Software engineering jobs in California with a published base of $100K+
Published pay at a glance
4,289 open postings from 497 employers, as of .
- Median published starting base
- $176K
- Median midpoint of published ranges
- $218K
- Half of postings publish a starting base between
- $149,100 and $203K
- Median published range width
- $70K
- Publish a starting base of $150K+
- 74%
- Publish a starting base of $200K+
- 29%
- $100K - $125K344
- $125K - $150K758
- $150K - $175K973
- $175K - $200K983
- $200K - $225K535
- $225K - $250K274
- $250K - $275K197
- $275K - $300K105
- $300K - $325K35
- $325K - $350K30
- $350K - $375K2
- $375K - $400K14
- $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 1,651 to 1,700 of 4,289
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Base salary $125K to $175KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer (Platform Team) Apply for Software Engineer (Platform Team) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $195KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Data (Starlink) Apply for Software Engineer, Data (Starlink) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $195KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, C++ (Simulations) Apply for Software Engineer, C++ (Simulations) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $195KAnnual base, USD
View job: Application Software Engineer, Launch Software Apply for Application Software Engineer, Launch Software on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $175KAnnual base, USD
View job: Site Reliability Engineer, GNC Apply for Site Reliability Engineer, GNC on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $175KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, High Performance Computing Apply for Software Engineer, High Performance Computing on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $195KAnnual base, USD
View job: Application Software Engineer Apply for Application Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $195KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Simulations (Vehicle Engineering) Apply for Software Engineer, Simulations (Vehicle Engineering) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $175KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer (Starshield) Apply for Software Engineer (Starshield) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $175KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Vehicle Operations (Starshield) Apply for Software Engineer, Vehicle Operations (Starshield) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $175KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer (Special Projects) - Top Secret Clearance Apply for Software Engineer (Special Projects) - Top Secret Clearance on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $175KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer (Starlink) Apply for Software Engineer (Starlink) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $195KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield) Apply for Software Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $195KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Data - Top Secret Clearance (Starlink) Apply for Software Engineer, Data - Top Secret Clearance (Starlink) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $195KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer (Application Software) Apply for Software Engineer (Application Software) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $195KAnnual base, USD
View job: Application Software Engineer, Applied AI Apply for Application Software Engineer, Applied AI on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $175KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, C++ (Dragon) Apply for Software Engineer, C++ (Dragon) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $175KAnnual base, USD
View job: Site Reliability Engineer (Raptor) Apply for Site Reliability Engineer (Raptor) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $195KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Simulation Apply for Software Engineer, Simulation on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $195KAnnual base, USD
View job: Full Stack Software Engineer Apply for Full Stack Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $195KAnnual base, USD
View job: Site Reliability Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield) Apply for Site Reliability Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $195KAnnual base, USD
View job: New Graduate Engineer, Software (Starfall) Apply for New Graduate Engineer, Software (Starfall) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $195KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer (AI Data Engineering) Apply for Software Engineer (AI Data Engineering) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $195KAnnual base, USD
View job: Full Stack Software Engineer, Platform Apply for Full Stack Software Engineer, Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $195KAnnual base, USD
View job: Full Stack Engineer (Application Software) Apply for Full Stack Engineer (Application Software) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $175KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Satellite Systems (Starshield) Apply for Software Engineer, Satellite Systems (Starshield) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Linux Kernel (Starlink) Apply for Software Engineer, Linux Kernel (Starlink) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $195KAnnual base, USD
View job: Full Stack Software Engineer, Internal Systems Apply for Full Stack Software Engineer, Internal Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $175KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Flight Software (Starship) Apply for Software Engineer, Flight Software (Starship) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $195KAnnual base, USD
View job: AI Software Engineer (Vehicle Engineering) Apply for AI Software Engineer (Vehicle Engineering) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $175KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Components (Starshield) Apply for Software Engineer, Components (Starshield) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $195KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Internal Applications Apply for Software Engineer, Internal Applications on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $175KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Propulsion Simulation & Data Analysis Apply for Software Engineer, Propulsion Simulation & Data Analysis on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $195KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Telemetry (Starlink) Apply for Software Engineer, Telemetry (Starlink) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $175KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Embedded Software (Starshield) Apply for Software Engineer, Embedded Software (Starshield) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $175KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Network Observability (Starlink) Apply for Software Engineer, Network Observability (Starlink) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $195KAnnual base, USD
View job: Full Stack Software Engineer, Developer Systems Apply for Full Stack Software Engineer, Developer Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $210KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, CDN (Starlink) Apply for Software Engineer, CDN (Starlink) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Supercomputer Network (Starlink) Apply for Software Engineer, Supercomputer Network (Starlink) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $175KAnnual base, USD
View job: Full Stack Software Engineer (Build Reliability) Apply for Full Stack Software Engineer (Build Reliability) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $195KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer (Components) Apply for Software Engineer (Components) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $120K to $170KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, C++ (Raptor) Apply for Software Engineer, C++ (Raptor) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $100K to $160KAnnual base, USD
View job: Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software) Apply for Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $100K to $160KAnnual base, USD
View job: Integration & Test Engineer (Falcon) Apply for Integration & Test Engineer (Falcon) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $100K to $140KAnnual base, USD
View job: Integration & Test Engineer (Fairings) Apply for Integration & Test Engineer (Fairings) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $100K to $160KAnnual base, USD
View job: Test Engineer, Powertrain Components (Starship) Apply for Test Engineer, Powertrain Components (Starship) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $100K to $160KAnnual base, USD
View job: Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software) Apply for Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $241,400Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer, AI Defense (Hybrid) Apply for Principal Software Engineer, AI Defense (Hybrid) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $166,300Annual base, USD
View job: Embedded Software Technical Leader Apply for Embedded Software Technical Leader on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $178KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Specs Lenses C++, Level 5 Apply for Software Engineer, Specs Lenses C++, Level 5 on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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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.
| Employer | Open postings | Median published starting base |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | 51 | $405K |
| Kikoff | 3 | $307K |
| Lambda | 15 | $296K |
| Capital One | 3 | $286,200 |
| Wayve | 21 | $275K |
| OpenAI | 45 | $266K |
| Afterquery | 4 | $255K |
| Cartesia | 5 | $250K |
| Unify | 4 | $250K |
| Ivo | 9 | $249K |
Where these jobs are
Most postings by state: California (4,289).
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.
Related pages
- All jobs in California
- All software engineering jobs
- Engineering (non-software) in California 2,090
- Product in California 859
- Program & Project Management in California 749
- Marketing in California 748
- Finance & Accounting in California 660
- Sales in California 649
- IT & Security in California 520
- HR & Recruiting in California 516
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.