Software Engineer Programmer
$167,284 (USD)/yr
$80.43 (USD)/hr
$7,461 (USD)/yr
The average software engineer programmer gross salary in Berkeley, California is $167,284 or an equivalent hourly rate of $80. This is 30% higher (+$38,623) than the average software engineer programmer salary in the United States. In addition, they earn an average bonus of $7,461. Salary estimates based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Berkeley, California. An entry level software engineer programmer (1-3 years of experience) earns an average salary of $117,085. On the other end, a senior level software engineer programmer (8+ years of experience) earns an average salary of $189,874.
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Software Engineer Programmer, the majority at 62% with bachelors.
Typical Field of Study: Computer Programming, Specific Applications
See how education can impact your salaryThe cost of living in Berkeley, California is 74% more than the average cost of living in the United States. Cost of living is calculated based on accumulating the cost of food, transportation, health services, rent, utilities, taxes, and miscellaneous.
View Cost of Living PageBerkeley ( BURK-lee) is a city on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay in northern Alameda County, California, United States. It is named after the 18th-century Anglo-Irish bishop and philosopher George Berkeley. It borders the cities of Oakland and Emeryville to the south and the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington to the north. Its eastern border with Contra Costa County generally follows the ridge of the Berkeley Hills. The 2020 census recorded a population of 124
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