Staff Software Engineer Salaries in California
How much does a Staff Software Engineer make in California?
Staff Software Engineers in California earn $122,000 annually on average, or $49.00 per hour, which is 85% more than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Staff Software Engineers work for Kateeva at $190,000 annually while the lowest paid Staff Software Engineers work for Synopsys earning approximately $40,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$100K BEA Systems' Average Staff Software Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
Equal to national average Staff Software Engineer salary ($101K)
+$9K (9%) more than average BEA Systems salary ($91K)
+$10K (9%) more than average BEA Systems Staff Software Engineer salary ($100K) in California
$118K Samsung's Average Staff Software Engineer Salary (4 salaries)
+$17K (15%) more than national average Staff Software Engineer salary ($101K)
+$48K (51%) more than average Samsung salary ($70K)
-$8K (7%) less than average Samsung Staff Software Engineer salary ($118K) in California
$98K IBM's Average Staff Software Engineer Salary (104 salaries)
-$3K (3%) less than national average Staff Software Engineer salary ($101K)
+$21K (24%) more than average IBM salary ($77K)
-$8K (8%) less than average IBM Staff Software Engineer salary ($98K) in California
+$12K (11%) more than average IBM Staff Software Engineer salary ($98K) in California
$50K Orca Systems' Average Staff Software Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
-$51K (67%) less than national average Staff Software Engineer salary ($101K)
-$30K (46%) less than average Orca Systems salary ($80K)
Equal to average Orca Systems Staff Software Engineer salary ($50K) in California
$85K Synopsys' Average Staff Software Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
-$16K (17%) less than national average Staff Software Engineer salary ($101K)
-$6K (6%) less than average Synopsys salary ($91K)
-$45K (72%) less than average Synopsys Staff Software Engineer salary ($85K) in California
Top companies for Staff Software Engineer in California
Below is the total pay for the top 10 highest paying companies for Staff Software Engineer in California
| Kateeva | $190K | 1 salary |
| Quicken | $173K | 1 salary |
| UserTesting | $165K | 1 salary |
| BAE Systems | $140K | 1 salary |
| Kulicke & Soffa | $131K | 1 salary |
| ASPEED Technology | $130K | 1 salary |
| Brocade | $130K | 1 salary |
| Integrated Device Technology | $130K | 1 salary |
| Lockheed Martin | $130K | 1 salary |
| PayPal | $130K | 1 salary |
Highest paying cities for Staff Software Engineer in California
Newark, CA
$190K per year
1 salary > Menlo Park, CA
$173K per year
1 salary > Santa Clara, CA
$140K per year
1 salary > Santa Ana, CA
$131K per year
1 salary > Sunnyvale, CA
$130K per year
1 salary > San Francisco, CA
$128K per year
3 salaries > San Jose, CA
$126K per year
5 salaries > Milpitas, CA
$120K per year
1 salary > Encinitas, CA
$90K per year
1 salary >
$190K per year
1 salary > Menlo Park, CA
$173K per year
1 salary > Santa Clara, CA
$140K per year
1 salary > Santa Ana, CA
$131K per year
1 salary > Sunnyvale, CA
$130K per year
1 salary > San Francisco, CA
$128K per year
3 salaries > San Jose, CA
$126K per year
5 salaries > Milpitas, CA
$120K per year
1 salary > Encinitas, CA
$90K per year
1 salary >
Staff Software Engineer Salaries by By Cities
- Encinitas
- Menlo Park
- Milpitas
- Mountain View
- Newark
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- San Jose
- Santa Ana
- Santa Clara
- Sunnyvale
Staff Software Engineer Salaries in Other States
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