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Software Engineering salary in Los Angeles

Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 23, 2026

Software Engineering pay in Los Angeles is measured from 49 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 26 postings put the middle half between $170,000 and $204,313, with a median of $187,500.

Pay rises with seniority here: the medians run mid-level $155,000 and senior $187,500. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 21% more.

Against the 75 other measured markets for software engineering at senior, this sits below 23 of them; Foster City leads at $244,000.

45 software engineering roles are open in Los Angeles right now, 45 listing pay.

LevelMarket rangeMedianSample
Mid $125,625 – $181,250 $155,000 23
Senior $170,000 – $204,313 $187,500 26

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 Los Angeles · 45 with stated pay

this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $125,000–$230,000scale $70,000–$330,000

GNC Software Engineer CHAOS Industries · El Segundo New $160,000–$240,000 2d ago Senior Software Engineer, Claims Intelligence Commure · Mountain View New $180,000–$230,000 2d ago Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Revenue Operations Commure · Mountain View New $180,000–$230,000 2d ago Software Engineer, Identity & Access Management Hadrian Automation · Los Angeles $192,500–$273,500 8d ago Lead Software Engineer northwoodspace · Los Angeles $174,000–$260,000 2w ago Senior Software Engineer, AI Integrations Commure · Mountain View $180,000–$230,000 2w ago Forward Deployed Engineer Crunchyroll, LLC · Los Angeles $183,400–$229,200 3w ago Computational Geometry Software Engineer Hadrian Automation · Los Angeles $160,000–$300,000 3w ago Software Engineer, Machine Interfaces Hadrian Automation · Los Angeles $268,000–$321,000 3w ago Senior Software Engineer (Los Angeles, CA) StubHub · Los Angeles $94,973–$250,000 3w ago Software Engineer Usc (Externalusccareers) · Los Angeles $109,605–$134,056 3w ago Senior Software Engineer, Air AI Commure · Mountain View $170,000–$230,000 4w ago Senior Engine Programmer thatgamecompany · Remote · US $164,500–$222,500 4w ago Spacecraft Flight Software Engineer M9 Solutions · Los Angeles $175,000–$200,000 4w ago Senior Software Engineer, 1 Meredith · New York $125,000–$150,000 5w ago Enterprise Software Engineer Antares · Los Angeles $125,000–$175,000 6w ago Senior Software Engineer, Billing Agents Commure · Mountain View $180,000–$230,000 6w ago Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure Engineering Crunchyroll, LLC · Los Angeles $183,400–$229,200 6w ago Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure Commure · Mountain View $170,000–$220,000 7w ago Software Engineer I, Entry-Level (Graduation Date: Fall 2026-Summer 2027) - US DoorDash USA · Los Angeles $107,400–$158,000 7w ago Senior Software Engineer BuildOps · Los Angeles $168,000–$224,000 7w ago Software Development Engineer - Front End United Talent Agency · Los Angeles $150,000–$160,000 8w ago Software Engineer Lead eBiz Ace · Costa Mesa $132,000–$194,600 2mo ago Staff Flight Software Engineer Observable Space · Los Angeles $180,000–$230,000 2mo ago Senior Software Engineer Greendotcorp · Los Angeles $121,400–$173,300 2mo ago Senior/Principal Graphics Engineer thatgamecompany · Remote · US $150,000–$220,000 2mo ago Senior Software Development Engineer United Talent Agency · Los Angeles $150,000–$190,000 2mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Platform Metropolis · Los Angeles $170,000–$200,000 2mo ago Software Engineer III, Service Monetization Crunchyroll, LLC · Los Angeles $152,400–$190,500 2mo ago Sr. Software Engineer II - Front End (Apex Platform) AXS · Los Angeles $133,309–$150,000 2mo ago Sr. Engineer, Software Development Greendotcorp · Los Angeles $121,400–$173,300 2mo ago Sr. Engineer, Software Development Greendotcorp · Los Angeles $121,400–$173,300 2mo ago Sr. Engineer, Software Development Greendotcorp · Los Angeles $121,400–$173,300 2mo ago Sr. Engineer, Software Development Greendotcorp · Los Angeles $121,400–$173,300 2mo ago ServiceNow Engineer United Talent Agency · Los Angeles $100,000–$125,000 2mo ago Software Engineer – General (new grad / early career) northwoodspace · Los Angeles $120,000–$140,000 3mo ago Senior Director, Software Engineer Fanatics Collectibles · Los Angeles $287,000–$307,000 3mo ago Senior Software Engineer, AI Billing Commure · Mountain View $180,000–$230,000 4mo ago Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games Databricks · Los Angeles $182,000–$250,208 7mo ago Lead AI Product Engineer - AI Agents & Emerging Products System1 · Los Angeles $161,800–$242,700 9mo ago Founding Product Engineer The Misch Group · Los Angeles $150,000–$200,000 10mo ago University Grad – Product Engineer (2026-2027) - Los Angeles or San Francisco TRM Labs · Los Angeles $130,000–$150,000 1y ago Senior Software Engineer FloQast · Remote · US $144,000–$216,000 1y ago Gameplay Engineer thatgamecompany · Remote · US $105,000–$133,000 1y ago Software Engineer, Android Suno · Los Angeles $188,000–$247,000 1y ago
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