$150K–$250K/yrOnsiteFull-time
Software Engineer salary in Sunnyvale, CA
From 115 US job postings that list pay, out of 123 open Software Engineer jobs in Sunnyvale, CA. These are the amounts employers advertised, not pay reported by employees.
- Median pay
- $213ka year
- Middle half
- $185k–$254k25th to 75th percentile
- Postings with pay
- 115of 123 open jobs
Pay range
$162k$313k
Pay by experience level
| Level the posting asks for | Median a year | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Mid level | $184k | 24 |
| Senior | $224k | 70 |
| Lead / manager | $313k | 17 |
Top-paying companies
| Company | Median a year | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Wayve | $288k | 3 |
| $254k | 65 | |
| Crusoe | $231k | 3 |
| CrowdStrike | $205k | 3 |
| Applied Intuition | $203k | 9 |
| Amazon | $194k | 8 |
| Illumio | $185k | 3 |
| Hpe | $164k | 3 |
| General Motors | $157k | 3 |
| Lockheed Martin | $145k | 5 |
Companies with at least 3 postings that list pay.
Open Software Engineer jobs with pay listed
Staff Software Engineer, Global Networking Technology
Sunnyvale, CA, United States17h ago
$207K–$300K/yrOnsiteSenior
Staff Software Engineer, Imitation Learning - Behavior Planning, Embodied AI
General Motors
Sunnyvale, CA, United StatesYesterday
$189K–$280K/yrRemoteSenior · Full-time
Software Development Engineer - Amazon LEO, LEO Pop Control Plane
Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC
Sunnyvale, CA, United States2d ago
$165K–$224K/yrOnsiteFull-time
Software Development Engineer
Fortinet
Sunnyvale, CA, United States4d ago
$123K–$151K/yrHybridFull-time
Staff Software Engineer, ML
Apptronik
Sunnyvale, CA, United States4d ago
$285K–$340K/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.