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 2,901 to 2,950 of 4,289
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Base salary $104,000 to $160,800Annual base, USD
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Base salary $128,600 to $214,400Annual base, USD
View job: Sr Staff QA Engineer Apply for Sr Staff QA Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $111,100 to $185,100Annual base, USD
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Base salary $111,100 to $185,100Annual base, USD
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Base salary $205K to $245KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Development Engineer in Test Apply for Senior Software Development Engineer in Test on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $217,600 to $290,500Annual base, USD
View job: Sr. MTS Software Engineer - Identity Apply for Sr. MTS Software Engineer - Identity on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $196,800 to $262,700Annual base, USD
View job: GitHub Enterprise Platform Engineer Apply for GitHub Enterprise Platform Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $172,000 to $229,600Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer - Golang Apply for Senior Software Engineer - Golang on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $243,500Annual base, USD
View job: Vice President, Product and Software Security Apply for Vice President, Product and Software Security on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $173,500Annual 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 From $159,200Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Development Engineer 5 Apply for Senior Software Development Engineer 5 on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $159,200Annual base, USD
View job: Senior AI Systems Engineer — C++ / Applied AI Apply for Senior AI Systems Engineer — C++ / Applied AI on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $159,200Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Development Engineer 5 Apply for Senior Software Development Engineer 5 on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $159,200Annual base, USD
View job: Sr Full Stack Engineer, Creator Services Apply for Sr Full Stack Engineer, Creator Services on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $159,200Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Development Engineer 5 Apply for Senior Software Development Engineer 5 on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $159,200Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Development Engineer Apply for Staff Software Development Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $147,900Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Engineering Manager | iOS Video Applications Apply for Senior Engineering Manager | iOS Video Applications on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $139KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Backend Engineer – Cloud Platform Apply for Senior Backend Engineer – Cloud Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $139KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Development Engineer 4 Apply for Software Development Engineer 4 on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $139KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer – Adobe Experience Platform Apply for Software Engineer – Adobe Experience Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $139KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Development Engineer Apply for Software Development Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $139KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Developer Engineer 3/4 Apply for Software Developer Engineer 3/4 on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $139KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Software Engineer Apply for Sr. Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $182K to $228KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Search Platform - Backend Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Search Platform - Backend on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $156K to $195KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Android Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Android on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $156K to $195KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Frontend Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Frontend on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $156K to $195KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Platform Engineering Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Platform Engineering on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $165,600Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, AI Authoring Apply for Senior Software Engineer, AI Authoring on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $157,800Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Developer Apply for Staff Software Developer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $157,800Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Backend Engineer, Ads Recommendation System Apply for Staff Backend Engineer, Ads Recommendation System on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $135,800Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Backend Engineer, Ads Privacy Apply for Senior Backend Engineer, Ads Privacy on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $239,400 to $266,000Annual base, USD
View job: Sr Staff Software Engineer Apply for Sr Staff Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $150KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Development Engineer, Platform Apply for Senior Software Development Engineer, Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $130KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior DevOps Engineer - Arena Apply for Senior DevOps Engineer - Arena on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $115,100 to $189,200Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Test Automation Engineer Apply for Senior Test Automation Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $117,920 to $176,300Annual 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 From $212KAnnual base, USD
View job: Vice President, Software Engineering Apply for Vice President, Software Engineering on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $176,500 to $262,350Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer - Backend Python Apply for Staff Software Engineer - Backend Python on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $176,500 to $262,350Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer - Web Full Stack Apply for Staff Software Engineer - Web Full Stack on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $132,240 to $208,800Annual base, USD
View job: Multicloud / DevOps Engineer Apply for Multicloud / DevOps Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $155,250 to $258,750Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Electrical Engineering Manager Apply for Senior Electrical Engineering Manager on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $115K to $180KAnnual base, USD
View job: Principal Measurement & Test Engineer Apply for Principal Measurement & Test Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $110KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Software Test Engineer - Firmware Apply for Sr. Software Test Engineer - Firmware on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $145K to $236KAnnual base, USD
View job: Principal Lead Field Applications Engineer – Processor IP, Software, and Custom Silicon Apply for Principal Lead Field Applications Engineer – Processor IP, Software, and Custom Silicon on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $120K to $300KAnnual base, USD
View job: Manager, Staff Software Engineering - HYBRID Apply for Manager, Staff Software Engineering - HYBRID on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $110K to $230KAnnual 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 $110K to $260KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Staff Software Engineer (Backend) - Billing Platform *HYBRID* Apply for Senior Staff Software Engineer (Backend) - Billing Platform *HYBRID* on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $105K to $230KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, AI Agent Platform Apply for Senior Software Engineer, AI Agent Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $105K to $215KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer - Full Stack Apply for Senior Software Engineer - Full Stack on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $166,500 to $291,400Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer-Voice Connectivity Apply for Staff Software Engineer-Voice Connectivity 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 |
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| 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.

