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Dropbox Software Engineer Salaries

Software Engineer compensation in United States at Dropbox ranges from $176K per year for IC1 to $627K per year for IC5. View the base salary, stock, and bonus breakdowns for Dropbox's total compensation packages. Last updated: 6/7/2025

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Level Name
Total
Base
Stock
Bonus
IC1
Software Engineer (SWE)(Entry Level)
$176K
$128K
$36.9K
$10.8K
IC2
$251K
$173K
$65.6K
$12.3K
IC3
$346K
$205K
$114K
$27K
IC4
$452K
$241K
$172K
$39K
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Vesting Schedule

25%

YR 1

25%

YR 2

25%

YR 3

25%

YR 4

Stock Type
RSU

At Dropbox, RSUs are subject to a 4-year vesting schedule:

  • 25% vests in the 1st-year (6.25% quarterly)

  • 25% vests in the 2nd-year (6.25% quarterly)

  • 25% vests in the 3rd-year (6.25% quarterly)

  • 25% vests in the 4th-year (6.25% quarterly)



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Networking Engineer

Data Engineer

Mobile Software Engineer

Frontend Software Engineer

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Security Software Engineer

Site Reliability Engineer

FAQ

The highest paying salary package reported for a Software Engineer at Dropbox in United States sits at a yearly total compensation of $627,156. This includes base salary as well as any potential stock compensation and bonuses.
The median yearly total compensation reported at Dropbox for the Software Engineer role in United States is $326,000.

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