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 3,501 to 3,550 of 4,289
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Base salary $120K to $175KAnnual base, USD
View job: Autonomy Integration Engineer (Drone Stack) Apply for Autonomy Integration Engineer (Drone Stack) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $120K to $252KAnnual base, USD
View job: Product Manager - Developer Tooling Apply for Product Manager - Developer Tooling on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $120K to $180KAnnual base, USD
View job: Autonomy Verification Engineer Apply for Autonomy Verification Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $118K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Embedded Firmware Validation Engineer Apply for Embedded Firmware Validation Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $118K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: System Safety Engineer, Autonomy Trucking Apply for System Safety Engineer, Autonomy Trucking on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $115K to $222KAnnual base, USD
View job: Technical Program Manager - Vehicle OS Apply for Technical Program Manager - Vehicle OS on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $115K to $222KAnnual base, USD
View job: Technical Program Manager Apply for Technical Program Manager on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $115K to $222KAnnual base, USD
View job: Customer Technical Program Manager, Vehicle OS Apply for Customer Technical Program Manager, Vehicle OS on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $115K to $222KAnnual base, USD
View job: Technical Program Manager - Offroad Apply for Technical Program Manager - Offroad on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $115K to $220KAnnual base, USD
View job: Mapping Operations Lead Apply for Mapping Operations Lead on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $115K to $175KAnnual base, USD
View job: Associate Customer Technical Program Manager - Vehicle OS Apply for Associate Customer Technical Program Manager - Vehicle OS on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $110K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: OTA Validation Engineer Apply for OTA Validation Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $250K to $350KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $180K to $300KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer (Agent Platform) Apply for Software Engineer (Agent Platform) 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 (Dashboard) - San Francisco Apply for Software Engineer (Dashboard) - San Francisco 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 (Core Infrastructure) Apply for Software Engineer (Core 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: 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 $160K to $190KAnnual 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 $145K to $175KAnnual base, USD
View job: Forward Deployed Software Engineer (Los Angeles) Apply for Forward Deployed Software Engineer (Los Angeles) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $230K to $300KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Agentic Core Apply for Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Agentic Core on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $220K to $290KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior/Staff Software Engineer, AI Insights Apply for Senior/Staff Software Engineer, AI Insights on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170K to $200KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $110K to $150KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $210K to $240KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Site Reliability Engineer Apply for Senior Site Reliability Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $200K to $230KAnnual 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 $200K to $280KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior/Staff Software Engineer Apply for Senior/Staff Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $400KAnnual base, USD
View job: Exceptional Software Engineer Apply for Exceptional Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $270KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Data Infra Apply for Software Engineer, Data Infra on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Applications Apply for Software Engineer, Applications on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $120K to $200KAnnual 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 $300K to $350KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $260K to $300KAnnual 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 $240K to $300KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer - Security Apply for Staff Software Engineer - Security on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $240K to $300KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure 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 - Integrations Apply for Senior Software Engineer - Integrations 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 $175K to $235KAnnual base, USD
View job: Revenue Operations/GTM Engineer Apply for Revenue Operations/GTM Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $185K to $215KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Engineering Applications Apply for Software Engineer, Engineering Applications on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170K to $250KAnnual 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 $250K to $375KAnnual base, USD
View job: Tech Lead, Product Engineering Apply for Tech Lead, Product Engineering on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $250K to $375KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Infrastructure Apply for Engineering Manager, Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $250K to $375KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Data Apply for Engineering Manager, Data on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Enterprise Engineer Apply for Enterprise 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: Software Engineer, Agent Harness Apply for Software Engineer, Agent Harness on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $230K to $300KAnnual 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 $175K to $275KAnnual 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 $235K to $260KAnnual 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 $225K to $325KAnnual 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 $220K to $280KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior/Staff Platform Engineer Apply for Senior/Staff Platform Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $200K to $350KAnnual 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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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 2,091
- 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.