Adobe Salary Brief

TL;DR

Adobe's Software Engineer (L3) roles indicate a median total compensation of $192,000. For this role, compensation at the 75th percentile reaches $220,000, with top earners at the 90th percentile receiving $235,000. This brief provides a factual overview of compensation data across various roles and locations within Adobe.

Verified By

This brief is compiled from a sample size of 301 verified salary records, primarily sourced from US Department of Labor (DOL) PERM and H-1B Labor Condition Application (LCA) disclosures.

Role Breakdown

Role Family	Level	P50 (Median)	P75	P90	Sample Size
SWE	L3	$192,000	$220,000	$235,000	122
PM	L3	$184,500	$208,500	$222,700	22
SWE	L5	$242,000	$263,500	$277,500	16
FDE	L3	$164,000	$175,500	$185,600	7
ML	L3	$239,000	$239,200	$245,520	7
SWE	L4	$200,000	$215,000	$218,600	5
Data	L5	$210,000	$233,000	$240,200	5
Other	L3	$161,000	$182,750	$184,100	4
Other	L5	$209,000	$216,250	$227,500	4
FDE	L5	$197,829	$214,914	$225,166	3
ML	L5	$260,000	$279,000	$290,400	3
Data	L4	$208,500	$214,750	$218,500	2
PM	L7	$267,500	$273,750	$277,500	2

Location Breakdown

State	Median USD	Sample Size
CA	$197,914	224
WA	$174,000	20
NY	$175,500	18
TX	$163,000	15
UT	$145,000	10
MA	$189,000	6

Recent Context

No recent WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notices for Adobe were found within the last 540 days, indicating no mass layoffs or site closures reported during this period.

Citations

The data presented is verifiable through the following US Department of Labor case numbers, accessible via the DOL FLAG disclosure data portal (https://flag.dol.gov/case-data):

• I-200-24348-543154
• I-200-24317-470198
• G-100-24291-414257
• G-100-24313-464400
• G-100-24332-505824
• I-200-24331-502675
• I-200-24341-525537
• I-200-24348-543075

Last updated timestamp: 2026-05-23