Software Engineering salary in Santa Clara
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 24, 2026
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Software Engineering pay in Santa Clara is measured from 48 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 30 postings put the middle half between $169,898 and $205,538, with a median of $184,095.
Pay rises with seniority here: the medians run mid-level $164,500 and senior $184,095. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 12% more.
Against the 75 other measured markets for software engineering at senior, this sits below 28 of them; Foster City leads at $244,000.
57 software engineering roles are open in Santa Clara right now, 57 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | $155,875 – $201,800 | $164,500 | 18 |
| Senior | $169,898 – $205,538 | $184,095 | 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 Santa Clara · 57 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $128,000–$253,000scale $70,000–$360,000
Staff System Integration Engineer Halo Industries, Inc. · Santa Clara $165,000–$185,000 4d ago Senior Software Engineer - Machine Control Applied Materials · Santa Clara $128,000–$176,000 2w ago 
Principal AI Forward Deployed Engineer ServiceNow · Santa Clara $221,200–$387,100 2w ago 
MFG Test Development Software Engineer Everpure · Santa Clara $170,000–$255,000 3w ago Software Engineer ServiceNow · Santa Clara $125,700–$194,800 3w ago Product Engineer, NPI Everpure · Santa Clara $170,000–$255,000 3w ago Senior Software Engineer - Forensics Everpure · Santa Clara $180,000–$270,000 3w ago Senior Software Engineer ServiceNow · Santa Clara $143,200–$243,400 3w ago Software Engineer ServiceNow · Santa Clara $125,700–$194,800 4w ago Principal Software Engineer ServiceNow · Santa Clara $221,200–$387,100 4w ago Staff Software Engineer ServiceNow · Santa Clara $166,500–$291,400 4w ago Software Engineer IV - (E4) Applied Materials · Santa Clara $179,500–$246,500 4w ago Principal Product Engineer – AI Cloud & Data Center Marvell · Santa Clara $136,880–$205,000 4w ago 
Sr. Staff Software Development Engineer in Test, Client netskope · Santa Clara $124,500–$253,000 4w ago C, C++ Software Engineer II Applied Materials · Santa Clara $124,000–$171,000 5w ago Algorithm Developer III - (E3) Applied Materials · Santa Clara $161,000–$221,000 5w ago Principal Board Product Engineer Marvell · Santa Clara $150,680–$225,700 5w ago Algorithm Developer III Applied Materials · Santa Clara $161,000–$221,000 6w ago Principal Product Engineer, Optics Marvell · Santa Clara $136,880–$205,000 6w ago Sr. Quantum Integration Engineer Applied Materials · Santa Clara $147,000–$202,500 7w ago Senior Staff IAM Software Engineer ServiceNow · Remote · US $190,900–$334,100 7w ago 
Sr. Software Engineer - Production Yubico Inc. · Santa Clara $170,000–$210,000 8w ago Senior Machine Control Software Engineer Halo Industries, Inc. · Santa Clara $125,000–$140,000 2mo ago 
Principal GPU Software Engineer Roche · Santa Clara $165,800–$308,000 2mo ago Manager, Software Engineering Omni Channel Management ServiceNow · Santa Clara $166,500–$291,400 2mo ago Senior System Integration Engineer - Test & Validation Halo Industries, Inc. · Santa Clara $150,000–$165,000 2mo ago Staff Machine Control Software Engineer Halo Industries, Inc. · Santa Clara $160,000–$200,000 2mo ago Senior Simulation Software Engineer PlusAI · Santa Clara $130,000–$200,000 2mo ago Software Engineer Everpure · Santa Clara $149,000–$359,000 2mo ago Software Engineer (SE / Sr SE), Data Infrastructure PlusAI · Santa Clara $120,000–$200,000 2mo ago Software Engineer Roche · Santa Clara $143,800–$267,000 2mo ago Senior Bioinformatics Software Engineer Roche · Santa Clara $145,300–$269,800 2mo ago 
Principal System Software Engineer, AI Inference Execution d-Matrix · Santa Clara $195,000–$285,000 2mo ago Staff Software Development Engineer in Test, PKI netskope · Santa Clara $116,000–$235,500 3mo ago Software Engineer Everpure · Santa Clara $149,000–$224,000 3mo ago 
Optics Software Engineer Lead Arista Networks · Santa Clara $150,000–$230,000 4mo ago Software Engineer - Data PlusAI · Santa Clara $135,000–$180,000 4mo ago Process Integration Engineer Applied Materials · Santa Clara $147,000–$202,500 4mo ago Senior/Lead Software Engineer - (Network Systems) Arista Networks · Santa Clara $140,000–$210,000 4mo ago Software Engineer Applied Materials · Santa Clara $179,500–$246,500 5mo ago Software Engineer Applied Materials · Santa Clara $152,000–$209,000 5mo ago Software Engineer, Simulation PlusAI · Santa Clara $120,000–$150,000 5mo ago PCIe Senior/Lead Software Engineer Arista Networks · Santa Clara $140,000–$210,000 6mo ago PCIe Software Engineer Arista Networks · Santa Clara $123,000–$191,000 6mo ago Diagnostics Software Engineer Arista Networks · Santa Clara $128,000–$200,000 6mo ago Software Engineer, Layer1 Arista Networks · Santa Clara $123,000–$191,000 6mo ago BIOS Senior/Lead Software Engineer Arista Networks · Santa Clara $140,000–$210,000 6mo ago BIOS Software Engineer Arista Networks · Santa Clara $123,000–$191,000 6mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Datapath Everpure · Santa Clara $217,000–$326,000 7mo ago AI Software Engineer, Security Everpure · Santa Clara $149,000–$224,000 7mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Motion Planning PlusAI · Santa Clara $150,000–$190,000 8mo ago Senior/Lead Software Engineer, Layer1 Arista Networks · Santa Clara $140,000–$200,000 1y ago Senior Software Engineer, Mapping & Localization PlusAI · Santa Clara $150,000–$200,000 1y ago Software Engineer, Runtime PlusAI · Santa Clara $150,000–$180,000 1y ago Principal Applications Integration Engineer - Shockwave Johnson & Johnson · Santa Clara $105,000–$169,050 1y ago Software Engineer, Runtime & C++ Middleware PlusAI · Santa Clara $120,000–$200,000 1y ago Senior Software Engineer, Mapping & Localization PlusAI · Santa Clara $145,000–$190,000 4y ago