Median salary
$185,425
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$156.8k – $215k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
49.1%
1,405 of 2,864 roles
Live roles
2,864
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Okta for AI Agents
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer - Okta for AI Agents
Head of Corporate Engineering
Senior Staff Engineer, AMP
Staff Software Engineer, Hyperscale Build Infrastructure
Principal Engineer, AI Serving Framework Architect (Software)
Principal Engineer, CPU Architecture & Performance Research
Principal Engineer, RTL Power Macromodeling
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 564 |
Relativity Space
|
$156,750 | 160 |
|
Databricks
|
$222,325 | 85 |
PsiQuantum
|
$148,750 | 44 |
Vast
|
$182,500 | 36 |
Zscaler
|
$187,000 | 32 |
|
Samsung Semiconductor
|
$208,000 | 30 |
Divergent
|
$173,943 | 25 |
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How much do Software Engineer roles in California pay?
The median salary for Software Engineer roles in California is $185,425 per year. Most pay falls between $156,750 (25th percentile) and $215,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $134,000 to $234,800.
These figures are computed live from 2,864 active Software Engineer roles in California on JobsRadar, of which 1,405 (49.1%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Software Engineer roles in California include Okta, Databricks, MongoDB and Everpure.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.