Software Engineer salary in Foster City
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 8, 2026
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Software Engineer pay in Foster City is measured from 13 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 8 postings put the middle half between $154,080 and $254,213, with a median of $224,000.
Against the 64 other measured markets for software engineer at senior, this sits below 1 of them; Long Beach leads at $227,450.
Every range here rests on fewer than 10 postings, so read them as a strong hint rather than a benchmark; the sample column shows exactly what backs each number.
43 software engineer roles are open in Foster City right now, 43 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | $160,000 – $172,000 | $160,500 | 5hint |
| Senior | $154,080 – $254,213 | $224,000 | 8hint |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
Open software engineer roles in Foster City · 43 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $169,100–$307,600scale $100,000–$440,000
Senior Software Engineer, Compute Platform Replit · Foster City New $130,000–$290,000 1d ago Senior Software Engineer Visa · Foster City $123,000–$190,900 10d ago 
Senior Software Engineer, Continuous Deployment Zoox · Foster City $219,000–$271,000 3w ago Software Engineer - Embedded Linux Operating Systems Zoox · Foster City $195,000–$242,000 3w ago Staff Software Engineer, Agentic Ads Replit · Foster City $250,000–$360,000 4w ago Senior Software Engineer - Planner GPU Compute Zoox · Boston $237,000–$298,000 4w ago Software Engineer - Sr Consultant level-2 Visa · Foster City $169,100–$270,800 4w ago Senior Software Engineer, Continuous Integration Zoox · Foster City $219,000–$271,000 4w ago Staff Software Engineer, Agentic Commerce & Payments Replit · Foster City $290,000–$360,000 4w ago 
Staff Software Engineer, Research Systems Gilead Sciences, Inc (Gileadhotjobcareers) · Foster City $126,820–$164,120 5w ago Senior Software Engineer - Pipeline Infrastructure & Integration Zoox · Foster City $219,000–$315,000 6w ago Senior Software Engineer - Robot Software Infrastructure Zoox · Foster City $219,000–$315,000 6w ago Software Engineer - Pipeline Infrastructure & Integration Zoox · Foster City $196,000–$240,000 6w ago Software Engineer - Robot Software Infrastructure Zoox · Foster City $196,000–$242,000 6w ago Software Engineer - Collision Avoidance System Metrics Zoox · Foster City $185,000–$251,000 7w ago Embedded Software Engineer - Drive Systems Zoox · Foster City $137,000–$207,000 7w ago Senior Software Engineer - Mapping Web Zoox · Foster City $201,000–$275,000 8w ago Embedded Software Engineer, Wireless Technologies Zoox · Foster City $220,000–$265,000 8w ago Lead Software Engineer – Cloud Native Platforms (GCP) Visa · Foster City $192,300–$307,600 2mo ago Software Engineer - C++ On-Vehicle Data Zoox · Foster City $175,000–$250,000 2mo ago Staff Software Engineer, HPC Zoox · Foster City $201,000–$315,000 2mo ago Embedded Software Engineer - Battery Management Systems Zoox · San Diego $221,000–$265,000 2mo ago Embedded Software Engineer - Body Systems Zoox · Foster City $137,000–$184,000 2mo ago Embedded Software Engineer - Power Systems Zoox · San Diego $164,000–$223,000 3mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Build Infrastructure Zoox · Foster City $180,000–$276,000 3mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Vehicle Deployment Zoox · Foster City $209,000–$285,000 3mo ago Software Engineer - Mapping Data Software Zoox · Foster City $185,000–$251,000 4mo ago Software Engineer, ML Inference Optimization Zoox · Foster City $177,000–$270,000 4mo ago Software Engineer - Driving Behavior Zoox · Foster City $177,000–$270,000 5mo ago Software Engineer - Planner Frameworks Pipeline Zoox · Foster City $177,000–$270,000 5mo ago Software Engineer - Ride and Fleet Services Zoox · San Diego $172,000–$230,000 5mo ago Software Engineer, Developer Experience Replit · Foster City $180,000–$230,000 6mo ago Staff Software Engineer, Agent Platform Replit · Foster City $250,000–$365,000 6mo ago Staff Software Engineer, Enterprise Platform Replit · Foster City $240,000–$350,000 7mo ago Software Engineer, Enterprise Platform Replit · Foster City $130,000–$290,000 8mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Replit Cloud Replit · Foster City $160,000–$260,000 8mo ago Staff Software Engineer, Replit Cloud Replit · Foster City $265,000–$390,000 9mo ago Software Engineer, Enterprise Replit · Foster City $180,000–$320,000 9mo ago Software Engineer - Mission Planning Zoox · Foster City $163,000–$263,000 9mo ago Staff Software Engineer, Money Replit · Foster City $265,000–$340,000 10mo ago Software Engineer - Road Network Tools Zoox · Foster City $161,000–$242,000 1y ago Software Engineer - Behavior Capabilities Zoox · Foster City $199,000–$270,000 1y ago Software Engineer - Motion Planning Zoox · Foster City $168,000–$270,000 10y ago