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What is the average software engineer salary by city?

Los Gatos tops the list, averaging $263,776 for software engineers.

Average salary

  1. 1Los Gatos$263,776
  2. 2Kirkland$218,194
  3. 3San Mateo$213,282
  4. 4Costa Mesa$205,860
  5. 5Sunnyvale$205,231
  6. 6Mountain View$203,486
  7. 7Aliso Viejo$203,020
  8. 8Foster City$201,543
  9. 9Santa Clara$200,694
  10. 10Menlo Park$200,666
  11. 11San Bernardino$200,147
  12. 12San Bruno$198,678
  13. 13San Francisco$198,040
  14. 14San Francisco Bay Area$194,724
  15. 15Seattle$192,525
  16. 16Palo Alto$192,378
  17. 17New York City$191,649
  18. 18Bellevue$190,495
  19. 19South San Francisco$190,197
  20. 20Burlingame$188,059
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CityAverage salaryPostings with salary data
Los Gatos$263,776186
Kirkland$218,1941,931
San Mateo$213,2821,402
Costa Mesa$205,860600
Sunnyvale$205,23110,293
Mountain View$203,4867,732
Aliso Viejo$203,020233
Foster City$201,543523
Santa Clara$200,6945,517
Menlo Park$200,666982
San Bernardino$200,147101
San Bruno$198,678226
San Francisco$198,0408,976
San Francisco Bay Area$194,7242,292
Seattle$192,5257,143
Palo Alto$192,3783,024
New York City$191,649596
Bellevue$190,4952,596
South San Francisco$190,197344
Burlingame$188,059291

How this is measured: Postings with a software engineer title and an annual salary between $10K and $500K, in cities with at least 100 such postings. Deduplicated US job postings from the most recent 12 months of Canaria's data. Data through Aug 20, 2026.

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