Software Engineer salary in Vallejo, CA

Based on 27 certified H-1B filings in the Vallejo, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Fairfield, Vacaville, Benicia, Benecia, Union City.

Also listed as: Software Developer, Software Development Engineer, SDE

Median salary$160,035
Middle 50%$144.6k–$168.4k
vs. national median+15%comparison median $139,194
Filings27FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $112,201 and $218,385.
PercentileSalary
10th$119,122
25th$144,558
50th (median)$160,035
75th$168,409
90th$178,495

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $130k $170k FY2020: median $100,651 (14 filings) FY2021: median $116,813 (11 filings) FY2023: median $119,561 (12 filings) FY2024: median $126,110 (15 filings) FY2025: median $159,286 (15 filings) FY2026: median $160,035 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 14 filings FY20 FY2021: 11 filings FY21 FY2022: 9 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 15
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$100,651$100,651$111,10314
FY2021$116,813$112,882$128,55511
FY2022–––9
FY2023$119,561$105,136$139,61512
FY2024$126,110$101,546$150,67515
FY2025$159,286$144,558$172,96015
FY2026$160,035$149,807$161,00012

Cost of living

Vallejo's median Software Engineer salary of $160,035 is worth about $147,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Vallejo = 108.5).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Developers in the Vallejo, CA area earned a median of $136,930 in May 2025 (330 employed). The H-1B median here is $160,035, 17% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Commission on Medical Care$159,28610
Valley Strong Credit Uniontoo few3
Collaborate Solutionstoo few2
Second Axistoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV $160,035 15

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Expert · Level IV$159,286$160,03515

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.