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Software Engineer Salary in San Jose, CA

What Software Engineer roles pay in San Jose, CA, from 61 postings that disclosed a range, broken down by experience.

Open roles
67
Employers
16
Remote
3%
Typical pay
$150k–235k
Verified live (7d)
65

Pay is advertised by 91% of these postings (61 of 67 in USD), so read it as what is offered rather than what is paid.

Pay by experience

Median advertised base, from postings that disclosed a range in USD

ExperienceMedianPostings
3–5 years$155k23
6–9 years$175k18
10+ years$210k10

Measured from 61 of 67 live postings that advertised a range in USD. Employers who disclose pay are not a random sample of employers, so read this as what is advertised rather than what is paid.

Experience asked for

Minimum years named in the posting · 53 postings stated one

0–2 years
1.9%
3–5 years
45%
6–9 years
34%
10+ years
19%

Skills in demand

Across 19,649 software engineer postings that named at least one skill

Work arrangement

Where the work is done · 37 postings stated one

Remote
5.4%
Hybrid
73%
On-site
22%

Roles advertising a range

Employers hiring for this

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