Software Engineering salary in San Jose
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 23, 2026
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Software Engineering pay in San Jose is measured from 86 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 44 postings put the middle half between $163,250 and $244,475, with a median of $197,425.
Pay rises with seniority here: the medians run mid-level $153,000 and senior $197,425. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 29% more.
Against the 75 other measured markets for software engineering at senior, this sits below 16 of them; Foster City leads at $244,000.
99 software engineering roles are open in San Jose right now, 98 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | $122,750 – $210,750 | $153,000 | 42 |
| Senior | $163,250 – $244,475 | $197,425 | 44 |
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 San Jose · 98 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $114,800–$286,000scale $60,000–$410,000
Quantum Product Engineer Cadence · San Jose $154,000–$286,000 4d ago Senior Software Engineer – Platform Security Ffive · San Jose $195,800–$293,800 11d ago Battery Management System (BMS) software Engineer Lyten · San Jose $116,600–$175,000 2w ago 
Member of Technical Staff, Hark Desktop Hark · San Jose $170,000–$400,000 3w ago Member of Technical Staff, Digital World Engineer Hark · San Jose $170,000–$400,000 3w ago Software Engineer - Core Systems and Storage Roles (Multiple Individual Contributor Levels) NetApp · San Jose $120,000–$280,000 3w ago 
Product Engineer Super Micro Computer · San Jose $84,000–$95,000 3w ago Sr. Software Engineer Super Micro Computer · San Jose $160,000–$200,000 3w ago Lead Software Engineer: AI for Hardware Verification Cadence · San Jose $119,000–$221,000 3w ago 
Salesforce Developer II Columbiabank · Phoenix $75,000–$150,000 3w ago Sr. Software Developer Super Micro Computer · San Jose $140,000–$180,000 3w ago Software Applications Engineer - MuleSoft Super Micro Computer · San Jose $130,000–$150,000 4w ago 
Senior Software Engineer - Core Team - San Jose, CA ZEDEDA · San Jose $150,000–$180,000 4w ago Graphics Engineer Hark · San Jose $150,000–$350,000 4w ago Software Engineer NetApp · San Jose $147,900–$220,000 4w ago Sr. Manager, Software Engineering Super Micro Computer · San Jose $220,000–$245,000 4w ago Sr. Software Engineer (29724) Super Micro Computer · San Jose $160,000–$200,000 4w ago 
Senior Software Engineer roku · San Jose $255,000–$527,000 4w ago Lead Software Engineer Cadence · San Jose $119,000–$221,000 4w ago Software Engineer (27799) Super Micro Computer · San Jose $133,000–$151,000 4w ago Product Engineer Super Micro Computer · San Jose $85,000–$100,000 4w ago Product Engineer Super Micro Computer · San Jose $90,000–$100,000 4w ago Senior Software Engineer roku · San Jose $442,000–$527,000 4w ago Senior Software Engineer roku · San Jose $306,000–$382,000 4w ago Senior Software Engineer roku · San Jose $425,000–$537,200 4w ago Senior Software Engineer roku · San Jose $382,500–$527,000 4w ago Software Engineer roku · San Jose $225,000–$282,700 4w ago Software Engineer roku · San Jose $232,200–$282,700 4w ago Software Engineer roku · San Jose $207,000–$360,700 4w ago Product Engineer Super Micro Computer · San Jose $85,000–$100,000 4w ago Staff Data Center Software Developer Super Micro Computer · San Jose $215,000–$245,000 4w ago Sr. Software Developer Super Micro Computer · San Jose $140,000–$180,000 4w ago System Product Engineer Super Micro Computer · San Jose $85,000–$96,000 5w ago 
Forward Deployed Engineer Veeam Software · San Jose $137,160–$228,480 5w ago Senior Forward Deployed Engineer Veeam Software · San Jose $158,520–$294,360 5w ago Senior Software Engineer Hewlett Packard Enterprise · San Jose $136,500–$276,500 5w ago Product Engineer II, Conformal Cadence · San Jose $105,000–$195,000 5w ago 
Software Engineer, Service & Operations Figure · San Jose $160,000–$250,000 5w ago Software Engineer (Systems - C/C++) NetApp · San Jose $113,050–$168,300 5w ago Staff Software Development Engineer in Test (Graph Database) Veeam Software · San Jose $229,560–$426,240 5w ago Staff Software Development Engineer in Test (Infrastructure) Veeam Software · San Jose $229,560–$426,240 5w ago Lead Software Engineer - Low-Power Verification Cadence · San Jose $114,800–$213,200 5w ago Sr. Software Engineer Super Micro Computer · San Jose $160,000–$200,000 5w ago Sr. Software Engineer - Agentic AI Super Micro Computer · San Jose $160,000–$200,000 5w ago Sr. Software Engineer - Agentic AI Super Micro Computer · San Jose $160,000–$200,000 5w ago Sr. Software Engineer Super Micro Computer · San Jose $160,000–$200,000 5w ago Software Engineer Super Micro Computer · San Jose $110,000–$135,000 5w ago Staff Software Development Engineer in Test (Connectors) Veeam Software · San Jose $229,560–$426,240 5w ago Lead Software Engineer - Low Power Verification Cadence · San Jose $114,800–$213,200 5w ago Lead Software Engineer Cadence · San Jose $114,800–$213,200 6w ago Sr Principal Infrastructure Software Engineer Cadence · San Jose $161,000–$299,000 6w ago Sr. Principal Product Engineer Cadence · San Jose $161,000–$299,000 6w ago 
Bilingual Forward Deployed Engineer (English/Spanish) AiPrise · San Jose $115,000–$130,000 6w ago Entry Level Software Engineer - ANF (Azure NetApp Files) NetApp · San Jose $100,300–$149,600 6w ago Software Engineer - ANF (Azure NetApp Files) NetApp · San Jose $113,050–$168,300 6w ago Software Engineer I AiPrise · San Jose $115,000–$150,000 7w ago Senior Software Engineer (10375) Extreme Networks · Seattle $220,000–$250,000 7w ago Software Engineer (new college grad Dec 2026) Cadence (University Talent) · San Jose $101,500–$188,500 7w ago Staff Process Integration Engineer Lumentum · San Jose $112,050–$160,050 8w ago Sr. MTS Software Engineer - Identity TCGplayer (Apply) · San Jose $217,600–$290,500 8w ago 60 of 99 open roles. All software engineering jobs