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 272 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $125,000. 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.
| Level | Filings | Median offer |
|---|---|---|
| Level I — entry | 57 | $100,000 |
| Level II — qualified | 175 | $126,693 |
| Level III — experienced | 21 | $153,000 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 17 | $185,000 |
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. Click a company for its full H-1B salary breakdown.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mphasis Corporation | Software Engineer | 64 | $127,500 |
| SKILLTUNE TECHNOLOGIES INC | Software Engineer | 28 | $99,800 |
| SRS Consulting, Inc. | Software Engineer | 15 | $127,000 |
| GlobalLogic Inc. | Senior Software Engineer | 11 | $130,853 |
| KLA Corporation | Software Engineer | 9 | $178,069 |
| APPLAB SYSTEMS INC | Software Engineer | 4 | $130,853 |
| Relanto Inc | Software Engineer | 4 | $127,000 |
| RYZLINK CORP | Software Engineer | 4 | $101,254 |
| TECHTURE INC | SOFTWARE ENGINEER | 4 | $75,000 |
| BROADRANGE TECHNOLOGIES INC | SOFTWARE ENGINEER | 3 | $100,000 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Software Engineer at SRS Consulting, Inc.$140,000Santa ClaraWage Level IIDecided Mar 30, 2026I-200-26082-721032
- Senior Software Engineer at Velocity Global, LLC dba Pebl$202,071San JoseWage Level IVDecided Mar 30, 2026I-200-26082-722965
- Software Engineer at VERVENEST TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$102,877San JoseWage Level IDecided Mar 25, 2026I-200-26077-713577
- Software Engineer at APPLAB SYSTEMS INC$130,853San JoseWage Level IIDecided Mar 25, 2026I-200-26077-712164
- Software Engineer at Mphasis Corporation$138,486FremontWage Level IIDecided Mar 23, 2026I-200-26075-705706
- Software Engineer at Mphasis Corporation$120,000San LeandroWage Level IIDecided Mar 23, 2026I-200-26075-706362
- Senior Software Engineer at Ceros, Inc.$134,362BerkeleyWage Level IIDecided Mar 20, 2026I-203-26072-701793
- Software Engineer at Mphasis Corporation$140,000San LeandroWage Level IIDecided Mar 19, 2026I-200-26071-698459
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.