What is the average PostgreSQL salary in California?

Based on 15 jobs with salary data, the average PostgreSQL salary in California ranges from $153.3–220.5K per year.

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

PostgreSQL roles in California pay 8% above the board-wide PostgreSQL average of $141.8–203.6K.

How do PostgreSQL salaries in California vary by seniority?

Mid-level PostgreSQL roles in California average $154.4–214.2K, while Senior roles average $158–236K. Salary data covers 2 seniority levels.

How are PostgreSQL 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.

PostgreSQL salaries in California

PostgreSQL professionals in California earn $153.3–220.5K per year on average, based on 15 jobs. PostgreSQL roles in California pay 8% above the board-wide average of $141.8–203.6K for PostgreSQL jobs on LumiJobs. Pay ranges from $154.4–214.2K for Mid-level roles up to $158–236K at the Senior level.

Average salary range

$153.3–220.5K

Based on 15 jobs · 8% more than the average salary on LumiJobs

25th percentile

$125K

Average

$186.9K

75th percentile

$232.5K

CaliforniaAverage salary on LumiJobs

$125K$232.5K

PostgreSQL salaries by seniority in California

PostgreSQL salaries in California range from $154.4–214.2K for Mid-level roles to $158–236K for Senior positions.

Seniority	Avg. salary	Jobs	vs Avg. on LumiJobs
Mid-level	$154.4–214.2K	9	+7%
Senior	$158–236K	5	+14%

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