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Software Engineer salary in California

A real-employer view of Software Engineer pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Software Engineer in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 25 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $179,000. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level II — qualified2$140,822
Level III — experienced1$181,293
Level IV — fully competent1$223,142

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Software Engineer in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Databricks, Inc.Sr. Software Engineer3$223,142
Meta Platforms, IncSoftware Engineer2$220,685
Banking Soft Solutions LLCSoftware Engineer2$141,440
Pike Solutions IncSoftware Engineer2$114,795
Zima International, Inc.Staff Software Engineer, Security2$221,100
KLA CorporationSoftware Engineer2$151,260
Mphasis CorporationSoftware Engineer2$180,000
Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, Inc.Senior Software Engineer, HPC1$114,795
Techgene Solutions, LLCSoftware Engineer1$86,500
LMI, INC.Software Engineer1$226,000

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Software Engineer at Meta Platforms, Inc
    $220,685
    Menlo ParkDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25356-500740
  • Software Engineer at Banking Soft Solutions LLC
    $141,440
    Santa ClaraDecided Dec 29, 2025I-200-25353-497941
  • Senior Software Engineer, HPC at Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, Inc.
    $114,795
    San FranciscoDecided Dec 29, 2025I-200-25353-499027
  • Software Engineer at Techgene Solutions, LLC
    $86,500
    IrvineDecided Dec 19, 2025I-200-25346-478556
  • Software Engineer at Pike Solutions Inc
    $114,795
    South San FranciscoDecided Dec 10, 2025I-200-25337-453485
  • Sr. Software Engineer at Databricks, Inc.
    $223,142
    Mountain ViewDecided Dec 4, 2025I-200-25331-442834
  • Staff Software Engineer, Security at Zima International, Inc.
    $221,100
    OakleyDecided Dec 4, 2025I-200-25330-442003
  • Staff Software Engineer, Security at Zima International, Inc.
    $221,100
    OakleyDecided Dec 4, 2025I-200-25330-440147

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.