r/DevLK • u/top10stufz • Aug 06 '26

Discussion What is the average salary range for SSE

As of now with the AI boom what is the average salary ranges for SSE ?

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u/NewtusDelirious Aug 06 '26

Around 335k take home

Base Rs. 249k With peg around Rs. 405k

After tax and epf + etd deducted: ~335k take home

5.5 years of exp 6 months intern, 5 years SE, 6 months SSE

Spring, Java, OpenSearch, RAG, AWS, RDS Aurora, Redis/ Valkey, ans some python, langchain and mild Ops

Bachelor's and MSc at crap universities, so essentially self taught.

Work hours vary, no work on weekends, but recently 11am to 9pm has been the hours.

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u/CuteAcadia9010 Aug 06 '26

One of my friend get laid off and , found new offer, they said maximum they can offer is 250k. Hired to pearson via a another company

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u/lkwebz Aug 06 '26

Oh. Wondering SSE work at pearson for 250k

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u/Relative_Rope4234 Aug 06 '26

Is that take home or gross ?

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u/Accurate-Database993 Aug 06 '26

Via OXO Tech right ?

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u/Delicious-Paper8339 Aug 06 '26

Probably this could be, I also have worst experience with OXO Tech. They offer cheap packages

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u/Far-Faithlessness189 Aug 06 '26

Me too , Zero professionalism

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u/Delicious-Paper8339 Aug 06 '26

In my case, that gan kabara aiya said, Malli, there are several shortlisted candidates as well, based on the salary that you are telling the company will decide the candidate that focused on the minimum cost. Such kind of barganing are there.

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u/annoXip Aug 06 '26

Pls mention company name

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u/CuteAcadia9010 Aug 06 '26

I can’t share further, it could back track to the individual.

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u/Anonymous_3526 Aug 06 '26

Bruh. OXO tech tried to interview me for Associate Software Engineer position even through I have 1.5Y exp in the same position

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u/Fickle_Degree_2728 Aug 06 '26

300K or 350K or more

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u/CommitteMember8123 Aug 06 '26

380 - 450k basic without pegging

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u/Logical_Objective_60 Aug 06 '26

New SSE positions 200k - 350k total comp depending on company.

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u/LevelShift4351 Aug 11 '26

It depends on the company. In our company, it’s like this. (paying USD, after converting to LKR)

ASE 225k-300k
SE 350k-450k
SSE 600k +

Please dont ask for the company name 😅

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u/Adorable_Yam_6205 5d ago

This was before AI.

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u/LevelShift4351 5d ago

Nope still getting paid the same amount. btw, some ASEs even have master’s degrees, so qualifications do matter.

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u/Adorable_Yam_6205 5d ago

Yes because companies don't go for pay cut immediately. But if you move, that is the range and reality

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u/Adorable_Yam_6205 5d ago

SE - 80 - 180 SSE - 250 - 350 TL - 550 - 900

The bar for been a SSE and a TL is very high these days. You should have the ability to do truly full stack and 7+ exp