Software Engineer Salaries in California

Updated Sept 24, 2023
US$164,771 /yr
Average Base Pay

461,238 salaries

Additional Cash Compensation
AverageUS$34,222RangeUS$19,849 - US$62,626
The average salary for Software Engineer is US$164,771 per year in the California. The average additional cash compensation for a Software Engineer in the California is US$34,222, with a range from US$25,666 - US$47,910. Salaries estimates are based on 461238 salaries submitted anonymously to Glassdoor by Software Engineer employees in California.

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in California

US$164,771 /yr
Software Engineer
US$193,579 /yr
Senior Software Engineer
US$213,668 /yr
Software Engineer IV
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Job TitleSalary
Software EngineerUS$164,771 /yr
Senior Software EngineerUS$193,579 /yr
Software Engineer IVUS$213,668 /yr

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US$164,771 /yr
Software Engineer
US$193,579 /yr
Senior Software Engineer
US$213,668 /yr
Software Engineer IV
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What is the salary trajectory for a Software Engineer?

Job TitleSalary
Software EngineerUS$164,771 /yr
Senior Software EngineerUS$193,579 /yr
Software Engineer IVUS$213,668 /yr

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Google
4.4

Google

Software Engineer

US$246,445

 /yr
Range: US$168K - US$376K
19,250 salaries
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US$168K

US$376K

US$167,951 - US$375,657 Range

Meta
3.9

Meta

Software Engineer

US$273,214

 /yr
Range: US$183K - US$423K
9,217 salaries
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US$183K

US$423K

US$183,211 - US$422,870 Range

Cisco Systems
4.4

Cisco Systems

Software Engineer

US$200,531

 /yr
Range: US$140K - US$296K
5,420 salaries
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US$140K

US$296K

US$139,715 - US$295,549 Range

Qualcomm
4.1

Qualcomm

Software Engineer

US$173,290

 /yr
Range: US$118K - US$261K
4,345 salaries
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US$118K

US$261K

US$117,571 - US$261,066 Range

NVIDIA
4.6

NVIDIA

Software Engineer

US$198,935

 /yr
Range: US$137K - US$295K
3,744 salaries
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US$137K

US$295K

US$136,961 - US$294,795 Range

Oracle
3.9

Oracle

Software Developer

US$156,809

 /yr
Range: US$112K - US$219K
3,405 salaries
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US$112K

US$219K

US$112,028 - US$219,492 Range

Intel Corporation
4.1

Intel Corporation

Software Engineer

US$200,552

 /yr
Range: US$136K - US$304K
2,449 salaries
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US$136K

US$304K

US$136,217 - US$303,655 Range

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Uber
3.9

Uber

Software Engineer

US$217,844

 /yr
Range: US$142K - US$343K
2,347 salaries
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US$142K

US$343K

US$142,347 - US$342,913 Range

Apple
4.2

Apple

Software Engineer

US$222,946

 /yr
Range: US$152K - US$338K
2,297 salaries
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US$152K

US$338K

US$152,059 - US$338,043 Range

Yahoo
4.1

Yahoo

Software Engineer

US$214,227

 /yr
Range: US$146K - US$324K
2,196 salaries
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US$146K

US$324K

US$145,906 - US$323,977 Range

Quora, Inc.
4.4

Quora, Inc.

Software Engineer

US$143,281

 /yr
Range: US$100K - US$205K
2,036 salaries
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US$100K

US$205K

US$99,919 - US$205,461 Range

Applied Materials
4.1

Applied Materials

Software Engineer

US$200,080

 /yr
Range: US$136K - US$303K
1,802 salaries
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US$136K

US$303K

US$135,854 - US$303,275 Range

LinkedIn
4.2

LinkedIn

Software Engineer

US$227,307

 /yr
Range: US$157K - US$341K
1,738 salaries
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US$157K

US$341K

US$157,363 - US$340,567 Range

Intuit
4.5

Intuit

Software Engineer

US$189,781

 /yr
Range: US$134K - US$277K
1,269 salaries
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US$134K

US$277K

US$134,320 - US$276,582 Range

Microsoft
4.3

Microsoft

Software Engineer

US$207,732

 /yr
Range: US$147K - US$304K
1,211 salaries
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US$147K

US$304K

US$146,588 - US$304,166 Range

Amazon
3.7

Amazon

Software Engineer

US$217,833

 /yr
Range: US$147K - US$334K
1,106 salaries
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US$147K

US$334K

US$146,875 - US$333,719 Range

Fujitsu
3.7

Fujitsu

Software Engineer

US$139,311

 /yr
Range: US$96K - US$203K
1,066 salaries
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US$96K

US$203K

US$96,175 - US$203,365 Range

Salesforce
4.1

Salesforce

Software Engineer

US$193,300

 /yr
Range: US$135K - US$284K
966 salaries
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US$135K

US$284K

US$135,418 - US$284,314 Range

Pinterest
3.8

Pinterest

Software Engineer

US$204,970

 /yr
Range: US$144K - US$301K
724 salaries
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US$144K

US$301K

US$143,974 - US$300,636 Range

Oracle
3.9

Oracle

Software Engineer

US$182,066

 /yr
Range: US$129K - US$262K
692 salaries
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US$129K

US$262K

US$128,597 - US$262,294 Range

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