Starbucks

NASDAQ: SBUX

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Website

starbucks.com

Industry

Food & Beverage Retail

Year founded

1971

Employees

380,000

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Starbucks Software Engineer Salaries

Reported total compensation ranges from $120,000 to $238,000 across 5 levels. Figures are self-reported and vary by location and offer details. Last updated Apr 6, 2026.

Average compensation by level

LevelTotal / yrBase / yrStock / yrBonus / yr

Mobile (iOS + Android)

$120,000$100,000$5,000—

Full Stack

$165,750$141,927$12,000$12,000

Distributed Systems (Back-End)

$179,000$160,000$12,000$14,000

Data

$204,300$175,377$12,000$17,000

API Development (Back-End)

$238,000$206,000$12,000$20,000

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Ios Engineer

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