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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 5, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Software Engineer in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 9 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $112,000. 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 I — entry1$66,997
Level II — qualified5$116,000
Level IV — fully competent1$156,562

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
HS Solutions IncSoftware Engineer1$109,970
Unity Technologies SFSoftware Engineer1$112,000
ABOTTS Consulting IncPrincipal software engineer1$88,317
Zendesk, Inc.Software Engineer I1$123,036
Centerfield Media Holding CompanySoftware Engineer1$66,997
ByteDance Inc.Software Engineer1$140,000
HP Inc.Senior Software Engineer1$156,562
HS SOLUTIONS INCSoftware (DEVOPS) Engineer1$116,000
LexisNexis Risk Solutions Inc.Software Engineer III1$89,000

Recent sample filings

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

  • Software Engineer at HS Solutions Inc
    $109,970
    BerkeleyDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25356-503823
  • Software Engineer at Unity Technologies SF
    $112,000
    San FranciscoDecided Nov 26, 2025I-200-25323-421635
  • Principal software engineer at ABOTTS Consulting Inc
    $88,317
    IrvineWage Level IIDecided Jun 13, 2025I-200-25158-065169
  • Software Engineer I at Zendesk, Inc.
    $123,036
    SunnyvaleWage Level IIDecided May 27, 2025I-200-25139-991557
  • Software Engineer at Centerfield Media Holding Company
    $66,997
    Los AngelesWage Level IDecided May 13, 2025I-200-25126-945220
  • Software Engineer at ByteDance Inc.
    $140,000
    San JoseWage Level IIDecided Apr 18, 2025I-200-25102-858541
  • Senior Software Engineer at HP Inc.
    $156,562
    San FranciscoWage Level IVDecided Mar 25, 2025I-200-25077-784950
  • Software (DEVOPS) Engineer at HS SOLUTIONS INC
    $116,000
    SAN JOSEWage Level IIDecided Dec 16, 2024I-200-24344-526543

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.