Staff Software Engineer Salary in San Diego, CA

98 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 Staff Software Engineer in San Diego is $171,398 — 41% above the national median of $121,514.

Section 1
$171,398
Average
$102,838
Min Est.
$308,516
Max Est.
98
Filings

Top Employers for Staff Software Engineer in San Diego

CompanyAvg. SalaryFilings
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. $152,464 39
ServiceNow, Inc. $179,983 10
Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. $152,994 9
Intuit Inc. $195,368 9
SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC $194,129 7
GoFundMe, Inc. $224,350 4
Illumina, Inc. $159,697 4
Genalyte, Inc. $170,000 2
Sony Electronics, Inc. $194,775 2
Uber Technologies, Inc. $245,300 2
Section 2

Staff Software Engineer in Other Cities

Sunnyvale, CA
$192,126
235 filings
San Francisco, CA
$227,468
190 filings
Bentonville, AR
$153,624
118 filings
Santa Clara, CA
$184,062
88 filings
Mountain View, CA
$240,680
87 filings
San Jose, CA
$206,847
82 filings
Austin, TX
$168,665
78 filings
Seattle, WA
$210,485
72 filings

Other Roles in San Diego

Software Engineer ($131,320) Senior Software Engineer ($135,837) 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)
Section 3
Source: US Department of Labor LCA Disclosure Data. Updated: Q1 FY2025.