Software Engineering salary in Redwood City
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 23, 2026
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Software Engineering pay in Redwood City is measured from 29 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is mid-level, where 18 postings put the middle half between $161,200 and $207,500, with a median of $185,750.
Pay rises with seniority here: the medians run mid-level $185,750 and senior $223,250. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 20% more.
Against the 80 other measured markets for software engineering at mid-level, this sits below 8 of them; San Francisco leads at $200,000.
22 software engineering roles are open in Redwood City right now, 22 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | $161,200 – $207,500 | $185,750 | 18 |
| Senior | $176,000 – $230,000 | $223,250 | 11 |
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 Redwood City · 22 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $150,000–$300,000scale $90,000–$420,000
Robotics Software Engineer II, Mission Bear Robotics · Redwood City New $176,000–$215,000 3d ago Senior Robotics Software Engineer, Autonomy Bear Robotics · Redwood City New $210,000–$257,000 3d ago Robotics Systems Software Integration Engineer Sunday Robotics · Redwood City $150,000–$300,000 4w ago 
Software Engineer II, Cloud Platform Poshmark · Redwood City $108,000–$205,200 5w ago 
Forward Deployed Engineer, New Grad 2027 C3 AI · Redwood City $120,000–$150,000 5w ago Software Engineer II Bear Robotics · Redwood City $176,000–$215,000 6w ago Software Engineer (req-291) CATHEXIS · Redwood City $137,448–$167,256 7w ago 
Senior Software Engineer, Identity & Security Foundation (ISF) Box · Redwood City $198,500–$248,000 2mo ago 
Exceptional Software Engineer Dyna Robotics · Redwood City $180,000–$400,000 2mo ago 
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Spanish Fluency Required) Retell AI · Redwood City $160,000–$300,000 2mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Network as a Service (NaaS) Box · Redwood City $198,500–$248,000 2mo ago Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Mandarin Fluency Required) Retell AI · Redwood City $160,000–$300,000 2mo ago Senior Software Engineer - Platform C3 AI · Redwood City $145,000–$198,000 3mo ago 
Software Engineer Rundoo · Redwood City $163,000–$192,000 4mo ago Software Engineer, Applications Dyna Robotics · Redwood City $170,000–$250,000 6mo ago Software Engineer, Data Infra Dyna Robotics · Redwood City $180,000–$270,000 7mo ago Sr. Software Engineer II, Web Poshmark · Redwood City $137,255–$212,745 8mo ago Software Engineer, Applied ML (Discovery, Recommendation & Search) Character.AI · Redwood City $200,000–$300,000 10mo ago Software Engineer, Core Product Character.AI · Redwood City $150,000–$300,000 1y ago Software Engineer, Monetization Character.AI · Redwood City $150,000–$300,000 1y ago 
Senior Software Engineer (Mandarin-speaking) Bellota Labs · Remote · US $225,000–$300,000 1y ago Senior Forward Deployed Engineer Retell AI · Redwood City $160,000–$300,000 1y ago