LOCAL COMPENSATION COVERAGE

Salaries in
San Diego, CA.

59 careers and 28 employers have supported pay benchmarks here. Select a career to compare actual salary coverage, then open a package or benchmark for its pay components and measurement details.

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Software Engineer · Apple Inc. · San Diego, CA

For Software Engineer at Apple Inc. in San Diego, CA, the median offered annual base wage is USD $157,581. The sample denominator is 101 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.

Wages.fyi calculates this median from available regulatory wage filings. Filings describe offered base wages, not realized employee earnings or total compensation. Bonus and equity are not inferred.

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Software Engineer · Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. · San Diego, CA

For Software Engineer at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego, CA, the median offered annual base wage is USD $153,537. The sample denominator is 95 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.

Wages.fyi calculates this median from available regulatory wage filings. Filings describe offered base wages, not realized employee earnings or total compensation. Bonus and equity are not inferred.

Coverage refreshed . Refresh dates can differ from when compensation was earned or wages were offered.

Applied Scientist II · Amazon.com Services LLC · San Diego, CA

For Applied Scientist II at Amazon.com Services LLC in San Diego, CA, the median offered annual base wage is USD $175,000. The sample denominator is 39 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.

Wages.fyi calculates this median from available regulatory wage filings. Filings describe offered base wages, not realized employee earnings or total compensation. Bonus and equity are not inferred.

Coverage refreshed . Refresh dates can differ from when compensation was earned or wages were offered.

Only public source benchmarks with at least five samples and a disclosed median appear here. Samples can overlap and are never added into an employee total. Source sampling methods apply; published sample counts are not guaranteed to represent unique employees. Missing pay components stay undisclosed. Methodology.

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Accountant

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Applied Scientist I

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Applied Scientist II

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ASICS Engineer

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Cellular System Test Engineer

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Data Engineer

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Data Scientist

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Electrical Engineer

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Electronics Engineer

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Engineer

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FE Engineering

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Financial Analyst

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Firmware Engineer

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Module Design Engineer

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Network Engineer

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Professor

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Reliability Engineering

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RF Systems Engineering

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Senior ASICS Engineer

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Senior Camera Engineer

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Senior Cellular System Test Engineer

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Senior CPU Engineer

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Senior DSP Architecture and Design Engineer

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Senior Engineer

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Senior GPU Engineer

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Senior Machine Learning Engineer

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Senior Modem Technologies Engineer

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Senior Software Quality Engineer

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Senior Staff ASICS Engineer

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Senior Staff GPU Engineer

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Senior Staff Multimedia Systems Engineer

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Senior Systems Test Engineer

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Silicon Validation Engineering

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Software Dev Engineer I

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Software Dev Engineer II

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Software Development Engineer - Firmware

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Software Development Engineer II

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Software Development Engineer - Test

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Software Development Engineering

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Software Engineer

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Software Integrity Engineer

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Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester

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Sr SW Test Development Engineer

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Staff ASICS Engineer

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Staff Camera Engineer

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Staff Cellular System Test Engineer

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Staff Engineer

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Staff GPU Engineer

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Staff Hardware Engineer

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Staff Machine Learning Engineer

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Staff Modem Technologies Engineer

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Staff Product Manager

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Tools and Automation Engineer

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Wireless Systems Engineering

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Amazon.com Services LLC · Applied Scientist I

San Diego, CA · Base pay coverage

Amazon.com Services LLC · Applied Scientist II

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Amazon.com Services LLC · Business Analyst

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Amazon.com Services LLC · Data Engineer

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Amazon.com Services LLC · Data Scientist

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Amazon.com Services LLC · Software Dev Engineer I

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Amazon.com Services LLC · Software Dev Engineer II

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Amazon.com Services LLC · Software Development Engineer II

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Apple Inc. · Computer and Information Systems Manager

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Apple Inc. · Design Verification

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Apple Inc. · Electrical Engineer

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Apple Inc. · Electronics Engineer

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Apple Inc. · FE Engineering

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Apple Inc. · Machine Learning

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Apple Inc. · Module Design Engineer

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Apple Inc. · Reliability Engineering

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Apple Inc. · RF Systems Engineering

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Apple Inc. · Silicon Validation Engineering

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Apple Inc. · Software Development Engineer - Firmware

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Apple Inc. · Software Development Engineer - Test

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Apple Inc. · Software Development Engineering

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Apple Inc. · Software Engineer

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Apple Inc. · Software Integrity Engineer

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Apple Inc. · Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester

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Apple Inc. · Tools and Automation Engineer

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Apple Inc. · Wireless Systems Engineering

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Arm, Inc. · Graduate Engineer

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ASML US, LP · Electrical Engineer

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ASML US, LP · Software Engineer

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Brain Corporation · Software Engineer

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BTI Solutions, Inc · Network Engineer

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Dexcom, Inc. · Sr SW Test Development Engineer

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Epsilon Data Management LLC · Software Engineer

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Ernst & Young U.S. LLP · Accountant

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GoFundMe, Inc. · Software Engineer

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Google LLC · Firmware Engineer

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How to read San Diego, CA pay data.

What is available?

80 supported pay benchmarks across 28 employers in San Diego, CA. Base-pay benchmarks describe salary or offered wages; stock and bonus may be unavailable. Missing components stay undisclosed.

How current are the numbers?

This coverage was last refreshed Oct 18, 2026. Each row shows its own measurement period. A collection date can differ from the year when compensation was earned or a wage was offered.

Can I use this to compare an offer?

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Public pay cohorts need at least five samples. Counts can overlap, so they are not added together into a worker total. Coverage reflects available records and does not represent every employer or employee. Read the methodology.

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Base wages, total compensation, source estimates, and employer ranges are measured separately. Sample counts and reporting periods travel with every benchmark.

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