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SALARIES · 155 POSTED PAY RANGES

Cadence salaries

Pay ranges Cadence published in 155 open job postings, updated Oct 1, 2026.

Posted base pay ranges from job listings, not total compensation. Figures are in USD; 11 more postings in CAD (median CA$128K). How these figures are made

Pay by role

  1. Software Engineer$164K median · $145K–$168K typical · 35 postingsSoftware Engineer: middle half $145K–$168K, median $164K
  2. Product Engineer$195K median · $195K–$220K typical · 8 postingsProduct Engineer: middle half $195K–$220K, median $195K
  3. Application Engineer$147K median · $106K–$225K typical · 7 postingsApplication Engineer: middle half $106K–$225K, median $147K
  4. Design Engineer$127K median · $105K–$164K typical · 4 postingsDesign Engineer: middle half $105K–$164K, median $127K
  5. Infrastructure Architect$190K median · $190K–$190K typical · 4 postingsInfrastructure Architect: middle half $190K–$190K, median $190K
  6. Distributed Systems Engineer4 postings · too few to show pay
  7. Photonics EngineerCA$105K median · CA$105K–CA$128K typical · 4 postings
  8. Applied ML$164K median · $164K–$220K typical · 4 postingsApplied ML: middle half $164K–$220K, median $164K

Pay by level

  1. Entry level$127K median · $127K–$127K typical · 3 postingsEntry level: middle half $127K–$127K, median $127K
  2. Mid level$168K median · $145K–$220K typical · 58 postingsMid level: middle half $145K–$220K, median $168K
  3. Senior$164K median · $147K–$195K typical · 28 postingsSenior: middle half $147K–$195K, median $164K
  4. Staff$195K median · $170K–$195K typical · 5 postingsStaff: middle half $170K–$195K, median $195K
  5. Principal$195K median · $176K–$205K typical · 36 postingsPrincipal: middle half $176K–$205K, median $195K
  6. Director$255K median · $225K–$255K typical · 13 postingsDirector: middle half $225K–$255K, median $255K

Locations

  1. United States · $195K median · 140 postings
  2. California · $170K median · 28 postings
  3. San Jose, CA · $170K median · 28 postings
  4. Canada · CA$128K median · 14 postings
  5. British Columbia, Canada · CA$128K median · 5 postings
  6. Vancouver, BC, Canada · CA$128K median · 3 postings
  7. Quebec, Canada · 2 postings
  8. Montréal, QC, Canada · 2 postings

Remote vs on-site

Remote: $205K median, $176K–$225K typical, from 3 postings. On-site: $190K median, $158K–$220K typical, from 67 postings.

Newest Cadence postings

  1. Lead Software Engineer: AI for Hardware VerificationCadence · San Jose, CA · $119K–$221K/yr · Posted Sep 29, 2026ApplyView posting
  2. Principal Design EngineerCadence · San Jose, CA · $140K–$260K/yr · Posted Sep 29, 2026ApplyView posting
  3. Analog/Mixed-Signal IC Design Co-Op/Intern (Summer 2026) / Stage/Co-Op en Conception de CI Analogiques/Signal Mixte (Ét…Cadence · Canada · CA$30.00–CA$45.00/hr · Posted Sep 29, 2026ApplyView posting
  4. Lead Software EngineerCadence · United States · $115K–$213K/yr · Posted Sep 27, 2026ApplyView posting
  5. SIPI ArchitectCadence · United States · $154K–$286K/yr · Posted Aug 29, 2026ApplyView posting
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