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Software Engineer salary in Los Angeles

Average Base Salary in Los Angeles

$130,791
$14,422
Additional Cash Compensation
$145,213
Total Compensation
Median: 125,000
Min: $75K
Max: $235K

How Much Does a Software Engineer Make in Los Angeles?

The average salary for a Software Engineer in Los Angeles is $130,791. The average additional cash compensation for a Software Engineer in Los Angeles is $14,422. The average total compensation for a Software Engineer in Los Angeles is $145,213. Software Engineer salaries are based on responses gathered by Built In from anonymous Software Engineer employees in Los Angeles.

LA by the numbers

7,569
Total number of Tech companies in Los Angeles
1,354,082
Total number of tech users on Built In Los Angeles
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Software Engineer Salary by gender

The average Software Engineer salary for women is $126,745 and the average Software Engineer salary for men is $130,678.

Software Engineer Salary by Years of Experience

The average salary for a Software Engineer with 7+ years of experience is $161,557. The average salary for <1 year of experience is $106,000.

Software Engineer Salary ranges

The most common Software Engineer salary in Los Angeles is between $130k - $140k.

Average Dev + Engineer salaries in Los Angeles

Job TitleAverage SalarySalary Range
Salesforce Developer$65,000
Min: $65K
Max: $65K
QA Analyst$78,000
Min: $50K
Max: $175K
Junior Software Engineer$101,212
Min: $70K
Max: $155K
Automation Engineer$103,500
Min: $80K
Max: $145K
Sales Engineer$103,729
Min: $70K
Max: $166K
Software Test Engineer$109,500
Min: $84K
Max: $140K
QA Engineer$113,155
Min: $70K
Max: $185K
Systems Engineer$119,800
Min: $65K
Max: $195K
Front End Developer$121,640
Min: $55K
Max: $200K
Hardware Engineer$123,478
Min: $63K
Max: $185K
Software Engineer$130,791
Min: $75K
Max: $235K
Android Developer$134,406
Min: $94K
Max: $230K
Game Developer$135,000
Min: $135K
Max: $135K
iOS Developer$138,286
Min: $90K
Max: $185K
Database Administrator$139,000
Min: $120K
Max: $147K
Security Engineer$139,831
Min: $85K
Max: $225K
QA Manager$142,875
Min: $86K
Max: $175K
DevOps Engineer$147,247
Min: $45K
Max: $220K
Data Engineer$148,777
Min: $78K
Max: $245K
Site Reliability Engineer$154,250
Min: $130K
Max: $205K
Data Architect$158,091
Min: $75K
Max: $240K
Machine Learning Engineer$159,556
Min: $127K
Max: $210K
Senior Software Engineer$162,287
Min: $110K
Max: $235K
Lead Software Engineer$168,349
Min: $120K
Max: $250K
Engineering Manager$175,311
Min: $125K
Max: $250K
Principal Software Engineer$181,043
Min: $120K
Max: $250K
Data Engineering Manager$185,800
Min: $130K
Max: $225K
CTO (Chief Technology Officer)$207,499
Min: $120K
Max: $280K
Director of Software Engineering$210,979
Min: $155K
Max: $300K
Vice President of Engineering$216,961
Min: $160K
Max: $325K

Career Info

Software Engineer jobs in Los Angeles

Software Engineer

Greater LA Area
5 days ago
$132,000 - $198,000
Annually
We believe in having as little separation between engineers and our users as well as between engineering teams. As a Software Engineer, you will be working alongside a team of engineers with a diverse set of backgrounds and skills. Anduril has a collaborative culture with plenty of opportunities for ownership. As an early member of the team, your decisions today will have a large impact on the company now and into the future, as well as our customers!

Software Engineer

Greater LA Area
5 days ago
Anduril is a defense technology company, bringing Silicon Valley talent and funding to the defense sector. Our technology helps our customers solve their toughest challenges by enabling them to make better, more informed decisions in life-and-death situations. We’ve assembled a diverse team of experts in artificial intelligence, computer vision, sensor fusion, optics, and data analysis that are creating software and hardware solutions to

Software Engineer II

Remote
7 hours ago
$115,000 - $150,000
Annually
Restaurant365 is a SaaS company disrupting the restaurant industry! Our cloud-based platform provides a unique, centralized solution for accounting and back-office operations for restaurants. Restaurant365’s culture is focused on empowering team members to produce top-notch results while elevating their skills. We’re constantly evolving and improving to make sure we are and always will be “Best in Class” ... and we want that for you too! The

