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 2,151 to 2,200 of 4,289
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Base salary $231,444 to $282,876Annual base, USD
View job: Datacenter System Software Architect Apply for Datacenter System Software Architect on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $178,848 to $218,592Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - FPGA-Accelerated RTL Simulation Apply for Software Engineer - FPGA-Accelerated RTL Simulation on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $158,760 to $194,040Annual base, USD
View job: Design Verification Infrastructure Engineer - Platform Apply for Design Verification Infrastructure Engineer - Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $158,760 to $194,040Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Application Engineer Apply for Staff Software Application Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $139,752 to $170,808Annual base, USD
View job: Platform Technologies Language & Frontend Design Engineer Apply for Platform Technologies Language & Frontend Design Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $197,300Annual base, USD
View job: Staff iOS Developer Experience Engineer - Slack Apply for Staff iOS Developer Experience Engineer - Slack on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $197,300Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $172,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Android Accessibility Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Android Accessibility on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $172,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Identity Security Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Identity Security on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $160,100Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer(Distributed Systems) Apply for Senior Software Engineer(Distributed Systems) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $143,800 to $267,000Annual base, USD
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Base salary $100K to $135KAnnual base, USD
View job: Backend Process Engineer Apply for Backend Process Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $230KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, TorchPass Product Engineering Apply for Senior Software Engineer, TorchPass Product Engineering on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $210KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Systems Engineer - AI Infrastructure Apply for Senior Systems Engineer - AI Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160K to $260KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Payments Product Lead Apply for Software Engineer, Payments Product Lead on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160K to $260KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Platform Infrastructure Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Platform Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Trading Product Apply for Software Engineer, Trading Product on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $190K to $240KAnnual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer Apply for Principal Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $190K to $240KAnnual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer - Data Platform Apply for Principal Software Engineer - Data Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $175K to $195KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer Apply for Senior Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $215KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Robotics Software Engineer Apply for Staff Robotics Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $180KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Full Stack Engineer Apply for Senior Full Stack Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $155K to $180KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - AI Security Product Apply for Software Engineer - AI Security Product on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $190K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Full Stack Engineer Apply for Senior Full Stack Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $200K to $400KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer Apply for Staff Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $300KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $170K to $300KAnnual base, USD
View job: Infrastructure Engineer Apply for Infrastructure Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160K to $250KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $100K to $198KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Variant Classification Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Variant Classification on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $255,850Annual base, USD
View job: GPU Software Engineer Apply for GPU Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $220,920Annual base, USD
View job: GPU Engineering Manager Apply for GPU Engineering Manager on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $160,980Annual base, USD
View job: Product Manager – AI Software and Solution Apply for Product Manager – AI Software and Solution on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $149,750Annual base, USD
View job: Senior AI Software Development Engineer Apply for Senior AI Software Development Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $128,880Annual base, USD
View job: GPU Software Development Engineer Apply for GPU Software Development Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $111,030Annual base, USD
View job: GPU Software Development Engineer Apply for GPU Software Development Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170K to $272KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Principal Software Engineer Apply for Sr. Principal Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $147,000 to $224,250Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer Apply for Principal Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $147,000 to $224,250Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Staff Embedded Software Engineer Apply for Senior Staff Embedded Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $147,000 to $224,250Annual base, USD
View job: Development Engineer, Principal. (DevOps) Apply for Development Engineer, Principal. (DevOps) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $141K to $215KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Manager, Software Engineering Apply for Senior Manager, Software Engineering on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $141,000 to $239,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Manager, Software Engineering (Mission Systems) Apply for Senior Manager, Software Engineering (Mission Systems) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $122,500 to $187,000Annual base, USD
View job: Lead Software Engineer Apply for Lead Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $117,500 to $179,250Annual base, USD
View job: Manufacturing Engineering Manager Apply for Manufacturing Engineering Manager on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $100,500 to $153,250Annual base, USD
View job: Software QA Automation Engineer, III Apply for Software QA Automation Engineer, III on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $100,500 to $153,250Annual base, USD
View job: Sr. Systems Engineer Apply for Sr. Systems Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $100,500 to $153,250Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer Apply for Senior Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $100,500 to $153,250Annual base, USD
View job: Systems Engineer III Apply for Systems Engineer III on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $100,500 to $153,250Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Engineer - Test Engineer Apply for Senior Engineer - Test Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $195K to $215KAnnual base, USD
View job: Product Management Director, Software Apply for Product Management Director, Software on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: AI Platform Engineer Apply for AI Platform Engineer 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 747
- Finance & Accounting in California 660
- Sales in California 649
- IT & Security in California 522
- 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.