SALARIES · 35 POSTED PAY RANGES
Cadence Software Engineer salaries
Pay ranges Cadence published in 35 open job postings for Software Engineer roles, updated Sep 30, 2026.
- Median base pay$164,000a year
- Typical range$145,000–$168,000Middle half of postings
- Top 10%$220,000and above
- Postings35with a pay range
Posted base pay ranges from job listings, not total compensation. Figures are in USD. How these figures are made
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- United States · $164K median · 32 postings
- California · $145K median · 7 postings
- San Jose, CA · $145K median · 7 postings
- Canada · CA$128K median · 3 postings
- North Carolina · 1 posting
- British Columbia, Canada · 1 posting
- Vancouver, BC, Canada · 1 posting
- Burlington, NC · 1 posting
Newest Cadence Software Engineer postings
- Lead Software Engineer: AI for Hardware VerificationCadence · San Jose, CA · $119K–$221K/yr · Posted Sep 29, 2026ApplyView posting
- Lead Software EngineerCadence · United States · $115K–$213K/yr · Posted Sep 27, 2026ApplyView posting
- Sr. Principal Software EngineerCadence · United States · $154K–$286K/yr · Posted Aug 26, 2026ApplyView posting
- Principal Software EngineerCadence · United States · $118K–$218K/yr · Posted Aug 26, 2026ApplyView posting
- Software Engineer IICadence · United States · $102K–$189K/yr · Posted Aug 26, 2026ApplyView posting
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