# Waymo Software Engineer Salary: $213,000 to $263,000 Listed

**Author:** Zero G Talent
**Published:** 2026-11-03
**Category:** software

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**Waymo software engineer postings list a median pay band of $213,000 to $263,000.** That's from 91 open US software engineer postings with listed pay on November 2, 2026, taken directly from Waymo's own hiring system. The midpoints' middle half runs from $234,800 to $280,500.

## By level

| Level | Postings | Median low | Median high |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Senior | 52 | $213,000 | $263,000 |
| Staff | 21 | $251,000 | $310,000 |
| Not stated | 12 | $175,000 | $215,000 |

Levels come from the posting's structured field, else its title.

## By location

| Location | Postings | Median low | Median high |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| CA | 91 | $213,000 | $263,000 |

## The range

- **Highest listed:** Principal Software Engineer, Post Training (Mountain View, CA): $349,000 to $431,000.
- **Lowest listed:** OEM Platform Integration Engineer (Mountain View, CA): $158,000 to $200,000.

## Against the market

Across all 4,012 US software engineer postings with listed pay in our data, the median midpoint is $200,000. Waymo's is $238,000, 19% higher.

## What these numbers are

- **Listed bands, not offers.** A band can span several levels, and the midpoint isn't what anyone is paid.
- **Listed pay only.** Bonus and equity are left out, and they can be a large part of the total at some employers.
- **What counts.** Titles with "engineer" or "developer" in our Software job category. Internships are out, and repeats of the same title, place and band count once.
- **One day.** A snapshot of November 2, 2026, which weights levels and places by what's open today.

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