APIs salaries in California
APIs professionals in California earn $149.8–230.6K per year on average, based on 10 jobs. APIs roles in California pay 7% above the board-wide average of $145.6–210.5K for APIs jobs on LumiJobs. Pay ranges from $146.8–209.2K for Mid-level roles up to $156.7–280.5K at the Senior level.
Average salary range
$149.8–230.6K
Based on 10 jobs · 7% more than the average salary on LumiJobs
25th percentile
$125.8K
Average
$190.2K
75th percentile
$253.6K
APIs salaries by seniority in California
APIs salaries in California range from $146.8–209.2K for Mid-level roles to $156.7–280.5K for Senior positions.
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on LumiJobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-level | $146.8–209.2K | 7 | 0% |
| Senior | $156.7–280.5K | 3 | +23% |
Top paying titles in California
Highest paying job titles in California, ranked by average salary.
Software Engineering
Avg. $163.3–235.6K · 57 jobs
Backend Engineering
Avg. $165.1–245.1K · 30 jobs
Machine Learning Engineer
Avg. $177.8–278.3K · 18 jobs
Software Engineer
Avg. $149.4–238.4K · 17 jobs
AI Engineer
Avg. $166.9–246.6K · 12 jobs
Backend Development
Avg. $158.2–237.3K · 12 jobs
Other top paying skills in California
Highest paying skills in California beyond APIs, ranked by average salary.
Python
Avg. $158.4–230.3K · 83 jobs
C++
Avg. $152.9–215.4K · 32 jobs
CI/CD
Avg. $149.6–219.5K · 32 jobs
AWS
Avg. $166–236.9K · 31 jobs
TypeScript
Avg. $163.3–233.1K · 30 jobs
Machine Learning
Avg. $171.3–258.4K · 29 jobs
Other locations for APIs
Compare APIs salaries in other locations.
United States
Avg. $147.2–216.1K · 24 jobs
New York
Avg. $155.8–225.6K · 8 jobs
San Francisco, CA
Avg. $163.9–236.6K · 6 jobs
New York, NY
Avg. $160.3–232K · 5 jobs
APIs salary FAQs for California
All salary figures are normalized to USD annual equivalents. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.