Quantum Software Engineer Salaries

A Quantum Software Engineer creates and develops software frameworks for controlling and simulating quantum computers, including quantum software compilers and optimizers. They act as negotiators between cloud quantum and classical computers, overseeing error management and mitigation during the allocation of quantum resources in rack supercomputers.

Quantum Software Engineers earn between $80,000 and $160,000, depending on expertise and geography. Integrating software design with quantum computing requires significant skill to create and maintain robust quantum software stacks. You can learn more about Quantum jobs salaries here.

There are approximately 3,800 to 4,500 Quantum Software Engineers worldwide, making quantum computing software and building the infrastructure for quantum algorithms on which the industry is currently riding. Quantum Software Engineers are in demand by all leading quantum computing companies, including IBM, Google, Microsoft Azure Quantum, and Rigetti Computing, to build and maintain their quantum cloud frameworks and integrated development environments.

Infographic showing Quantum Software Engineer responsibilities and salary ranges across eight career levels in the quantum software field.

What is the average base salary?

**This data is based on the salaries of jobs we post and is updated every six months.**

Location

Low

High

Average

Entry - Senior

Asia

82000

142000

112000

$80,000 - $138,000

Europe

76000

135000

105000

€74,000 - €132,000

America

95000

160000

127000

$92,000 - $158,000

Remote

90000

155000

122000

$88,000 - $152,000

Min. Qualifications

Bachelor's in Computer Science or Software Engineering; experience with quantum programming languages and software development.

What You Need to Know

What qualifications are needed to become a Quantum Software Engineer?

A bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering is required. Experience in quantum programming languages, system architecture, software development, and performance optimization techniques is valuable as well.

What does a Quantum Software Engineer do?

A Quantum Software Engineer builds quantum computing infrastructure. This includes compilers, control systems, simulators, and middleware, that translates quantum circuits into hardware instructions for quantum processors.

What is the average salary for a Quantum Software Engineer?

Quantum Software Engineers earn $80,000-$160,000 globally. American positions averaging $127,000. European roles around €105,000, while remote positions at $122,000 annually.

What tools do Quantum Software Engineers work with?

They work with quantum SDKs like Qiskit and Cirq. They also work with programming languages like Python and C++, compiler frameworks, cloud platforms, and hardware control systems for superconducting or ion-trap processors.