Software Engineer Salary in San Diego, CA

182 certified H-1B filings

According to TheRealSalaries.com analysis of official US Department of Labor filings (October 2024 - December 2025), the average H-1B salary for Software Engineer in San Diego is $131,321 — 8% above the national median of $121,514.

Section 1
$131,321
Average
$78,792
Min Est.
$236,377
Max Est.
182
Filings

Top Employers for Software Engineer in San Diego

CompanyAvg. SalaryFilings
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. $114,790 50
ServiceNow, Inc. $124,846 21
Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. $114,451 10
Google LLC $191,667 9
Intuit Inc. $128,540 8
NVIDIA Corporation $188,517 6
Meta Platforms, Inc $239,076 6
Intel Corporation $142,190 4
WHOVA, INC. $118,512 3
SoftClouds LLC $127,982 3
Section 2

Software Engineer in Other Cities

Mountain View, CA
$190,695
2,450 filings
Sunnyvale, CA
$187,592
2,059 filings
Menlo Park, CA
$203,875
1,891 filings
New York, NY
$179,935
1,757 filings
Seattle, WA
$172,297
1,082 filings
Bellevue, WA
$187,207
1,047 filings
San Francisco, CA
$183,489
1,035 filings
Santa Clara, CA
$178,759
673 filings

Other Roles in San Diego

Senior Software Engineer ($135,837) Staff Software Engineer ($171,398) Software Engineering Systems ($161,342) Software Development Engineer - Firmware ($164,449) Asics Engineer ($119,566) Senior Asics Engineer ($120,905) Software Development Engineer - Test ($159,760) Software Developer ($125,682)
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Source: US Department of Labor LCA Disclosure Data. Updated: Q1 FY2025.