Software Engineer salary in Irvine
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 22, 2026
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Software Engineer pay in Irvine is measured from 28 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 19 postings put the middle half between $153,475 and $181,500, with a median of $167,500.
Against the 64 other measured markets for software engineer at senior, this sits below 43 of them; Long Beach leads at $227,450.
1 of these ranges rests on fewer than 10 postings, so read it as a strong hint rather than a benchmark; the sample column shows exactly what backs each number.
39 software engineer roles are open in Irvine right now, 38 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | $110,000 – $150,000 | $129,500 | 9hint |
| Senior | $153,475 – $181,500 | $167,500 | 19 |
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 Irvine · 38 with stated pay
Pay marked e is our estimate. Everything else is the employer's own figure.
this job's payour estimatewhere most pay sits here, $137,000–$254,000scale $80,000–$360,000
Staff Software Engineer - Ad Serving Viant Technology · Irvine $160,000–$200,000 3w ago Senior Staff Embedded Device Software Engineer Marvell · Irvine $132,500–$196,140 5w ago Software Engineer Aveva (ETAP Careers) · Irvine $59,500–$99,000 6w ago Senior Software Engineer Aveva (ETAP Careers) · Irvine $112,800–$150,500 2mo ago Senior Software Engineer Aveva (ETAP Careers) · Irvine $112,800–$150,500 2mo ago Senior Robotics Software Engineer, Sentry Tower Anduril Industries · Irvine $220,000–$292,000 2mo ago 
Software Engineer – AI Systems Mutual of Omaha Mortgage · Irvine $135,000–$150,000 2mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Compute Platform Integration Anduril Industries · Irvine $191,000–$254,000 2mo ago Senior Fullstack Software Engineer TP-Link Systems Inc. · Irvine $170,000–$200,000 2mo ago Embedded Software Engineer (Home Networking) TP-Link Systems Inc. · Irvine $100,000–$140,000 2mo ago Embedded Software Engineer (Wireless) TP-Link Systems Inc. · Irvine $100,000–$160,000 2mo ago Senior Embedded Software Engineer (Home Networking) TP-Link Systems Inc. · Irvine $150,000–$240,000 2mo ago Senior Embedded Software Engineer (Wireless) TP-Link Systems Inc. · Irvine $150,000–$240,000 2mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Sensor Integration Anduril Industries · Irvine $191,000–$253,000 3mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Air Defense, Integrations Anduril Industries · Irvine $191,000–$253,000 3mo ago Software Engineer, Robotics Anduril Industries · Irvine $191,000–$253,000 4mo ago Senior Cloud Software Engineer - Infra Compute & Network TP-Link Systems Inc. · Irvine $150,000–$200,000 4mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Air Defense Anduril Industries · Irvine $191,000–$253,000 4mo ago Software Engineer, Air Defense Anduril Industries · Irvine $166,000–$220,000 4mo ago Staff Software Engineer, Air Defense Anduril Industries · Irvine $220,000–$292,000 4mo ago Senior Software Engineer Kajabi · Irvine $137,000–$182,000 5mo ago Senior Cloud Software Engineer - Security TP-Link Systems Inc. · Irvine $150,000–$200,000 7mo ago Senior Robotics Software Engineer, Sentry Tower Anduril Industries · Irvine $220,000–$292,000 7mo ago Cloud Software Engineer, Backend - Enterprise TP-Link Systems Inc. · Irvine $120,000–$180,000 8mo ago Staff Cloud Software Engineer, Backend - Enterprise TP-Link Systems Inc. · Irvine $140,000–$220,000 8mo ago Senior Software Engineer Aveva (ETAP Careers) · Irvine $104,500–$174,500 8mo ago Senior Cloud Software Engineer, Backend - Enterprise TP-Link Systems Inc. · Irvine $150,000–$200,000 8mo ago Software Engineer, Generalist Anduril Industries · Irvine $167,000–$222,000 9mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Robotics Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa $220,000–$292,000 9mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Generalist Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa $191,000–$254,000 9mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Robotics Anduril Industries · Irvine $220,000–$292,000 10mo ago Staff Software Engineer, Robotics Anduril Industries · Irvine $220,000–$292,000 10mo ago Staff Software Engineer, Active Clearance, Air Defense Anduril Industries · Irvine $220,000–$292,000 1y ago Senior Software Engineer, Active Clearance, Air Defense Anduril Industries · Irvine $191,000–$253,000 1y ago Software Engineer, Active Clearance, Air Defense Anduril Industries · Irvine $166,000–$220,000 1y ago Software Engineer, Robotics Anduril Industries · Irvine $166,000–$282,000 1y ago Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack Anduril Industries · Irvine $191,000–$253,000 1y ago Software Engineer, Full Stack Anduril Industries · Irvine $166,000–$220,000 1y ago Robotics Software Engineer, Test Infrastructure (SITL/HITL) Anduril Industries · Irvine $108,750–$166,117e 4w ago