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 3,101 to 3,150 of 4,289
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Base salary $180K to $260KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior/Staff Site Reliability Engineer Apply for Senior/Staff Site Reliability Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $260KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Perception Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Perception on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $240KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior AI Infrastructure Engineer Apply for Senior AI Infrastructure 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: Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer Apply for Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $260KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Infrastructure/DevOps Engineer Apply for Staff Infrastructure/DevOps Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Controls Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Controls on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $260KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Motion Planning Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Motion Planning on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170K to $260KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer – Localization (Visual Odometry) Apply for Senior Software Engineer – Localization (Visual Odometry) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170K to $240KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior/Staff Full-Stack Engineer, Simulation Platform Apply for Senior/Staff Full-Stack Engineer, Simulation Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160K to $260KAnnual base, USD
View job: Embedded Software Engineer, Drive-By-Wire Apply for Embedded Software Engineer, Drive-By-Wire on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160K to $260KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior V&V Engineer – Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) & Simulation Apply for Senior V&V Engineer – Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) & Simulation on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $442K to $527KAnnual 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 $425,000 to $537,200Annual 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 $255K to $527KAnnual 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 $232,200 to $282,700Annual base, USD
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Base salary $207,000 to $360,700Annual base, USD
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Base salary $195K to $408KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Ad Serving Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Ad Serving on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $231K to $318KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Engineering Manager - Discovery Apply for Senior Engineering Manager - Discovery on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $243,400 to $446,200Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Director, Engineering & Applied Science - VenturaOS Apply for Senior Director, Engineering & Applied Science - VenturaOS on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $226,138 to $227,000Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer II Apply for Software Engineer II on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $110K to $160KAnnual 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 $212K to $260KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Assistance Engineering Apply for Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Assistance Engineering on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $200K to $227KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Trust Apply for Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Trust on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $200K to $227KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Trust Apply for Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Trust on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $250K to $300KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Consumption Billing & Revenue Platform Apply for Software Engineer, Consumption Billing & Revenue Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $250K to $350KAnnual base, USD
View job: Tech Lead Manager, AI Evaluations Apply for Tech Lead Manager, AI Evaluations on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $210K to $300KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, APIs & Context Platform Apply for Software Engineer, APIs & Context Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $200K to $270KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure Apply for Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $200K to $300KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Storage Apply for Software Engineer, Storage on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $210KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Agentic Runtime Apply for Software Engineer, Agentic Runtime on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $300KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Data Foundations Apply for Software Engineer, Data Foundations on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $175K to $270KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, AI/ML Infrastructure Apply for Software Engineer, AI/ML Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $265KAnnual 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 $140K to $220KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Developer Productivity Apply for Software Engineer, Developer Productivity on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $265KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Product Backend Apply for Software Engineer, Product Backend on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $265KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, AI & Security Apply for Software Engineer, AI & Security on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $115K to $260KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Frontend Apply for Software Engineer, Frontend on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $245K to $270KAnnual base, USD
View job: Head of Hardware Design Apply for Head of Hardware Design on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $183K to $250KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $183K to $250KAnnual 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 $183K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Agentic Products Apply for Software Engineer, Agentic Products on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $183K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Product Engineer, Front End Apply for Product Engineer, Front End on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $183K to $248KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $141,380 to $224,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Robotics Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Robotics on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $141,380 to $224,500Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Architect, Robotics & AI Apply for Staff Software Architect, Robotics & AI on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $198K to $320KAnnual base, USD
View job: Principal Systems Engineer Apply for Principal Systems 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 Systems Engineer Apply for Senior Systems Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Systems Engineer, Algorithm Development - Effectors Apply for Senior Systems Engineer, Algorithm Development - Effectors on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $141K to $194KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior PCB Systems Engineer Apply for Senior PCB Systems Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $193KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Applied AI Apply for Software Engineer, Applied AI 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 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.

