LLM salaries in California
LLM professionals in California earn $175.5–272.4K per year on average, based on 5 jobs. LLM roles in California pay 13% above the board-wide average of $155.4–239.6K for LLM jobs on LumiJobs.
Average salary range
$175.5–272.4K
Based on 5 jobs · 13% more than the average salary on LumiJobs
25th percentile
$158.4K
Average
$224K
75th percentile
$264K
LLM salaries by seniority in California
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on LumiJobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $187.5–295.7K | 3 | +22% |
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 LLM, 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
LLM 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.