Distributed Systems salaries in California
Distributed Systems professionals in California earn $165–253.1K per year on average, based on 22 jobs. Distributed Systems roles in California pay 5% above the board-wide average of $158.7–239.3K for Distributed Systems jobs on LumiJobs. Pay ranges from $154.1–232.2K for Mid-level roles up to $171.2–265K at the Senior level.
Average salary range
$165–253.1K
Based on 22 jobs · 5% more than the average salary on LumiJobs
25th percentile
$152.9K
Average
$209K
75th percentile
$300K
Distributed Systems salaries by seniority in California
Distributed Systems salaries in California range from $154.1–232.2K for Mid-level roles to $171.2–265K for Senior positions.
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on LumiJobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-level | $154.1–232.2K | 8 | -3% |
| Senior | $171.2–265K | 14 | +10% |
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 Distributed Systems, 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 Distributed Systems
Compare Distributed Systems salaries in other locations.
United States
Avg. $160.7–249.7K · 40 jobs
San Francisco, CA
Avg. $167.1–250.2K · 12 jobs
New York
Avg. $173.5–268.8K · 8 jobs
Seattle, WA
Avg. $160.7–202K · 3 jobs
Washington
Avg. $160.7–202K · 3 jobs
Distributed Systems 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.