The 20 Highest Paying Cities for Software Engineers in California

The Golden State lives up to its name with the sky-high pay packages some software engineers can earn. It’s no wonder, as California is home to some of the largest technology companies in the world, plus some of the most expensive cost-of-living areas. The average total compensation for in California ranges from more than $117,000 to more than $500,000, according to the Blind. software engineers professional social network These are the 20 in California, as reported by the more than 5 million verified professionals on Blind. Blind analyzed thousands of total compensation packages, including the annual salary and any stock-based compensation or bonuses a company might offer. best-paying cities for software engineers 1. Los Gatos, Calif. Average Total Compensation: $500,449 Median Total Compensation: $475,000 Average Salary: $470,015 Median Salary: $451,000 2. Menlo Park, Calif. Average Total Compensation: $328,423 Median Total Compensation: $297,000 Average Salary: $167,004 Median Salary: $165,000 3. Cupertino, Calif. Average Total Compensation: $279,391 Median Total Compensation: $255,850 Average Salary: $165,753 Median Salary: $165,000 4. San Bruno, Calif. Average Total Compensation: $278,368 Median Total Compensation: $225,900 Average Salary: $161,269 Median Salary: $149,500 5. Mountain View, Calif. Average Total Compensation: $275,181 Median Total Compensation: $242,000 Average Salary: $160,790 Median Salary: $156,000 6. Oakland, Calif. Average Total Compensation: $266,869 Median Total Compensation: $197,750 Average Salary: $192,240 Median Salary: $168,750 7. San Francisco Average Total Compensation: $265,050 Median Total Compensation: $225,000 Average Salary: $165,042 Median Salary: $160,200 8. Sunnyvale, Calif. Average Total Compensation: $260,048 Median Total Compensation: $238,000 Average Salary: $160,499 Median Salary: $160,000 9. Santa Monica, Calif. Average total compensation: $245,331 Median total compensation: $196,750 Average salary: $147,735 Median base salary: $145,000 10. Palo Alto, Calif. Average total compensation: $234,739 Median total compensation: $200,000 Average salary: $157,488 Median base salary: $154,000 11. San Mateo, Calif. Average total compensation: $234,066 Median total compensation: $187,875 Average salary: $158,629 Median base salary: $155,500 12. Pleasanton, Calif. Average total compensation: $225,058 Median total compensation: $202,000 Average salary: $150,887 Median base salary: $150,000 13. Foster City, Calif. Average total compensation: $220,293 Median total compensation: $190,000 Average salary: $158,319 Median base salary: $148,500 14. Fremont, Calif. Average total compensation: $218,913 Median total compensation: $180,000 Average salary: $144,638 Median base salary: $142,500 15. Santa Clara, Calif. Average total compensation: $214,168 Median total compensation: $197,000 Average salary: $153,885 Median base salary: $150,000 16. San Jose, Calif. Average total compensation: $210,801 Median total compensation: $183,000 Average salary: $153,390 Median base salary: $145,000 17. Redwood City, Calif. Average total compensation: $207,955 Median total compensation: $190,000 Average salary: $156,248 Median base salary: $151,000 18. Milpitas, Calif. Average total compensation: $188,146 Median total compensation: $165,750 Average salary: $154,073 Median base salary: $138,000 19. Irvine, Calif. Average total compensation: $175,532 Median total compensation: $160,000 Average salary: $134,278 Median base salary: $133,600 20. San Diego Average total compensation: $166,069 Median total compensation: $151,750 Average salary: $128,341 Median base salary: $121,372 Methodology Blind analyzed the base salaries and total compensation of software engineers in the top 50 best-paying cities for software engineers in the United States on its platform. Cities were ranked by the average total compensation, including salary and, if applicable, stock-based compensation and annual cash bonuses. All data is self-reported by verified professionals on the professional social network Blind. Also published on Teamblind's blog

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