$220K–$357K/yrOnsiteSenior · Full-time
Software Engineer salary in Palo Alto, CA
From 42 US job postings that list pay, out of 48 open Software Engineer jobs in Palo Alto, CA. These are the amounts employers advertised, not pay reported by employees.
- Median pay
- $201ka year
- Middle half
- $176k–$254k25th to 75th percentile
- Postings with pay
- 42of 48 open jobs
Pay range
$154k$289k
Pay by experience level
| Level the posting asks for | Median a year | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Mid level | $192k | 8 |
| Senior | $201k | 26 |
Top-paying companies
| Company | Median a year | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| SpaceXAI | $255k | 9 |
| Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies | $198k | 4 |
| JPMorgan Chase | $186k | 6 |
| SpaceX | $155k | 5 |
Companies with at least 3 postings that list pay.
Open Software Engineer jobs with pay listed
$175K–$280K/yrOnsiteSenior · Full-time
$138K–$185K/yrOnsiteSenior · Full-time
$236K–$277K/yrOnsiteSenior · Full-time
$140K–$210K/yrOnsiteSenior
$180K–$330K/yrOnsiteSenior
How these numbers are made
- Lumirole reads job postings straight from employers' own career sites (Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, iCIMS and 30 more), not job boards, and keeps the pay each posting states.
- Only open US postings for this job title count, with pay in US dollars of at least $10k a year. A range counts at its middle. Hourly pay is turned into a year at 2,080 hours (40 a week), daily pay at 260 days.
- These are advertised amounts, not what people are paid: bonuses, equity and tips aren't included. A company or place is listed once it has enough postings with pay.
- Updated November 11, 2026; the numbers move as jobs open and close.