# Software Engineer Salary San Diego: $168k median (2026)

> software engineer salary San Diego - based on 158 live postings across 30+ ATS sources.

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## Salary

- **Median:** $168k
- **25th-75th percentile:** $123k - $195k
- **Based on:** 82 disclosed salaries from live postings

## Hiring across industries (ISIC Rev.4)

- Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (division 62, 48 open)
- Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (division 26, 48 open)
- Manufacture of other transport equipment (division 30, 20 open)
- Employment activities (division 78, 8 open)
- Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (division 47, 4 open)
- Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding (division 64, 3 open)

## Top companies hiring

- Qualcomm (36 open)
- SHIELD AI (9 open)
- Northrop Grumman (9 open)
- Sony Interactive Entertainment (5 open)
- Intuit (4 open)
- Google (3 open)
- Innoflight (3 open)
- Haystack (3 open)

## Sample live roles

- [Remote Software Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/remote-software-engineer-at-turing-4444892833) - Turing - San Diego Metropolitan Area
- [#Senior Software Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/%23senior-software-engineer-at-qualcomm-4407935124) - Qualcomm - San Diego, CA - $111,300.00 - $166,900.00
- [Network Software Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/network-software-engineer-at-teradata-4368261704) - Teradata - San Diego, CA
- [Software Engineer/Principal Software Engineer – DevSecOps](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/software-engineer-principal-software-engineer-%E2%80%93-devsecops-at-northrop-grumman-4445397200) - Northrop Grumman - San Diego, CA - $91,800.00 - $137,600.00
- [Software Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/software-engineer-at-eliassen-group-4417070475) - Eliassen Group - San Diego, CA - $55.00 to $60.00/hr
- [QA Software Engineer I](https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=96a69bdf9d34897f) - Family Health Centers of San Diego - San Diego, CA - $27.56 - $37.89 an hour
- [Multi-Domain Software Engineering Lead](https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=9d5eea13df510f05) - BAE Systems Inc. - San Diego, CA - $149,603 - $254,317 a year
- [Staff Software Engineer - Traffic](https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=df4f2ad7a4a19a65) - Intuit - San Diego, CA - $188,500 - $274,000 a year
- [Multi-Domain Software Engineering Lead](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/multi-domain-software-engineering-lead-at-bae-systems-inc-4441833150) - BAE Systems, Inc. - San Diego, CA
- [Director, Software Engineering (Marketing Technology)](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/director-software-engineering-marketing-technology-at-petco-4403786682) - Petco - San Diego Metropolitan Area - $194,600.00 - $291,900.00
- [Senior Embedded Software Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/senior-embedded-software-engineer-at-general-atomics-4399411988) - General Atomics - San Diego, CA
- [Senior Software Engineer – Edge AI/GenAI](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/senior-software-engineer-%E2%80%93-edge-ai-genai-at-qualcomm-4426084439) - Qualcomm - San Diego, CA - $111,300.00 - $166,900.00

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