Senior Software Engineer, C#

Orange County
7 hours ago
$110,000 - $170,000
Annually
Restaurant365 is a SaaS company disrupting the restaurant industry! Our cloud-based platform provides a unique, centralized solution for accounting and back-office operations for restaurants. Restaurant365’s culture is focused on empowering team members to produce top-notch results while elevating their skills. We’re constantly evolving and improving to make sure we are and always will be “Best in Class” ... and we want that for you too! *Please

Senior Software Engineer

Greater LA Area
17 hours ago
$110,000 - $160,000
Annually
Company DescriptionNBCUniversal owns and operates over 20 different businesses across 30 countries including a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks and a premium ad-supported streaming service.Here you can be your authentic self. As a company uniquely positioned to educate

Software Engineer, DevSecOps

Remote
17 hours ago
$105,000 - $140,000
Annually
Company DescriptionWe create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier

Staff Software Engineer, Platform

Remote
1 day ago
$137,000 - $196,000
Annually
Ready to be a Titan?You will be part of the Platform Engineering leadership team at ServiceTitan responsible for the technical direction of our product. We provide exciting opportunities to make an immediate impact in our rapidly growing startup. We are quality minded, use the most modern tools on the Microsoft .NET platform, have an amazing culture, and love to solve complex problems. Over 50,000 people depend on our software to perform all

Senior Frontend Software Engineer

Greater LA Area
1 day ago
Anduril is a defense technology company, bringing Silicon Valley talent and funding to the defense sector. Our technology helps our customers solve their toughest challenges by enabling them to make better, more informed decisions in life-and-death situations. We’ve assembled a diverse team of experts in artificial intelligence, computer vision, sensor fusion, optics, and data analysis that are creating software and hardware solutions to

Senior Frontend Software Engineer

Greater LA Area
2 days ago
$160,000 - $240,000
Annually
As a Senior Front-End Software Engineer at Anduril you will be architecting and building out our front end features and tooling, deploying them to users, and making sure they're meeting users' requirements. You will be working alongside a team of engineers with a diverse set of backgrounds.

Manager, Software Engineering

Remote
3 days ago
$135,000 - $180,000
Annually
Company DescriptionWe create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier

Director, Software Engineering - Enablement

Remote
4 days ago
$180,000 - $220,000
Annually
Company DescriptionWe create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier

Software Engineer - Mapping

Greater LA Area
5 days ago
$132,000 - $198,000
Annually
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands

Skills that affect Software Engineer salaries in Los Angeles

1
Javascript
15% have this skill
2
SQL
11% have this skill
3
Front-end
11% have this skill
4
Python
8% have this skill
5
Node.js
8% have this skill
6
Amazon Web Services
7% have this skill

Average Software Engineer Salary by Company Size

People with the job title Software Engineer make the most at companies with 201-500 employees, earning $140,808 on average.

Recent Software Engineer salaries in Los Angeles

$118,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $118,000 with +$5,000 in additional cash compensation
1-3 Years of Experience
Female
1,000+ Employees
Los Angeles
$130,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $130,000 with +$10,000 in additional cash compensation
1-3 Years of Experience
Male
51-200 Employees
Los Angeles
$135,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $135,000
3-5 Years of Experience
Male
501-1,000 Employees
Los Angeles
$115,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $115,000
1-3 Years of Experience
Male
11-50 Employees
Los Angeles
$95,000
Yearly Salary
A .NET Software Developer reported a yearly salary of $95,000 with +$5,000 in additional cash compensation
1-3 Years of Experience
Male
1,000+ Employees
Los Angeles
$124,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer 2 reported a yearly salary of $124,000 with +$10,000 in additional cash compensation
3-5 Years of Experience
Male
201-500 Employees
Los Angeles
$125,000
Yearly Salary
A Audio Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $125,000 with +$50,000 in additional cash compensation
1-3 Years of Experience
Female
1,000+ Employees
Los Angeles
$138,000
Yearly Salary
A Senior Software Enginneer reported a yearly salary of $138,000 with +$32,000 in additional cash compensation
7+ Years of Experience
Male
1,000+ Employees
Los Angeles
1-5 Reports
$145,000
Yearly Salary
A Full Stack Engineer reported a yearly salary of $145,000 with +$6,000 in additional cash compensation
1-3 Years of Experience
Female
51-200 Employees
Los Angeles
$120,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $120,000
5-7 Years of Experience
Male
51-200 Employees
Los Angeles
1-5 Reports