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 3,551 to 3,600 of 4,289
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Base salary $200K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - Enterprise Engineering Apply for Software Engineer - Enterprise Engineering 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, Product Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Product 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, Distributed Systems Apply for Software Engineer, Distributed Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $200K to $290KAnnual base, USD
View job: Member of Technical Staff, Nexus Apply for Member of Technical Staff, Nexus on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $210KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $175K to $220KAnnual base, USD
View job: Member of Technical Staff, Full Stack Apply for Member of Technical Staff, Full Stack on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $225K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Agents (Foundation Agents) Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Agents (Foundation Agents) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $210K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Audit (Full Stack) Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Audit (Full Stack) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $190K to $215KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Audit (Full Stack) Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Audit (Full Stack) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $190K to $220KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Agents (Foundation Agents) Apply for Software Engineer, Agents (Foundation Agents) 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 or Staff Infrastructure Engineer Apply for Senior or Staff Infrastructure Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170K to $300KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Agents (Internal Audit) Apply for Software Engineer, Agents (Internal Audit) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160K to $280KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Internal Audit (All Levels) Apply for Software Engineer, Internal Audit (All Levels) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $130K to $240KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Quality & Automation Apply for Software Engineer, Quality & Automation on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $147K to $204KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $145K to $255KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Architect - Mobile Apply for Software Architect - Mobile on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $145K to $260KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $140K to $180KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $116K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) Apply for Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $109K to $194KAnnual base, USD
View job: DevOps Engineer Backend Apply for DevOps Engineer Backend on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $109K to $194KAnnual base, USD
View job: DevOps Engineer Mobile Apply for DevOps Engineer Mobile on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $350KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Security Apply for Software Engineer, Security on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $350KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Web Crawling Apply for Software Engineer, Web Crawling on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $350KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Knowledge Engine – Data Infrastructure Apply for Software Engineer, Knowledge Engine – Data Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $350KAnnual 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 $180K to $350KAnnual 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 $100K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Intern Apply for Software Engineer, Intern on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $225,378 to $304,924Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Full Stack (Enterprise Lifecycle) (High Seniority) Apply for Software Engineer, Full Stack (Enterprise Lifecycle) (High Seniority) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $195K to $265KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Tools and Automation Apply for Software Engineer, Tools and Automation on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $194,369 to $265,388Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Agents Apply for Software Engineer, Agents on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $173K to $234KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Platform (Developer Experience) Apply for Software Engineer, Platform (Developer Experience) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, AI Platform Apply for Software Engineer, AI Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $200KAnnual 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 $155K to $175KAnnual 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 $250K to $300KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer - Applied AI Apply for Staff Software Engineer - Applied AI on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $250K to $300KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Systems Engineer - Core Apply for Staff Systems Engineer - Core on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $250K to $300KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Systems Engineer - Network Apply for Staff Systems Engineer - Network 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 - Backend Apply for Software Engineer - Backend 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 Firmware Engineer - Motor Controls Apply for Staff Firmware Engineer - Motor Controls 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 - Robotic Controls Apply for Senior Software Engineer - Robotic Controls on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $200K to $280KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Firmware Engineer - Charger Apply for Staff Firmware Engineer - Charger on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $190K to $280KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior to Staff AI Product Engineer Apply for Senior to Staff AI Product Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $190K to $230KAnnual 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 $190K to $230KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Technical Program Manager, Platform Apply for Staff Technical Program Manager, Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $190K to $280KAnnual base, USD
View job: Principal Tools Engineer, Simulation Apply for Principal Tools Engineer, Simulation on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $190K to $230KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Build Engineer, Automated Build & Release Apply for Senior Build Engineer, Automated Build & Release on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $175K to $225KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer - NEO Reliability Apply for Senior Software Engineer - NEO Reliability on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $175K to $225KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer - Product Apply for Senior Software Engineer - Product on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $175K to $215KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Frontend Engineer Apply for Senior Frontend Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $137,861 to $250,000Annual base, USD
View job: Product Security Engineer Apply for Product Security 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 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.