Six Figure Work

Software engineering jobs in California with a published base of $100K+

4,222 open software engineering jobs in California come from 490 employers, and each one has an employer-published base of $100K or more. Published starting bases run from $100K to $525,500, with a median of $176,800. The most openings: NVIDIA (359), Anduril Industries (220), SpaceX (195).

Published pay at a glance

4,222 open postings from 490 employers, as of .

Median published starting base
$176,800
Median midpoint of published ranges
$219,800
Half of postings publish a starting base between
$149,400 and $204K
Median published range width
$70K
Publish a starting base of $150K+
75%
Publish a starting base of $200K+
29%
Published starting base, number of postings in each range
  1. $100K - $125K327
  2. $125K - $150K737
  3. $150K - $175K956
  4. $175K - $200K967
  5. $200K - $225K537
  6. $225K - $250K274
  7. $250K - $275K195
  8. $275K - $300K104
  9. $300K - $325K39
  10. $325K - $350K31
  11. $350K - $375K2
  12. $375K - $400K14
  13. $400K+39

Because we list only ranges that start at $100K or more, these figures describe six-figure postings, not the whole job market.

New this week

1,688 of these postings were first seen by us in the last 7 days.

The 50 newest of 4,222 jobs

Newest first, by when we first saw the job. Each card shows the employer-published base range and links to the source.

See all 4,222 jobs, with sort options

Who publishes the highest base here

Employers ranked by median published starting base across their open postings here. Employers need at least 3 postings to be listed.

EmployerOpen postingsMedian published starting base
Anthropic54$405K
Lambda16$296K
Capital One3$286,200
Wayve22$275K
OpenAI46$266K
Afterquery4$255K
Cartesia5$250K
Unify4$250K
Asana4$249,500
Ivo9$249K

Where these jobs are

Most postings by state: California (4,222).

Of the 31% of postings that state a workplace: 2% remote, 50% hybrid, 48% on-site. 69% of postings do not state a workplace, so these shares describe only the postings that do.

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How to read these figures

Figures are employer-published annual base ranges in USD for postings open at last check. They are not offers and not total compensation, and they do not show what anyone is paid. Because we list only ranges that start at $100K or more, these figures describe six-figure postings, not the whole job market. Read the methodology.