VP Software Development Salary

In the United States, VP software development is one important position in a company, so let’s see how much their salary is. Also, let’s see what their specific jobs are in a company

So let’s get started!

Salary of a VP Software Development in the USA

According to Payscale, the average salary of a VP of software development in the United States is $141,000 per year. On the other hand, Glassdoor stated that their salary is not below $160,000 per year.

So, it seems that it varies per company and job position. Therefore, let us try to see the marginal average per position, level, and company.

 Especially, let’s try to see the salary of the software development department.

Software Developers (Software Engineer) Average Salary

According to Payscale, the average annual salary of a software developer (software engineer) is $105,000 per year. On the other hand, Glassdoor stated that their salary is not below $95,000 per year.

However, it seems that there is not much difference between them. This is because both of them stated that the average annual salary of a software developer (software engineer) is $100,000 per year. 

Software Developer Experience Level & Education Level

According to Payscale, it stated their experience level as follows.

• “1-4 years ($91,000),
• 5-9 years ($97,000),
• 10-19 years ($103,000),
• 20+ years ($119,000).

Also, it stated the education level as follows:

• “High School or less ($95,000),
• Bachelor’s ($102,000),
• Associate’s ($109,000),
• Master’s ($112K).”

However, it seems that there is not much difference between them based on experience level and education level. This is because both of them stated that the average annual salary for software developers with 1-4 years experience and high school education is $95,000 per year.

Therefore, I assume that their salary is not much different according to the experience level and education level. 

Now, let us move forward on what are the following duties a vp software development needs to do.

List Of Role and Responsibilities

1 Leadership

In a company, a VP of software development must have good leadership skills. Also, they need to make sure that their team is working well and can deliver quality software on time.

2. Strategic Thinking and Planning

A VP of software development must have good strategic thinking and planning skills. Also, they need to make sure that their team is working well and can deliver quality software on time.

They need to make sure that the customer is happy with your product.

3. Product Management (Product Roadmap)

A VP of software development must have good product management skills such as product roadmap management, product backlog management, etc. First of all, he or she must be able to define what needs to be done and in which time frame.

Then, they need to manage the product backlog and prioritize the work for developers. Also, testers according to deadlines.

In Conclusion

That’s why their product management skills are very important. For them to lead the projects in the right direction towards success. While minimizing risks and making sure that everyone on the team is on target with delivering on time.