Salaries / Software Engineer Salary in San Diego
Software Engineer Salary in San Diego
The median Software Engineer salary in San Diego is $172K/yr based on 115 disclosed-pay job postings from 15 employers on RoleSuite, with most roles paying between $130K/yr and $215K/yr.
$172K/yrmedian
$130K/yr – $215K/yrtypical range (25th–75th)
115disclosed-pay postings
Pay distribution
Highest-paying employers
- Shield AI$234K/yr7 disclosed
- Apple$199K/yr14 disclosed
- Google$179K/yr4 disclosed
- Northrop Grumman$178K/yr51 disclosed
- Booz Allen Hamilton$142K/yr15 disclosed
- Leidos$130K/yr10 disclosed
- Axos Bank$100K/yr3 disclosed
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Figures are computed from the midpoint of each posting's disclosed pay range across currently-open Software Engineer roles in San Diego on RoleSuite, as of 2026-06. Sourced directly from employer career pages; implausible outliers are excluded. Estimates, not guarantees.