$262K–$364K/yrOnsiteLead / Staff+
Software Engineer salary in San Jose, CA
From 57 US job postings that list pay, out of 62 open Software Engineer jobs in San Jose, CA. These are the amounts employers advertised, not pay reported by employees.
- Median pay
- $206ka year
- Middle half
- $178k–$245k25th to 75th percentile
- Postings with pay
- 57of 62 open jobs
Pay range
$152k$277k
Pay by experience level
| Level the posting asks for | Median a year | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Mid level | $179k | 13 |
| Senior | $207k | 31 |
| Lead / manager | $254k | 11 |
Top-paying companies
| Company | Median a year | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Muon Space | $225k | 3 |
| $213k | 12 | |
| Cisco | $206k | 4 |
| PayPal | $178k | 11 |
| Cadence | $170k | 7 |
Companies with at least 3 postings that list pay.
Open Software Engineer jobs with pay listed
$105K–$195K/yrOnsiteMid level · Full-time
$156K–$224K/yrOnsiteLead / Staff+ · Full-time
$144K–$213K/yrHybridFull-time
$168K–$245K/yrOnsiteSenior · Full-time
$207K–$300K/yrOnsiteSenior
How these numbers are made
- ApplyHour reads job postings straight from employers' own career sites (Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, iCIMS and 30 more), not job boards, and keeps the pay each posting states.
- Only open US postings for this job title count, with pay in US dollars of at least $10k a year. A range counts at its middle. Hourly pay is turned into a year at 2,080 hours (40 a week), daily pay at 260 days.
- These are advertised amounts, not what people are paid: bonuses, equity and tips aren't included. A company or place is listed once it has enough postings with pay.
- Updated November 11, 2026; the numbers move as jobs open and close.