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Software Development Engineering salary in California

A real-employer view of Software Development Engineering 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.

By Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026

Real disclosed salaries

Software Development Engineering in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 14 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $203,665. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

Top employers filing for this role

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

Employer	Most-filed title	Filings	Median
Apple Inc.	Software Development Engineering	14	$203,665

Recent sample filings

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

Software Development Engineering at Apple Inc.
$219,536
Santa ClaraDecided Dec 29, 2025I-200-25353-496434
Software Development Engineering at Apple Inc.
$207,392
CupertinoDecided Dec 29, 2025I-200-25353-496462
Software Development Engineering at Apple Inc.
$219,536
Santa ClaraDecided Dec 24, 2025I-200-25351-489476
Software Development Engineering at Apple Inc.
$175,053
CupertinoDecided Dec 24, 2025I-200-25351-489825
Software Development Engineering at Apple Inc.
$157,581
San DiegoDecided Dec 23, 2025I-200-25350-485363
Software Development Engineering at Apple Inc.
$147,400
SunnyvaleDecided Dec 22, 2025I-200-25349-481489
Software Development Engineering at Apple Inc.
$163,800
CUPERTINODecided Dec 22, 2025I-200-25349-481466
Software Development Engineering at Apple Inc.
$219,536
SUNNYVALEDecided Dec 22, 2025I-200-25349-481521

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 Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.