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 2,201 to 2,250 of 4,289
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Base salary $120K to $160KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Firmware Engineer Apply for Senior Firmware Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $100K to $130KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr Engineer, Systems Software Automation Apply for Sr Engineer, Systems Software Automation on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $211,650 to $286,350Annual 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 $171,700 to $232,300Annual base, USD
View job: Lead Software Systems Engineer Apply for Lead Software Systems Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $135,150 to $182,850Annual base, USD
View job: Experienced Hardware Emulation Software Engineer Apply for Experienced Hardware Emulation Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $106,250 to $232,300Annual base, USD
View job: Embedded Software Engineer (Associate, Experienced, or Senior) Apply for Embedded Software Engineer (Associate, Experienced, or Senior) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $106,250 to $182,850Annual base, USD
View job: Software Systems Engineer (Associate or Experienced) Apply for Software Systems Engineer (Associate or Experienced) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $200K to $250KAnnual 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 $160K to $200KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $180K to $240KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Growth & KYB Team Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Growth & KYB Team on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $240KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Match Team Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Match Team on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $240KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, API and Data Delivery Apply for Senior Software Engineer, API and Data Delivery on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $167,100 to $226,000Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer- Software Architect Apply for Senior Software Engineer- Software Architect on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $152,400 to $206,200Annual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager Apply for Engineering Manager on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $149,400 to $202,000Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer- Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Apply for Senior Software Engineer- Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $142,550 to $192,900Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer- Data Engineering Apply for Senior Software Engineer- Data Engineering on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $138,125 to $186,900Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer- Application Development Apply for Senior Software Engineer- Application Development on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $106,500 to $177,500Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer- Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Apply for Software Engineer- Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $102,850 to $170,000Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer- Data Engineering Apply for Software Engineer- Data Engineering on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $307K to $352KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Infrastructure Engineer Apply for Staff Infrastructure Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $307K to $352KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Infrastructure Apply for Engineering Manager, Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $244K to $292KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Mobile Engineer – Kikoff Main App Apply for Senior Mobile Engineer – Kikoff Main App on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $200K to $250KAnnual 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 $110K to $200KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $266K to $298KAnnual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer, Mission Design Apply for Principal Software Engineer, Mission Design on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $240K to $267KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Onboard Compute Architecture Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Onboard Compute Architecture on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $240K to $265KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Simulation Infrastructure Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Simulation Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $240K to $265KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Compute Components Apply for Engineering Manager, Compute Components on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $240K to $265KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineering Manager, Flight Software Apply for Senior Software Engineering Manager, Flight Software on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $240K to $265KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineering Manager, Test Infrastructure Apply for Senior Software Engineering Manager, Test Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $232K to $261KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Image/ML Compute Architecture Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Image/ML Compute Architecture on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $218K to $243KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Information Systems Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Information Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $213K to $237KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Flight Software Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Flight Software on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $213K to $237KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Software Platform Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Software Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $213K to $237KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Flight Dynamics Software Engineer, Mission Planning Platform Apply for Senior Flight Dynamics Software Engineer, Mission Planning Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $213K to $237KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Test Infrastructure Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Test Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $213K to $237KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Simulation Infrastructure Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Simulation Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $197K to $218KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Camera Systems Engineer Apply for Senior Camera Systems Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $196K to $217KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Information Systems Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Information Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $196K to $217KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineering Manager, Information Systems Apply for Software Engineering Manager, Information Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $190K to $212KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Simulation Infrastructure Apply for Software Engineer, Simulation Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $190K to $212KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Flight Software Apply for Software Engineer, Flight Software on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $190K to $212KAnnual base, USD
View job: GPU Software Specialist, Onboard Compute Apply for GPU Software Specialist, Onboard Compute on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $190K to $212KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Frontend Apply for Software Engineer, Frontend on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $190K to $212KAnnual base, USD
View job: Platform Engineer, Onboard Compute Apply for Platform Engineer, Onboard Compute on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $190K to $212KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Customer Solutions Apply for Software Engineer, Customer Solutions on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $190K to $210KAnnual base, USD
View job: Product Manager II - Spacecraft Software Platform Apply for Product Manager II - Spacecraft Software Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $166K to $223KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Instrument Systems Engineer Apply for Senior Instrument Systems Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $151K to $172KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Entry-Level Apply for Software Engineer, Entry-Level on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $224K to $284KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Cluster Infrastructure Engineer Apply for Staff Cluster Infrastructure 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.