Software Engineer Salaries in California
How much does a Software Engineer make in California?
Software Engineers in California earn $88,000 annually on average, or $34.00 per hour, which is 33% more than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Software Engineers work for Cisco Systems at $313,000 annually while the lowest paid Software Engineers work for Devsinc earning approximately $9,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$61K Symitar's Average Software Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
-$10K (15%) less than national average Software Engineer salary ($71K)
-$1K (1%) less than average Symitar salary ($62K)
Equal to average Symitar Software Engineer salary ($61K) in California
$60K Ascom Timeplex's Average Software Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
-$11K (16%) less than national average Software Engineer salary ($71K)
+$2K (3%) more than average Ascom Timeplex salary ($58K)
Equal to average Ascom Timeplex Software Engineer salary ($60K) in California
$60K Autologue Computer Systems' Average Software Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
-$11K (16%) less than national average Software Engineer salary ($71K)
+$4K (6%) more than average Autologue Computer Systems salary ($56K)
Equal to average Autologue Computer Systems Software Engineer salary ($60K) in California
$60K Broderbund's Average Software Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
-$11K (16%) less than national average Software Engineer salary ($71K)
Equal to average Broderbund salary ($60K)
Equal to average Broderbund Software Engineer salary ($60K) in California
$60K CADAM Drafting's Average Software Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
-$11K (16%) less than national average Software Engineer salary ($71K)
-$45K (54%) less than average CADAM Drafting salary ($105K)
Equal to average CADAM Drafting Software Engineer salary ($60K) in California
$60K CommPower's Average Software Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
-$11K (16%) less than national average Software Engineer salary ($71K)
Equal to average CommPower salary ($60K)
Equal to average CommPower Software Engineer salary ($60K) in California
$71K Copart's Average Software Engineer Salary (3 salaries)
Equal to national average Software Engineer salary ($71K)
+$23K (38%) more than average Copart salary ($48K)
-$11K (16%) less than average Copart Software Engineer salary ($71K) in California
$73K Gateway's Average Software Engineer Salary (4 salaries)
+$2K (2%) more than national average Software Engineer salary ($71K)
+$8K (11%) more than average Gateway salary ($65K)
-$13K (19%) less than average Gateway Software Engineer salary ($73K) in California
$71K General Electric's Average Software Engineer Salary (26 salaries)
Equal to national average Software Engineer salary ($71K)
+$6K (8%) more than average General Electric salary ($65K)
-$11K (16%) less than average General Electric Software Engineer salary ($71K) in California
$56K Impinj's Average Software Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
-$15K (23%) less than national average Software Engineer salary ($71K)
-$4K (6%) less than average Impinj salary ($60K)
+$4K (6%) more than average Impinj Software Engineer salary ($56K) in California
Top companies for Software Engineer in California
Below is the total pay for the top 10 highest paying companies for Software Engineer in California
| VMware | $220K | 1 salary |
| Entertainment Partners | $208K | 1 salary |
| Kateeva | $200K | 1 salary |
| Interana | $180K | 1 salary |
| Macy's | $160K | 1 salary |
| Aruba Networks | $157K | 2 salaries |
| PennyMac | $157K | 1 salary |
| Dimension Software | $150K | 1 salary |
| Gap Inc | $150K | 1 salary |
| Petuum | $150K | 1 salary |
Highest paying cities for Software Engineer in California
Moorpark, CA
$157K per year
1 salary > Highland, CA
$130K per year
1 salary > Ladera Ranch, CA
$125K per year
1 salary > Brea, CA
$120K per year
1 salary > Newark, CA
$114K per year
3 salaries > Walnut Creek, CA
$110K per year
2 salaries > San Ramon, CA
$110K per year
2 salaries > Santa Barbara, CA
$110K per year
2 salaries > Oceanside, CA
$110K per year
1 salary >
$157K per year
1 salary > Highland, CA
$130K per year
1 salary > Ladera Ranch, CA
$125K per year
1 salary > Brea, CA
$120K per year
1 salary > Newark, CA
$114K per year
3 salaries > Walnut Creek, CA
$110K per year
2 salaries > San Ramon, CA
$110K per year
2 salaries > Santa Barbara, CA
$110K per year
2 salaries > Oceanside, CA
$110K per year
1 salary >
Software Engineer Salaries by By Cities
- Agoura Hills
- Aliso Viejo
- Anaheim
- Arcadia
- Azusa
- Beverly Hills
- Brea
- Brentwood
- Buena Park
- Burbank
- Calabasas
- California City
- Camarillo
- Campbell
- Canoga Park
- Carlsbad
- Carpinteria
- Carson
- City of Industry
- Claremont
- Concord
- Costa Mesa
- Culver City
- Cupertino
- Delhi
- Dublin
- El Cajon
- El Segundo
- Emeryville
- Fairfield
- Folsom
- Foster City
- Fremont
- Fresno
- Fullerton
- Garden Grove
- Glendale
- Grass Valley
- Guadalupe
- Hacienda Heights
- Highland
- Huntington Beach
- Irvine
- La Jolla
- Ladera Ranch
- Lake Forest
- Lakewood
- Lancaster
- Long Beach
- Los Altos
- Los Angeles
- Los Gatos
- Marina del Rey
- Menlo Park
- Merced
- Milpitas
- Mission Viejo
- Monrovia
- Moorpark
- Mountain View
- Nevada City
- Newark
- Newbury Park
- Newport Beach
- North Hollywood
- Northridge
- Novato
- Oakland
- Oceanside
- Orange
- Palmdale
- Palo Alto
- Pasadena
- Pleasanton
- Poway
- Rancho Cucamonga
- Redondo Beach
- Redwood City
- Riverside
- Rosemead
- Roseville
- Sacramento
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- San Gabriel
- San Jose
- San Mateo
- San Ramon
- Santa Ana
- Santa Barbara
- Santa Clara
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Monica
- Santa Rosa
- Seal Beach
- Sherman Oaks
- Simi Valley
- Stanton
- Summerland
- Sunnyvale
- Sylmar
- Temecula
- Torrance
- Tustin
- Universal City
- Valencia
- Venice
- Walnut Creek
- Westlake Village
- Woodland Hills
Software Engineer Salaries in Other States
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
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