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$44K CalAmp's Average Software Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
-$27K (46%) less than national average Software Engineer salary ($71K)
-$34K (55%) less than average CalAmp salary ($78K)
Equal to average CalAmp Software Engineer salary ($44K) in California
$45K IDC Technologies, Inc's Average Software Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
-$26K (44%) less than national average Software Engineer salary ($71K)
-$20K (36%) less than average IDC Technologies, Inc salary ($65K)
-$12K (30%) less than average IDC Technologies, Inc Software Engineer salary ($45K) in California
+$10K (20%) more than average IDC Technologies, Inc Software Engineer salary ($45K) in California
$36K App Academy's Average Software Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
-$35K (65%) less than national average Software Engineer salary ($71K)
-$6K (15%) less than average App Academy salary ($42K)
+$6K (15%) more than average App Academy Software Engineer salary ($36K) in California
$40K Crowd Interactive's Average Software Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
-$31K (55%) less than national average Software Engineer salary ($71K)
Equal to average Crowd Interactive salary ($40K)
Equal to average Crowd Interactive Software Engineer salary ($40K) in California
$71K Ericsson's Average Software Engineer Salary (49 salaries)
Equal to national average Software Engineer salary ($71K)
-$9K (11%) less than average Ericsson salary ($80K)
-$31K (55%) less than average Ericsson Software Engineer salary ($71K) in California
$40K Hiend Software's Average Software Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
-$31K (55%) less than national average Software Engineer salary ($71K)
Equal to average Hiend Software salary ($40K)
Equal to average Hiend Software Software Engineer salary ($40K) in California
$41K Music Mastermind's Average Software Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
-$30K (53%) less than national average Software Engineer salary ($71K)
-$54K (79%) less than average Music Mastermind salary ($95K)
-$1K (2%) less than average Music Mastermind Software Engineer salary ($41K) in California
$58K OfficeTeam's Average Software Engineer Salary (3 salaries)
-$13K (20%) less than national average Software Engineer salary ($71K)
+$28K (63%) more than average OfficeTeam salary ($30K)
-$18K (36%) less than average OfficeTeam Software Engineer salary ($58K) in California
$76K Sony Online Entertainment's Average Software Engineer Salary (6 salaries)
+$5K (6%) more than national average Software Engineer salary ($71K)
+$15K (21%) more than average Sony Online Entertainment salary ($61K)
-$36K (62%) less than average Sony Online Entertainment Software Engineer salary ($76K) in California
$40K WordSmart Corp.'s Average Software Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
-$31K (55%) less than national average Software Engineer salary ($71K)
-$15K (31%) less than average WordSmart Corp. salary ($55K)
Equal to average WordSmart Corp. Software Engineer salary ($40K) 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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