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 3,951 to 4,000 of 4,289
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Base salary $194K to $267KAnnual 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 $194K to $267KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $194K to $267KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, MacOS Apply for Staff Software Engineer, MacOS on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $194K to $267KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer - UI Platform Apply for Staff Software Engineer - UI Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $194K to $267KAnnual 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 $165,000 to $226,600Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer - Core Infrastructure Apply for Senior Software Engineer - Core Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $223K to $308KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Engineer, Growth Apply for Staff Engineer, Growth on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $199K to $275KAnnual base, USD
View job: Tech Lead Manager, Cards Apply for Tech Lead Manager, Cards on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $199K to $275KAnnual base, USD
View job: Tech Lead Manager, Human Agent Tooling Apply for Tech Lead Manager, Human Agent Tooling on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $199K to $275KAnnual base, USD
View job: Tech Lead Manager, Spending, Savings, & Investing Apply for Tech Lead Manager, Spending, Savings, & Investing on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $164K to $227KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Growth Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Growth on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $164K to $227KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, AI Enablement Apply for Senior Software Engineer, AI Enablement on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $133K to $184KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Growth Apply for Software Engineer, Growth on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $133K to $184KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Lending Apply for Software Engineer, Lending on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $133K to $184KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Membership Experience Apply for Software Engineer, Membership Experience on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $230K to $280KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Product and Agentic Platform Apply for Engineering Manager, Product and Agentic Platform 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, Labs Apply for Software Engineer, Labs 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, AI Apply for Software Engineer, AI 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, Platform Apply for Software Engineer, Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $226K to $283KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Distributed Systems Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Distributed Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $226K to $283KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Product Apply for Engineering Manager, Product on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $226K to $283KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Product Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Product on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $188K to $235KAnnual 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 $150K to $225KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - Solutions Apply for Software Engineer - Solutions on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $230KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Software Engineer, Backend Apply for Sr. Software Engineer, Backend 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, Applied AI Apply for Software Engineer, Applied AI on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $200K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, AI Tooling Apply for Senior Software Engineer, AI Tooling 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 Software Engineer, AI Tooling Apply for Staff Software Engineer, AI Tooling on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $182K to $310KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Backend Engineer, Agentic AI Apply for Staff Backend Engineer, Agentic AI on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $300KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Mobile Engineer, Foundation Apply for Staff Mobile Engineer, Foundation 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 Site Reliability Engineer, Spend Apply for Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Spend on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $158K to $225KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Growth Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Growth on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $158K to $225KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Frontend Engineer, Growth Apply for Senior Frontend Engineer, Growth on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $245KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Backend Engineer, Agentic AI Apply for Senior Backend Engineer, Agentic AI on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $147K to $280KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Frontend Engineer, Spend Apply for Senior Frontend Engineer, Spend on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $120K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Agentic AI Apply for Software Engineer, Agentic AI on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $260K to $290KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - Platform/Applied AI Apply for Software Engineer - Platform/Applied AI on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $260K to $290KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - RL Environments Apply for Software Engineer - RL Environments on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $250K to $350KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - Platform Infrastructure Apply for Software Engineer - Platform Infrastructure 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 - Marketplace Apply for Software Engineer - Marketplace on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $220KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Behavior Planning Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Behavior Planning on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $130K to $180KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Early Career (SF) Apply for Software Engineer, Early Career (SF) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $176K to $220KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Lyft Business Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Lyft Business on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $148K to $185KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Lyft Business Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Lyft Business on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $148K to $185KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior AI Software Engineer, Risk - Insurance Claims Management Apply for Senior AI Software Engineer, Risk - Insurance Claims Management on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $148K to $185KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer - iOS Apply for Senior Software Engineer - iOS on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $128K to $160KAnnual base, USD
View job: Backend Software Engineer, Airports Apply for Backend Software Engineer, Airports on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $217,000 to $303,900Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Site Reliability Engineer, Ads Apply for Staff Site Reliability Engineer, Ads on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $190,800 to $267,100Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Core Platform Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Core Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $190,800 to $267,100Annual base, USD
View job: Senior iOS Engineer, Media Experience Apply for Senior iOS Engineer, Media Experience 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.
