Senior Software Engineer salaries in California
Senior Software Engineer professionals in California earn $155.2–216.1K per year on average, based on 5 jobs. Senior Software Engineer roles in California pay 8% above the board-wide average of $141–204.1K for Senior Software Engineer jobs on LumiJobs.
Average salary range
$155.2–216.1K
Based on 5 jobs · 8% more than the average salary on LumiJobs
25th percentile
$140K
Average
$185.7K
75th percentile
$225K
Senior Software Engineer salaries by seniority in California
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on LumiJobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $155.2–216.1K | 5 | +8% |
Other top paying titles in California
Highest paying job titles in California beyond Senior Software Engineer, ranked by average salary.
Software Engineering
Avg. $163.3–235.6K · 57 jobs
Backend Engineering
Avg. $165.1–245.1K · 30 jobs
Machine Learning Engineer
Avg. $177.8–278.3K · 18 jobs
Software Engineer
Avg. $149.4–238.4K · 17 jobs
AI Engineer
Avg. $166.9–246.6K · 12 jobs
Backend Development
Avg. $158.2–237.3K · 12 jobs
Top paying skills in California
Highest paying skills in California, ranked by average salary.
Python
Avg. $158.4–230.3K · 83 jobs
C++
Avg. $152.9–215.4K · 32 jobs
CI/CD
Avg. $149.6–219.5K · 32 jobs
AWS
Avg. $166–236.9K · 31 jobs
TypeScript
Avg. $163.3–233.1K · 30 jobs
Machine Learning
Avg. $171.3–258.4K · 29 jobs
Other locations for Senior Software Engineer
Compare Senior Software Engineer salaries in other locations.
United States
Avg. $142.9–205.9K · 30 jobs
Illinois
Avg. $119.9–172.8K · 4 jobs
San Francisco, CA
Avg. $162.8–232.6K · 4 jobs
Chicago, IL
Avg. $120.9–186K · 3 jobs
New York
Avg. $150.6–239.1K · 3 jobs
Senior Software Engineer salary FAQs for California
All salary figures are normalized to USD annual equivalents. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.