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 2,951 to 3,000 of 4,289
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Base salary $200K to $220KAnnual base, USD
View job: Lead Platform Engineer Apply for Lead Platform Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $163K to $279KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Growth Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Growth on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $108,900Annual base, USD
View job: Lead Systems Engineer Apply for Lead Systems Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $108,900 to $145,200Annual base, USD
View job: Test Engineer, Lead Apply for Test Engineer, Lead on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $285,600Annual base, USD
View job: Distinguished Software Engineer, AI Software & Platform (Hybrid) Apply for Distinguished Software Engineer, AI Software & Platform (Hybrid) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $241,400Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer Apply for Principal Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $241,400Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer Apply for Principal Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $192,400Annual base, USD
View job: Sr. Staff SWE - Splunk Security Core AI Agentic SOC (hybrid) Apply for Sr. Staff SWE - Splunk Security Core AI Agentic SOC (hybrid) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $192,400Annual base, USD
View job: Technical Leader, Site Reliability Engineer Apply for Technical Leader, Site Reliability Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $192,400Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Staff Software Engineer - AI/Security Platform Apply for Senior Staff Software Engineer - AI/Security Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $166,300Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineering Technical Leader - Hardware Diagnostic Engineer Apply for Software Engineering Technical Leader - Hardware Diagnostic Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $166,300Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineering Technical Leader - Wireless Apply for Software Engineering Technical Leader - Wireless on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $166,300Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineering Technical Leader Apply for Software Engineering Technical Leader on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $149,100Annual base, USD
View job: Senior QA Automation Engineer - Networking L2/L3 Apply for Senior QA Automation Engineer - Networking L2/L3 on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $149,100Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Data Pipelines Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Data Pipelines on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $149,100Annual 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 $149,100Annual base, USD
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Base salary From $149,100Annual base, USD
View job: ASIC Test Engineer (Onsite) Apply for ASIC Test Engineer (Onsite) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $149,100Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Development Test Engineer (Remote) Apply for Senior Software Development Test Engineer (Remote) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $149,100Annual 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 $149,100Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Embedded Software Engineer Apply for Senior Embedded Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $149,100Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer (Remote) Apply for Senior Software Engineer (Remote) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $149,100Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Site Reliability Engineer – Observability Apply for Senior Site Reliability Engineer – Observability on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $149,100Annual base, USD
View job: Senior QA Automation Engineer - Networking L2/L3 Apply for Senior QA Automation Engineer - Networking L2/L3 on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $149,100Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Cloud Engineer (DBRE) Apply for Senior Cloud Engineer (DBRE) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $149,100Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer - Cisco IOS-XE (Hybrid) Apply for Senior Software Engineer - Cisco IOS-XE (Hybrid) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $149,100Annual base, USD
View job: Senior QA Engineer - Networking L2/L3 Apply for Senior QA Engineer - Networking L2/L3 on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $149,100Annual 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 $138,100Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Cisco Cloud Control / Catalyst Center Apply for Software Engineer, Cisco Cloud Control / Catalyst Center on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $138,100Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - CHG (Hybrid) Apply for Software Engineer - CHG (Hybrid) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $136,500Annual base, USD
View job: Photonic Test Engineer Apply for Photonic Test Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $165KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Systems Engineer Apply for Senior Systems Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $135K to $185KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Embedded Software Engineer Apply for Senior Embedded Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160K to $280KAnnual base, USD
View job: Guidance Software Engineer Apply for Guidance Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $286,200Annual base, USD
View job: Sr. Staff Software Engineer - Card Tech Apply for Sr. Staff Software Engineer - Card Tech on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $286,200Annual base, USD
View job: Sr. Staff Software Engineer - Card Tech Apply for Sr. Staff Software Engineer - Card Tech on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $244,700Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer - Card Tech Apply for Staff Software Engineer - Card Tech on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $130,700 to $261,300Annual base, USD
View job: Manager, Test Automation Apply for Manager, Test Automation on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $130,700 to $261,300Annual base, USD
View job: Sr Staff Embedded Software Engineer Apply for Sr Staff Embedded Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $130,700 to $261,300Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Architect Pleasanton, CA / Sunnyvale, CA Apply for Principal Software Architect Pleasanton, CA / Sunnyvale, CA on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $114K to $228KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Software Product Owner Apply for Sr. Software Product Owner 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 Mobile Engineer - iOS Apply for Staff Mobile Engineer - iOS on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $114K to $228KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior DevOps Engineer Apply for Senior DevOps 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: Sr. Embedded Software Engineer Apply for Sr. Embedded Software 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: 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 $114K to $228KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Engineer, Software Apply for Staff Engineer, Software 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 Mobile Engineer - Android Apply for Staff Mobile Engineer - Android 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 Systems Engineer Apply for Staff 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 Full Stack Engineer - Pleasanton, CA / Sunnyvale, CA Apply for Staff Full Stack Engineer - Pleasanton, CA / Sunnyvale, CA on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $100K to $200KAnnual 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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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.