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SOFTWARE DEVELOPER salary in California

A real-employer view of SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 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

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 3 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.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry1$74,621
Level II — qualified2$125,630

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
3S BUSINESS CORPORATIONSOFTWARE DEVELOPER1$126,260
Dandelion Payments, Inc.Jr. Software Developer1$74,621
Niktor IT IncSoftware Developer1$125,000

Recent sample filings

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

  • SOFTWARE DEVELOPER at 3S BUSINESS CORPORATION
    $126,260
    PALO ALTOWage Level IIDecided Sep 10, 2025I-200-25246-284633
  • Jr. Software Developer at Dandelion Payments, Inc.
    $74,621
    Buena ParkWage Level IDecided Jul 10, 2025I-200-25184-149206
  • Software Developer at Niktor IT Inc
    $125,000
    San JoseWage Level IIDecided Mar 24, 2025I-200-25076-781025

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 Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.