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$78K NASA's Average Software Engineer Salary (25 salaries)
+$7K (9%) more than national average Software Engineer salary ($71K)
+$13K (18%) more than average NASA salary ($65K)
-$30K (47%) less than average NASA Software Engineer salary ($78K) in California
+$7K (8%) more than average NASA Software Engineer salary ($78K) in California
+$62K (56%) more than average NASA Software Engineer salary ($78K) in California
+$62K (56%) more than average NASA Software Engineer salary ($78K) in California
$71K TEKsystems' Average Software Engineer Salary (44 salaries)
Equal to national average Software Engineer salary ($71K)
+$11K (16%) more than average TEKsystems salary ($60K)
+$31K (35%) more than average TEKsystems Software Engineer salary ($71K) in California
$101K Blizzard Entertainment's Average Software Engineer Salary (4 salaries)
+$30K (34%) more than national average Software Engineer salary ($71K)
+$61K (86%) more than average Blizzard Entertainment salary ($40K)
-$21K (23%) less than average Blizzard Entertainment Software Engineer salary ($101K) in California
-$21K (23%) less than average Blizzard Entertainment Software Engineer salary ($101K) in California
-$16K (17%) less than average Blizzard Entertainment Software Engineer salary ($101K) in California
+$59K (45%) more than average Blizzard Entertainment Software Engineer salary ($101K) in California
$66K Samsung's Average Software Engineer Salary (22 salaries)
-$5K (7%) less than national average Software Engineer salary ($71K)
-$4K (5%) less than average Samsung salary ($70K)
+$14K (19%) more than average Samsung Software Engineer salary ($66K) in California
+$44K (50%) more than average Samsung Software Engineer salary ($66K) in California
+$46K (51%) more than average Samsung Software Engineer salary ($66K) in California
$87K Allied Telesis' Average Software Engineer Salary (3 salaries)
+$16K (20%) more than national average Software Engineer salary ($71K)
Equal to average Allied Telesis salary ($87K)
+$13K (13%) more than average Allied Telesis Software Engineer salary ($87K) in California
$100K ARUP Laboratories' Average Software Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$29K (33%) more than national average Software Engineer salary ($71K)
+$45K (58%) more than average ARUP Laboratories salary ($55K)
Equal to average ARUP Laboratories Software Engineer salary ($100K) in California
$100K Beautylish's Average Software Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$29K (33%) more than national average Software Engineer salary ($71K)
Equal to average Beautylish salary ($100K)
Equal to average Beautylish Software Engineer salary ($100K) in California
$100K Byprice's Average Software Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$29K (33%) more than national average Software Engineer salary ($71K)
Equal to average Byprice salary ($100K)
Equal to average Byprice Software Engineer salary ($100K) in California
$74K CBS Broadcasting's Average Software Engineer Salary (8 salaries)
+$3K (4%) more than national average Software Engineer salary ($71K)
+$24K (38%) more than average CBS Broadcasting salary ($50K)
+$26K (29%) more than average CBS Broadcasting Software Engineer salary ($74K) in California
$100K Edmodo's Average Software Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$29K (33%) more than national average Software Engineer salary ($71K)
+$14K (15%) more than average Edmodo salary ($86K)
Equal to average Edmodo Software Engineer salary ($100K) 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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