What is the average JavaScript salary in California?

Based on 17 jobs with salary data, the average JavaScript salary in California ranges from $148–217.1K per year.

How do JavaScript salaries in California compare to the board-wide average?

JavaScript roles in California pay 15% above the board-wide JavaScript average of $129.6–188.2K.

How do JavaScript salaries in California vary by seniority?

Mid-level JavaScript roles in California average $135.8–209.8K, while Senior roles average $162.2–236.9K. Salary data covers 2 seniority levels.

How are JavaScript salaries in California calculated?

Salary figures are based on published job postings with salary data, normalized to annual USD equivalents. Statistical outliers are removed using interquartile range (IQR) filtering to ensure accuracy. Only positions with at least 5 data points are included.

JavaScript salaries in California

JavaScript professionals in California earn $148–217.1K per year on average, based on 17 jobs. JavaScript roles in California pay 15% above the board-wide average of $129.6–188.2K for JavaScript jobs on LumiJobs. Pay ranges from $135.8–209.8K for Mid-level roles up to $162.2–236.9K at the Senior level.

Average salary range

$148–217.1K

Based on 17 jobs · 15% more than the average salary on LumiJobs

25th percentile

$125K

Average

$182.6K

75th percentile

$250K

CaliforniaAverage salary on LumiJobs

$125K$250K

JavaScript salaries by seniority in California

JavaScript salaries in California range from $135.8–209.8K for Mid-level roles to $162.2–236.9K for Senior positions.

Seniority	Avg. salary	Jobs	vs Avg. on LumiJobs
Mid-level	$135.8–209.8K	3	+9%
Senior	$162.2–236.9K	11	+26%

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

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Other top paying skills in California

Highest paying skills in California beyond JavaScript, 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

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Other locations for JavaScript

Compare JavaScript salaries in other locations.

United States

Avg. $129.5–188.5K · 51 jobs

San Francisco, CA

Avg. $165.3–231.4K · 9 jobs

New York

Avg. $132.8–180.2K · 5 jobs

Virginia

Avg. $155.7–184.7K · 4 jobs

Maryland

Avg. $157.9–252.7K · 3 jobs

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All salary figures are normalized to USD annual equivalents. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.