The typical company employee earns $140,020 annually, more than the average salary for all software engineer positions reported on Glassdoor of $95,195 and far more than the $51,336 median for all job postings on the site. Akamai 
 
 > Median total compensation: $140,000 
 
 > Industry: Tech 
 
 > Headquarters: Cambridge, MA 
 
 Responsible for the distributed computing platform that handles as much as 30% of the world’s web traffic on a typical day, Akamai’s software engineers must have substantial programming skill and experience. A rapidly growing company, Palo Alto Networks attracts and retains its employees with some of the highest salaries in the tech industry.
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