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Software Engineer
salary in San Diego, CA.

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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.

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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.

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Software Engineer · Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. · San Diego, CA

For Software Engineer at Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. in San Diego, CA, the median offered annual base wage is USD $133,579. The sample denominator is 36 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.

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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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Base pay coverage.Government filings show offered base wages, not actual employee total compensation. Base benchmarks do not imply bonus or equity. Click an amount or a row title for the full breakdown.
EMPLOYER / ROLETOTAL COMPBASE SALARYSTOCK / YEARCASH BONUSCONTEXT
AI
Apple Inc.Software EngineerSan Diego, CA
Not disclosedUSD · Median$157,581——Offered base wage · filing cohort101 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
QT
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Software EngineerSan Diego, CA
Not disclosedUSD · Median$153,537——Offered base wage · filing cohort95 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
QI
Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. Software EngineerSan Diego, CA
Not disclosedUSD · Median$133,579——Offered base wage · filing cohort36 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
SI
ServiceNow, Inc.Software EngineerSan Diego, CA
Not disclosedUSD · Median$157,581——Offered base wage · filing cohort34 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
II
Intuit Inc.Software EngineerSan Diego, CA
Not disclosedUSD · Median$172,825——Offered base wage · filing cohort22 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
AU
ASML US, LPSoftware EngineerSan Diego, CA
Not disclosedUSD · Median$132,031——Offered base wage · filing cohort18 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
SI
SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLCSoftware EngineerSan Diego, CA
Not disclosedUSD · Median$150,100——Offered base wage · filing cohort17 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
BC
Brain CorporationSoftware EngineerSan Diego, CA
Not disclosedUSD · Median$131,876——Offered base wage · filing cohort12 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
GI
GoFundMe, Inc.Software EngineerSan Diego, CA
Not disclosedUSD · Median$215,567——Offered base wage · filing cohort10 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
SI
Specs Inc.Software EngineerSan Diego, CA
Not disclosedUSD · Median$157,581——Offered base wage · filing cohort10 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
QI
Qualcomm IncorporatedSoftware EngineerSan Diego, CA
Not disclosedUSD · Median$130,187——Offered base wage · filing cohort9 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
QA
Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. Software EngineerSan Diego, CA
Not disclosedUSD · Median$130,187——Offered base wage · filing cohort7 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
GL
Google LLCSoftware EngineerSan Diego, CA
Not disclosedUSD · Median$180,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort7 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
ED
Epsilon Data Management LLCSoftware EngineerSan Diego, CA
Not disclosedUSD · Median$135,928——Offered base wage · filing cohort6 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
RD
ResMed Digital Health Inc.Software EngineerSan Diego, CA
Not disclosedUSD · Median$159,500——Offered base wage · filing cohort6 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
OA
Oracle America, Inc.Software EngineerSan Diego, CA
Not disclosedUSD · Median$157,581——Offered base wage · filing cohort6 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
NC
NVIDIA CorporationSoftware EngineerSan Diego, CA
Not disclosedUSD · Median$184,974——Offered base wage · filing cohort5 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
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Apple Inc. · Software Engineer

San Diego, CA · Base pay coverage

ASML US, LP · Software Engineer

San Diego, CA · Base pay coverage

Brain Corporation · Software Engineer

San Diego, CA · Base pay coverage

Epsilon Data Management LLC · Software Engineer

San Diego, CA · Base pay coverage

GoFundMe, Inc. · Software Engineer

San Diego, CA · Base pay coverage

Google LLC · Software Engineer

San Diego, CA · Base pay coverage

Intuit Inc. · Software Engineer

San Diego, CA · Base pay coverage

NVIDIA Corporation · Software Engineer

San Diego, CA · Base pay coverage

Oracle America, Inc. · Software Engineer

San Diego, CA · Base pay coverage

Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. · Software Engineer

San Diego, CA · Base pay coverage

Qualcomm Incorporated · Software Engineer

San Diego, CA · Base pay coverage

Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. · Software Engineer

San Diego, CA · Base pay coverage

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. · Software Engineer

San Diego, CA · Base pay coverage

ResMed Digital Health Inc. · Software Engineer

San Diego, CA · Base pay coverage

ServiceNow, Inc. · Software Engineer

San Diego, CA · Base pay coverage

SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC · Software Engineer

San Diego, CA · Base pay coverage

Specs Inc. · Software Engineer

San Diego, CA · Base pay coverage
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Software Engineer

San Diego, CA · Base pay coverage · 17 employers
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How to read Software Engineer pay data.

What is available?

17 supported pay benchmarks across 17 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.

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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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