Staff Software Engineer Salaries in California
How much does a Staff Software Engineer make in California?
Staff Software Engineers in California earn $122,000 annually on average, or $49.00 per hour, which is 85% more than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Staff Software Engineers work for Kateeva at $190,000 annually while the lowest paid Staff Software Engineers work for Synopsys earning approximately $40,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$173K Quicken's Average Staff Software Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$72K (52%) more than national average Staff Software Engineer salary ($101K)
+$61K (42%) more than average Quicken salary ($112K)
Equal to average Quicken Staff Software Engineer salary ($173K) in California
$165K UserTesting's Average Staff Software Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$64K (48%) more than national average Staff Software Engineer salary ($101K)
Equal to average UserTesting salary ($165K)
Equal to average UserTesting Staff Software Engineer salary ($165K) in California
$106K BAE Systems' Average Staff Software Engineer Salary (13 salaries)
+$5K (4%) more than national average Staff Software Engineer salary ($101K)
+$26K (27%) more than average BAE Systems salary ($80K)
+$34K (27%) more than average BAE Systems Staff Software Engineer salary ($106K) in California
$131K Kulicke & Soffa's Average Staff Software Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$30K (25%) more than national average Staff Software Engineer salary ($101K)
+$60K (59%) more than average Kulicke & Soffa salary ($71K)
Equal to average Kulicke & Soffa Staff Software Engineer salary ($131K) in California
$130K ASPEED Technology's Average Staff Software Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$29K (25%) more than national average Staff Software Engineer salary ($101K)
Equal to average ASPEED Technology salary ($130K)
Equal to average ASPEED Technology Staff Software Engineer salary ($130K) in California
$134K Brocade's Average Staff Software Engineer Salary (3 salaries)
+$33K (28%) more than national average Staff Software Engineer salary ($101K)
+$38K (33%) more than average Brocade salary ($96K)
-$4K (3%) less than average Brocade Staff Software Engineer salary ($134K) in California
$130K Integrated Device Technology's Average Staff Software Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$29K (25%) more than national average Staff Software Engineer salary ($101K)
+$55K (53%) more than average Integrated Device Technology salary ($75K)
Equal to average Integrated Device Technology Staff Software Engineer salary ($130K) in California
$101K Lockheed Martin's Average Staff Software Engineer Salary (18 salaries)
Equal to national average Staff Software Engineer salary ($101K)
+$30K (34%) more than average Lockheed Martin salary ($71K)
+$29K (25%) more than average Lockheed Martin Staff Software Engineer salary ($101K) in California
$101K PayPal's Average Staff Software Engineer Salary (6 salaries)
Equal to national average Staff Software Engineer salary ($101K)
+$4K (4%) more than average PayPal salary ($97K)
+$29K (25%) more than average PayPal Staff Software Engineer salary ($101K) in California
$120K Sigma Designs' Average Staff Software Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$19K (17%) more than national average Staff Software Engineer salary ($101K)
+$35K (34%) more than average Sigma Designs salary ($85K)
Equal to average Sigma Designs Staff Software Engineer salary ($120K) in California
Top companies for Staff Software Engineer in California
Below is the total pay for the top 10 highest paying companies for Staff Software Engineer in California
| Kateeva | $190K | 1 salary |
| Quicken | $173K | 1 salary |
| UserTesting | $165K | 1 salary |
| BAE Systems | $140K | 1 salary |
| Kulicke & Soffa | $131K | 1 salary |
| ASPEED Technology | $130K | 1 salary |
| Brocade | $130K | 1 salary |
| Integrated Device Technology | $130K | 1 salary |
| Lockheed Martin | $130K | 1 salary |
| PayPal | $130K | 1 salary |
Highest paying cities for Staff Software Engineer in California
Newark, CA
$190K per year
1 salary > Menlo Park, CA
$173K per year
1 salary > Santa Clara, CA
$140K per year
1 salary > Santa Ana, CA
$131K per year
1 salary > Sunnyvale, CA
$130K per year
1 salary > San Francisco, CA
$128K per year
3 salaries > San Jose, CA
$126K per year
5 salaries > Milpitas, CA
$120K per year
1 salary > Encinitas, CA
$90K per year
1 salary >
$190K per year
1 salary > Menlo Park, CA
$173K per year
1 salary > Santa Clara, CA
$140K per year
1 salary > Santa Ana, CA
$131K per year
1 salary > Sunnyvale, CA
$130K per year
1 salary > San Francisco, CA
$128K per year
3 salaries > San Jose, CA
$126K per year
5 salaries > Milpitas, CA
$120K per year
1 salary > Encinitas, CA
$90K per year
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Staff Software Engineer Salaries by By Cities
- Encinitas
- Menlo Park
- Milpitas
- Mountain View
- Newark
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- San Jose
- Santa Ana
- Santa Clara
- Sunnyvale
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