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 2,551 to 2,600 of 4,289
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Base salary $164,600 to $241,450Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Systems Engineer, HV Battery Software Apply for Staff Systems Engineer, HV Battery Software on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $158,400 to $217,800Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Engineer, Charging Software Testing Apply for Senior Engineer, Charging Software Testing on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $158,400 to $217,800Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Systems Engineer, Charging Systems Apply for Senior Systems Engineer, Charging Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $158,400 to $217,800Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer - Battery Software Apply for Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer - Battery Software on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $144K to $198KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Design Validation and Test Engineer Apply for Sr. Design Validation and Test Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $144K to $198KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Design Validation and Test Engineer Apply for Sr. Design Validation and Test Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $144K to $198KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Design Validation and Test Engineer Apply for Sr. Design Validation and Test Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $134,700 to $185,240Annual base, USD
View job: Perception Software Engineer, Autonomous Driving Apply for Perception Software Engineer, Autonomous Driving on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $190K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Product Apply for Staff Software Engineer, 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: Staff Frontend Engineer Apply for Staff Frontend Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $190K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Platform Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Platform 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 Software Engineer, Product Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Product on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170K to $210KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Platform Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $230K to $270KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Agent Handler Apply for Engineering Manager, Agent Handler on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $190K to $265KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Backend Engineer Apply for Senior Backend Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $190K to $265KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Platform Engineer Apply for Senior Platform Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $130K to $200KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $148K to $250KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $148K to $230KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Infrastructure Apply for Software Engineer, Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $300KAnnual base, USD
View job: Tech Lead Manager - Full Stack Apply for Tech Lead Manager - Full Stack on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170K to $210KAnnual 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 $100K to $180KAnnual base, USD
View job: Systems Test Engineer - Contract Apply for Systems Test Engineer - Contract on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $100K to $300KAnnual base, USD
View job: Robotics Software Engineer Apply for Robotics Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $220K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Platform Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $220K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Product Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Product on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170K to $220KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Product Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Product on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170K to $220KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Platform Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $130K to $170KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - Test Automation (SDET) Apply for Software Engineer - Test Automation (SDET) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $195K to $345KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Inference Apply for Software Engineer, Inference on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170K to $360KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - Data Infrastructure Apply for Software Engineer - Data Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $126K to $147KAnnual base, USD
View job: Editor + Motion Graphics Apply for Editor + Motion Graphics on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170K to $296KAnnual base, USD
View job: Principal Full-Stack Developer - Core Apply for Principal Full-Stack Developer - Core on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170K to $296KAnnual base, USD
View job: Principal Full-Stack Developer - Platform & Infrastructure Apply for Principal Full-Stack Developer - Platform & Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $265KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Development Manager, AI Builder Tools Apply for Software Development Manager, AI Builder Tools on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $132K to $262KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior AI Platform Engineer Apply for Senior AI Platform Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $120K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Full-Stack Developer - IAM Apply for Full-Stack Developer - IAM on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $215KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineering Manager-Continuous Identity Apply for Software Engineering Manager-Continuous Identity on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $130K to $185KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Operating Systems Apply for Software Engineer, Operating Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $192,400Annual base, USD
View job: Lead Site Reliability Engineer, FedRAMP - ThousandEyes(Hybrid) Apply for Lead Site Reliability Engineer, FedRAMP - ThousandEyes(Hybrid) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $175KAnnual base, USD
View job: Application Engineer - Trucking Apply for Application Engineer - Trucking on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $220K to $405KAnnual base, USD
View job: Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Enterprise Agent Evals & Efficiency) Apply for Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Enterprise Agent Evals & Efficiency) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $320K to $485KAnnual base, USD
View job: Principal Engineer Capacity/Compute Apply for Principal Engineer Capacity/Compute on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160K to $180KAnnual base, USD
View job: Product Engineer (data privacy SaaS, backend focus) Apply for Product Engineer (data privacy SaaS, backend focus) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $180KAnnual base, USD
View job: Product Engineer (data privacy SaaS, frontend focus) Apply for Product Engineer (data privacy SaaS, frontend focus) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $180KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer (Full-Stack, Frontend Focus) Apply for Software Engineer (Full-Stack, Frontend Focus) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $190K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Forward Deployed Engineering Manager Apply for Forward Deployed Engineering Manager on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $240KAnnual base, USD
View job: Backend Engineer - Infrastructure Apply for Backend Engineer - Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $215KAnnual base, USD
View job: Fullstack Software Engineer Apply for Fullstack Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $240KAnnual base, USD
View job: Frontend Software Engineer Apply for Frontend Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170K to $220KAnnual base, USD
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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.