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Senior Software Engineer salary in California

A real-employer view of Senior 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

Senior Software Engineer in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 12 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $182,935. 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$127,660
Level III — experienced4$166,200
Level IV — fully competent2$225,000

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Nuro, IncSoftware Engineer, Engineering Productivity5$195,000
DiDi Research America, LLCSenior Software Engineer4$157,050
Zoox, Inc.Senior Software Engineer1$230,000
Dexterity, Inc.Software Engineer, Infrastructure III1$126,131
Lucid USA, Inc.Sr. Software Engineer, Middleware QA Tools1$173,400

Recent sample filings

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

  • Software Engineer, Engineering Productivity at Nuro, Inc
    $180,000
    Mountain ViewDecided Dec 1, 2025I-200-25325-430255
  • Senior Software Engineer at Zoox, Inc.
    $230,000
    Foster CityDecided Nov 26, 2025I-200-25323-421311
  • Senior Software Engineer at DiDi Research America, LLC
    $185,869
    San JoseDecided Nov 14, 2025I-200-25309-376015
  • Software Engineer, Infrastructure III at Dexterity, Inc.
    $126,131
    Redwood CityWage Level IIDecided Sep 18, 2025I-200-25254-303055
  • Sr. Software Engineer, Autonomy at Nuro, Inc
    $220,000
    Mountain ViewWage Level IVDecided Sep 4, 2025I-200-25239-271665
  • Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy at Nuro, Inc
    $230,000
    Mountain ViewWage Level IVDecided Jul 24, 2025I-200-25198-181959
  • Senior Software Engineer at DiDi Research America, LLC
    $159,000
    San JoseWage Level IIIDecided Jul 15, 2025I-200-25189-159708
  • Senior Software Engineer at DiDi Research America, LLC
    $155,100
    San JoseWage Level IIIDecided Jul 7, 2025I-200-25178-135661

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.