Software Engineering salary in Irvine
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 22, 2026
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Software Engineering pay in Irvine is measured from 36 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 20 postings put the middle half between $137,538 and $184,400, with a median of $157,500.
Pay rises with seniority here: the medians run mid-level $127,800 and senior $157,500. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 23% more.
Against the 75 other measured markets for software engineering at senior, this sits below 56 of them; Foster City leads at $244,000.
30 software engineering roles are open in Irvine right now, 29 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | $108,750 – $166,117 | $127,800 | 16 |
| Senior | $137,538 – $184,400 | $157,500 | 20 |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above.
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 engineering roles in Irvine · 29 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, $135,000–$254,000scale $80,000–$360,000
Software Engineering & Development, Assistant Vice President Statestreet · Irvine $100,000–$167,500 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 Software Developer in Test, Air Defense Anduril Industries · Irvine $147,000–$192,000 3mo 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 Senior Software Engineer Kajabi · Irvine $137,000–$182,000 5mo ago Agentic-First Software Engineer (Irvine / San Francisco) Jiffy · San Francisco $195,000–$265,000 6mo 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 Senior Software Engineer Aveva (ETAP Careers) · Irvine $104,500–$174,500 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 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 Principal Product Engineer Skyworks · Irvine $129,400–$247,800 Robotics Software Engineer, Test Infrastructure (SITL/HITL) Anduril Industries · Irvine $108,750–$166,117e 4w ago