Six Figure Work

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

Published pay at a glance

4,298 open postings from 498 employers, as of .

Median published starting base
$176K
Median midpoint of published ranges
$218,900
Half of postings publish a starting base between
$149,100 and $202K
Median published range width
$70K
Publish a starting base of $150K+
74%
Publish a starting base of $200K+
29%
Published starting base, number of postings in each range
  1. $100K - $125K344
  2. $125K - $150K758
  3. $150K - $175K981
  4. $175K - $200K983
  5. $200K - $225K535
  6. $225K - $250K275
  7. $250K - $275K197
  8. $275K - $300K105
  9. $300K - $325K35
  10. $325K - $350K30
  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

1,716 of these postings were first seen by us in the last 7 days.

Jobs 451 to 500 of 4,298

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

See all 4,298 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
Anthropic51$405K
Kikoff3$307K
Lambda15$296K
Capital One3$286,200
Wayve21$275K
OpenAI45$266K
Afterquery4$255K
Cartesia5$250K
Unify4$250K
Ivo9$249K

Where these jobs are

Most postings by state: California (4,298).

Of the 31% of postings that state a workplace: 2% remote, 50% hybrid, 47% 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.