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Engineering salaries in California
Engineering professionals in California earn $153.6–244.3K per year on average, based on 7 jobs. Engineering roles in California pay 7% above the board-wide average of $151.2–219.9K for Engineering jobs on LumiJobs.
Average salary range
$153.6–244.3K
Based on 7 jobs · 7% more than the average salary on LumiJobs
25th percentile
$127.5K
Average
$198.9K
75th percentile
$300K
Engineering salaries by seniority in California
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on LumiJobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $157.5–260K | 6 | +12% |
Other top paying titles in California
Highest paying job titles in California beyond Engineering, 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
Top paying skills in California
Highest paying skills in California, 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 Engineering
Compare Engineering salaries in other locations.
United States
Avg. $153.6–233.6K · 11 jobs
San Francisco, CA
Avg. $146–269K · 5 jobs
New York
Avg. $165–241.7K · 3 jobs
Engineering 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.