Software Engineering salaries in Chile
The median senior Software Engineering salary in Chile is CLP 49,200,000 per year, with the market band from CLP 38,400,000 to CLP 60,000,000 (itworkers.cl, 2026-09-03).
By seniority
lead (Medium quality data)
- P25
- CLP 66,000,000
- Median
- CLP 81,000,000
- P75
- CLP 96,000,000
- per month
- CLP 6,750,000
About CLP 6,750,000 per month at the median.
p50 is the midpoint of the source's published span; the span endpoints are stored as p25 and p75 and are wider than quartiles. Archetype: Python/Backend Developer, Tech Lead. IT Workers guide Chile 2026 (March 2026). Basis authority: CLP brutos mensuales, sin bonos ni beneficios, from IT Workers headhunting processes 2025-2026. Sample not disclosed. SPAN shape: published low-high band, not percentiles; upper endpoint published as open-ended (8,000,000+). No published figure for a software-engineering executive cell; VP Engineering 8,000,000 to 18,000,000+ is catalogued under it-executive.
senior (Medium quality data)
- P25
- CLP 38,400,000
- Median
- CLP 49,200,000
- P75
- CLP 60,000,000
- per month
- CLP 4,100,000
About CLP 4,100,000 per month at the median.
p50 is the midpoint of the source's published span; the span endpoints are stored as p25 and p75 and are wider than quartiles. Archetype: Fullstack Developer, Senior (5+ yrs). IT Workers guide Chile 2026, published March 2026. Basis authority: page states figures are CLP brutos mensuales, sin bonos ni beneficios, from IT Workers headhunting processes 2025-2026 (not self-report surveys). Sample size not disclosed. SPAN shape: endpoints are the published low-high placement band, not percentiles. Same-cell alternatives: Python/Backend Developer Senior 3,500,000 to 5,500,000; Buk 2025 (via ESGHoy) places Arquitecto de Software around 4,500,000 to 6,500,000.
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