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 2,851 to 2,900 of 4,289
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Base salary $120K to $140KAnnual base, USD
View job: Powertrain Test Engineer Apply for Powertrain Test Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $120K to $160KAnnual base, USD
View job: Test Engineer, Vehicle Integration (Software) Apply for Test Engineer, Vehicle Integration (Software) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $120K to $160KAnnual base, USD
View job: Systems Engineer, ADAS Apply for Systems Engineer, ADAS on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $238K to $285KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Engineering Manager, Analytics and Applied AI Apply for Sr. Engineering Manager, Analytics and Applied AI on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $238K to $285KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Engineering Manager - Full Stack Apply for Sr. Engineering Manager - Full Stack on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $172K to $198KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Site Reliability Engineer Apply for Sr. Site Reliability Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $172K to $198KAnnual 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 $172K to $198KAnnual 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 $172K to $198KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Software Engineer - Container Security Apply for Sr. Software Engineer - Container Security on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $143K to $164KAnnual 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 $200KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $100K to $150KAnnual base, USD
View job: Machine Learning Engineer Apply for Machine Learning Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $200K to $300KAnnual 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 $250KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $200K to $400KAnnual 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 $200K to $400KAnnual base, USD
View job: Member of Technical Staff, Developer Relations Apply for Member of Technical Staff, Developer Relations on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $200K to $400KAnnual base, USD
View job: Member of Technical Staff, Production Site Reliability Engineer Apply for Member of Technical Staff, Production Site Reliability Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $250K to $270KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Staff Software Engineer - Agent Marketplace Apply for Senior Staff Software Engineer - Agent Marketplace on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $275KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Konnect Core Platform Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Konnect Core Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $287K to $485KAnnual 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 $287K to $485KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Backend Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Backend on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $287K to $485KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Fullstack Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Fullstack on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $249K to $405KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Infrastructure Engineer Apply for Senior Infrastructure Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $249K to $405KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Fullstack Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Fullstack on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $249K to $405KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Backend Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Backend on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $158K to $235KAnnual 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 $158K to $235KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Fullstack Apply for Software Engineer, Fullstack on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $158K to $235KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Backend Apply for Software Engineer, Backend on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $130,600 to $192,000Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, ML Infrastructure (MDX) Apply for Software Engineer, ML Infrastructure (MDX) 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 $114K to $228KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff AI/ML Platform Engineer Apply for Staff AI/ML Platform Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $156,400 to $253,000Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Engineer Software - Front End (Prisma AIRS) Apply for Principal Engineer Software - Front End (Prisma AIRS) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $117,200Annual base, USD
View job: GovCloud Software Engineer Apply for GovCloud Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $248,830 to $348,362Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Network and Platform Software Engineer Apply for Senior Network and Platform Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $248,830 to $348,362Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer - TeraWave PoP Control-Plane Network Services Apply for Senior Software Engineer - TeraWave PoP Control-Plane Network Services on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $230,773 to $323,082Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Embedded Software Engineer Apply for Principal Embedded Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $230,398 to $322,557Annual base, USD
View job: Sr Software Engineer – Secure Signing Infrastructure Apply for Sr Software Engineer – Secure Signing Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $197,529 to $276,540Annual base, USD
View job: Embedded Software Engineer IV Apply for Embedded Software Engineer IV on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $192,051 to $268,870Annual base, USD
View job: Simulation Software Engineer, RF & DSP - Terawave Apply for Simulation Software Engineer, RF & DSP - Terawave on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $192,051 to $268,870Annual base, USD
View job: Firmware Engineer, Security Apply for Firmware Engineer, Security on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $149,700 to $278,100Annual base, USD
View job: Product Engineering Manager - Commercial Pharma US Targeting, Recommendation, Optimization and Measurement Apply for Product Engineering Manager - Commercial Pharma US Targeting, Recommendation, Optimization and Measurement 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 Software Engineer-Voice AI Agent Prompting Apply for Senior Staff Software Engineer-Voice AI Agent Prompting on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $130K to $175KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer (Mission Applications) Apply for Software Engineer (Mission Applications) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160K to $240KAnnual base, USD
View job: DevOps Engineering Manager Apply for DevOps Engineering Manager on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160K to $240KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Backend Server Engineer Apply for Staff Backend Server 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 Software Engineer Apply for Senior Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $210KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Security & Test Engineer - Device OS (PKI & Firmware Security) Apply for Sr. Security & Test Engineer - Device OS (PKI & Firmware Security) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $210KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior iOS Engineer – Payments & Hardware Integrations Apply for Senior iOS Engineer – Payments & Hardware Integrations on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $210KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr Fullstack Engineer Apply for Sr Fullstack Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $210KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Front-End/Full Stack Developer Apply for Sr. Front-End/Full Stack Developer 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.

