$307,125$192,500$80,000$42,000

Principal Software Engineer

API Development (Back-End)

$432,500$245,000$140,833$52,500

Senior Principal Software Engineer

Distributed Systems (Back-End)

$493,250$253,250$192,500$47,500

Senior Software Engineer

DevOps

$233,375$173,343$54,750$14,750

Software Engineer I

Applications (Salesforce, Workday, etc)

$140,757$115,150$19,000$8,750

Software Engineer II

Full Stack

$194,240$143,633$34,000$10,500

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