Software Development Engineer Salaries in California
How much does a Software Development Engineer make in California?
Software Development Engineers in California earn $76,000 annually on average, or $39.00 per hour, which is 15% more than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Software Development Engineers work for Coraid at $120,000 annually while the lowest paid Software Development Engineers work for Mentor Graphics earning approximately $50,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$100K University of Southern California's Average Software Development Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$19K (20%) more than national average Software Development Engineer salary ($81K)
+$62K (89%) more than average University of Southern California salary ($38K)
Equal to average University of Southern California Software Development Engineer salary ($100K) in California
$81K Dell's Average Software Development Engineer Salary (8 salaries)
Equal to national average Software Development Engineer salary ($81K)
+$20K (28%) more than average Dell salary ($61K)
+$17K (18%) more than average Dell Software Development Engineer salary ($81K) in California
$83K Forcepoint LLC's Average Software Development Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$2K (2%) more than national average Software Development Engineer salary ($81K)
-$8K (9%) less than average Forcepoint LLC salary ($91K)
Equal to average Forcepoint LLC Software Development Engineer salary ($83K) in California
$76K McAfee's Average Software Development Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
-$5K (6%) less than national average Software Development Engineer salary ($81K)
-$9K (11%) less than average McAfee salary ($85K)
+$5K (6%) more than average McAfee Software Development Engineer salary ($76K) in California
$70K AOL's Average Software Development Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
-$11K (14%) less than national average Software Development Engineer salary ($81K)
-$15K (19%) less than average AOL salary ($85K)
Equal to average AOL Software Development Engineer salary ($70K) in California
$59K Fiserv's Average Software Development Engineer Salary (4 salaries)
-$22K (31%) less than national average Software Development Engineer salary ($81K)
-$1K (1%) less than average Fiserv salary ($60K)
+$11K (17%) more than average Fiserv Software Development Engineer salary ($59K) in California
$69K Mitchell International's Average Software Development Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
-$12K (16%) less than national average Software Development Engineer salary ($81K)
+$8K (12%) more than average Mitchell International salary ($61K)
Equal to average Mitchell International Software Development Engineer salary ($69K) in California
$53K Experian's Average Software Development Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
-$28K (41%) less than national average Software Development Engineer salary ($81K)
-$22K (34%) less than average Experian salary ($75K)
Equal to average Experian Software Development Engineer salary ($53K) in California
$54K Mentor Graphics' Average Software Development Engineer Salary (8 salaries)
-$27K (40%) less than national average Software Development Engineer salary ($81K)
-$36K (50%) less than average Mentor Graphics salary ($90K)
-$4K (7%) less than average Mentor Graphics Software Development Engineer salary ($54K) in California
$51K Quantitative Medical Systems' Average Software Development Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
-$30K (45%) less than national average Software Development Engineer salary ($81K)
-$20K (32%) less than average Quantitative Medical Systems salary ($71K)
-$1K (1%) less than average Quantitative Medical Systems Software Development Engineer salary ($51K) in California
Top companies for Software Development Engineer in California
Below is the total pay for the top 10 highest paying companies for Software Development Engineer in California
| Coraid | $120K | 1 salary |
| University of Southern California | $100K | 1 salary |
| Dell | $98K | 1 salary |
| Forcepoint LLC | $83K | 1 salary |
| McAfee | $81K | 1 salary |
| AOL | $70K | 1 salary |
| Fiserv | $70K | 1 salary |
| Mitchell International | $69K | 1 salary |
| Experian | $53K | 1 salary |
| Mentor Graphics | $50K | 1 salary |
Highest paying cities for Software Development Engineer in California
Redwood City, CA
$120K per year
1 salary > Marina del Rey, CA
$100K per year
1 salary > Santa Clara, CA
$89K per year
2 salaries > San Diego, CA
$76K per year
2 salaries > San Mateo, CA
$70K per year
1 salary > San Jose, CA
$70K per year
1 salary > Costa Mesa, CA
$53K per year
1 salary > Fremont, CA
$50K per year
1 salary > Emeryville, CA
$50K per year
1 salary >
$120K per year
1 salary > Marina del Rey, CA
$100K per year
1 salary > Santa Clara, CA
$89K per year
2 salaries > San Diego, CA
$76K per year
2 salaries > San Mateo, CA
$70K per year
1 salary > San Jose, CA
$70K per year
1 salary > Costa Mesa, CA
$53K per year
1 salary > Fremont, CA
$50K per year
1 salary > Emeryville, CA
$50K per year
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