Software Engineering salary in Palo Alto
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 21, 2026
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Software Engineering pay in Palo Alto is measured from 41 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 30 postings put the middle half between $200,000 and $250,000, with a median of $220,925.
Pay rises with seniority here: the medians run mid-level $182,950 and senior $220,925. 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 3 of them; Foster City leads at $244,000.
41 software engineering roles are open in Palo Alto right now, 41 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | $165,900 – $193,025 | $182,950 | 11 |
| Senior | $200,000 – $250,000 | $220,925 | 30 |
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 Palo Alto · 41 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $145,000–$300,000scale $80,000–$420,000
Member of Technical Staff Nectar · Palo Alto New $200,000–$300,000 2d ago 
Lead Software Engineer Nubank · Palo Alto New $230,000–$276,000 2d ago Senior Software Engineer, AI Agent Platform GEICO · Palo Alto $105,000–$230,000 3w ago 
Senior Software Engineer - Accounting & Ledger Systems BitGo · Palo Alto $180,000–$220,000 3w ago 
Staff Software Developer – IVI Test Infrastructure Ford Motor Company · Palo Alto $146,520–$276,600 4w ago Staff Digital Key Software Engineer Ford Motor Company · Palo Alto $150,200–$283,500 4w ago Staff Systems Integration Engineer - IVI Software Ford Motor Company · Palo Alto $150,200–$283,500 4w ago Senior Software Engineer - (C#/Microservices/Azure) GEICO · Seattle $105,000–$215,000 4w ago Senior Vehicle Integration Engineer Ford Motor Company · Palo Alto $189,530–$207,288 4w ago 
Software Engineer Rhombus Power, Inc. · Palo Alto $100,000–$140,000 4w ago Software Engineer - Reliability (US Citizen) Rubrik Job Board · Palo Alto $158,000–$237,000 6w ago Manager, Staff Software Engineering - HYBRID GEICO · Palo Alto $120,000–$300,000 6w ago 
Founding Engineer Pear VC · Palo Alto $200,000–$300,000 7w ago Software Engineer - SaaS Data Protection Rubrik Job Board · Palo Alto $158,000–$237,000 7w ago 
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Model Platform) Perplexity · San Francisco $220,000–$405,000 8w ago Passive Safety Systems Integration Engineer Ford Motor Company · Palo Alto $160,000–$205,900 2mo ago 
Product Engineer Astrocade · Palo Alto $160,000–$220,000 2mo ago 
Senior Software Engineer, Trading Infrastructure Aptos Labs · Palo Alto $150,000–$250,000 2mo ago Member of Technical Staff (Model Behavior) Perplexity · San Francisco $200,000–$330,000 2mo ago Member of Technical Staff, Infrastructure Nectar · Palo Alto $200,000–$300,000 3mo ago 
Sr. Software Engineer 23Andme · Palo Alto $160,000–$200,000 3mo ago Software Engineer - AI Security Product Obsidian Security · Palo Alto $155,000–$180,000 3mo ago Staff Supplier Software Integration Engineer Ford Motor Company · Palo Alto $150,200–$283,500 3mo ago 
Senior Software Engineer, Network Wealthfront · Palo Alto $172,000–$228,000 4mo ago Member of Technical Staff (RecSys) Astrocade · Palo Alto $200,000–$300,000 4mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Platform Infrastructure Aptos Labs · Palo Alto $160,000–$260,000 4mo ago 
Software Engineer - Core Interfaces Palantir · New York $135,000–$200,000 4mo ago Founding Engineer Pear VC · Palo Alto $140,000–$200,000 4mo ago Software Engineer - Hosted Model Infrastructure Palantir · New York $145,000–$200,000 4mo ago Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Data Platform) Perplexity · San Francisco $220,000–$405,000 4mo ago 
Software Development Engineer in Test Plaud · San Francisco $114,000–$176,000 5mo ago Software Engineer - Orchestrated Application Recovery Rubrik Job Board · Palo Alto $152,400–$228,700 6mo ago Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Computer) Perplexity · San Francisco $220,000–$405,000 6mo ago 
Senior Software Engineer, Mapping ALSO · Palo Alto $165,000–$210,000 6mo ago Member of Technical Staff (Answer Quality & Evals) Perplexity · San Francisco $200,000–$350,000 6mo ago Member of Technical Staff (Infrastructure) Astrocade · Palo Alto $165,000–$250,000 6mo ago 
Senior/Staff Product Engineer Kick · Palo Alto $200,000–$300,000 9mo ago Senior Software Engineer - Autonomous Systems Palantir · Seattle $145,000–$200,000 1y ago Software Engineer, New Grad - Infrastructure Palantir · New York $145,000–$155,000 1y ago Software Engineer, New Grad - Defense Palantir · New York $145,000–$155,000 1y ago Web Application Developer - Defense Palantir · Washington $135,000–$200,000 2y ago