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%
- $100K - $125K344
- $125K - $150K758
- $150K - $175K981
- $175K - $200K983
- $200K - $225K535
- $225K - $250K275
- $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 2,651 to 2,700 of 4,298
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Base salary $150K to $220KAnnual base, USD
View job: Founding Developer Relations Apply for Founding Developer Relations on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $110K to $190KAnnual base, USD
View job: Founding DevRel Engineer Apply for Founding DevRel Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160K to $240KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Platform Engineer (Embedded Linux) Apply for Senior Platform Engineer (Embedded Linux) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160K to $240KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Research Engineer Apply for Senior Research Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $120K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Backend Software Engineer Apply for Backend Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $120K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Full Stack Engineer Apply for Full Stack Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $120K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Systems Engineer (Rust) Apply for Systems Engineer (Rust) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $120K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: iOS Engineer, Graphics and Rendering Apply for iOS Engineer, Graphics and Rendering on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $210K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Firmware Engineer, Data Centers Apply for Firmware Engineer, Data Centers on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170K to $220KAnnual base, USD
View job: Backend Engineer, Data Centers Apply for Backend Engineer, Data Centers on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160K to $280KAnnual base, USD
View job: Backend Engineer, Models Apply for Backend Engineer, Models on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Machine Learning Engineer (Autonomy) Apply for Staff Machine Learning Engineer (Autonomy) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $220KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Full Stack Software Engineer Apply for Senior Full Stack Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Process Controls Engineer Apply for Staff Process Controls Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $180KAnnual base, USD
View job: Machine Learning Engineer (Autonomy) Apply for Machine Learning Engineer (Autonomy) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Software Engineer, Autonomy Apply for Sr. Software Engineer, Autonomy on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Software Engineer, Infrastructure Apply for Sr. Software Engineer, Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $173KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $250K to $400KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Applied AI Apply for Engineering Manager, Applied AI on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $250K to $400KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Fraud & Compliance Apply for Engineering Manager, Fraud & Compliance on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $250K to $500KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Search Systems - Code Data Apply for Software Engineer, Search Systems - Code Data on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $220K to $500KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Systems & Platform Applied AI Apply for Software Engineer, Systems & Platform Applied AI on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160K to $500KAnnual base, USD
View job: Infrastructure Software Engineer Apply for Infrastructure Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160K to $500KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Automation Apply for Software Engineer, Automation on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160K to $500KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Agents Apply for Software Engineer, Agents on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $145K to $285KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Enterprise Applied AI Apply for Software Engineer, Enterprise Applied AI on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $190,900 to $334,100Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Staff Platform Engineer - Kubernetes - Federal Apply for Senior Staff Platform Engineer - Kubernetes - Federal on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $171,900 to $300,800Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Staff Platform Engineer - Kubernetes - Federal Apply for Senior Staff Platform Engineer - Kubernetes - Federal on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $160KAnnual 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 $130K to $150KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Design Lead Apply for Senior Software Design Lead 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 Apply for Senior Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $190KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Full Stack Apply for Software Engineer, Full Stack on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $190KAnnual base, USD
View job: Mid-Level Site Reliability Engineer Apply for Mid-Level Site Reliability Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $120K to $140KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer II, General Apply for Software Engineer II, General on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $100K to $120KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer I, General Apply for Software Engineer I, General on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $142K to $162KAnnual base, USD
View job: IT Systems Engineer Apply for IT Systems Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $165K to $236KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Flight Software Engineer, Arc Vehicle Apply for Staff Flight Software Engineer, Arc Vehicle on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $161K to $221KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff GNC Engineer (Guidance) Apply for Staff GNC Engineer (Guidance) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $148K to $203KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Arc Vehicle Mechanical Apply for Engineering Manager, Arc Vehicle Mechanical on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $145K to $210KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Arc Vehicle Software Apply for Engineering Manager, Arc Vehicle Software on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $139K to $201KAnnual 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 $139K to $201KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Flight Software Engineer, Arc Vehicle Apply for Senior Flight Software Engineer, Arc Vehicle on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $139KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Ground Software Engineer Apply for Senior Ground Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $139K to $201KAnnual 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 $139K to $201KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Flight Software Engineer Apply for Senior Flight Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $106K to $150KAnnual base, USD
View job: Parachute Systems Engineer II Apply for Parachute Systems Engineer II on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $106KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $101K to $160KAnnual base, USD
View job: Ground Software Engineer II, Arc Vehicle Apply for Ground Software Engineer II, Arc Vehicle on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $101K to $160KAnnual base, USD
View job: Full Stack Engineer II Apply for Full Stack Engineer II on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $210K to $284KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Developer Advocate, Community & Events Apply for Staff Developer Advocate, Community & Events 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 (4,298).
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.
Related pages
- All jobs in California
- All software engineering jobs
- Engineering (non-software) in California 2,090
- Product in California 861
- Marketing in California 753
- Program & Project Management in California 750
- Finance & Accounting in California 666
- Sales in California 654
- IT & Security in California 521
- HR & Recruiting in California 520
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.
