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.
Software Engineer in California: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 107 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $126,693. 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.
| Level | Filings | Median offer |
|---|---|---|
| Level I — entry | 25 | $101,254 |
| Level II — qualified | 45 | $126,700 |
| Level III — experienced | 4 | $135,150 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 6 | $170,700 |
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.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mphasis Corporation | Software Engineer | 26 | $130,000 |
| SRS Consulting, Inc. | Software Engineer | 7 | $127,000 |
| APPLAB SYSTEMS INC | Software Engineer | 4 | $130,853 |
| SKILLTUNE TECHNOLOGIES INC | Software Engineer | 4 | $118,800 |
| KLA Corporation | Software Engineer | 3 | $210,000 |
| BROADRANGE TECHNOLOGIES INC | SOFTWARE ENGINEER | 3 | $100,000 |
| RYZLINK CORP | Software Engineer | 3 | $101,254 |
| Electronic Arts Inc. | Software Engineer II | 2 | $174,814 |
| LEARNBEYOND CONSULTING, LLC. | SOFTWARE ENGINEER | 2 | $116,865 |
| Veridic Solutions LLC | Software Engineer | 2 | $102,439 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Software Engineer at Mphasis Corporation$153,500San RamonDecided Dec 26, 2025I-200-25352-495070
- Senior Software Engineer at ADITI CONSULTING LLC$138,673Santa ClaraDecided Dec 18, 2025I-200-25345-476769
- Lead Software Engineer at Indium Software, Inc.$123,781San Ramon (Home Office)Decided Dec 8, 2025I-200-25335-444806
- Software Engineer at SRS Consulting, Inc.$160,000San JoseDecided Nov 24, 2025I-200-25321-411941
- Software Engineer at MSR TECHNOLOGY GROUP LLC$107,203FremontDecided Nov 24, 2025I-200-25321-412949
- Software Engineer at SRS Consulting, Inc.$115,000San FranciscoDecided Nov 21, 2025I-200-25318-407642
- Software Engineer 2 at Navan, Inc.$150,000Palo AltoDecided Nov 21, 2025I-200-25318-410485
- SOFTWARE ENGINEER at C4i Technologies Inc.$102,000VISTADecided Nov 20, 2025I-200-25317-405927
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.