Founding Engineer salaries in California
Founding Engineer professionals in California earn $153.8–245K per year on average, based on 4 jobs. Founding Engineer roles in California pay 0% in line with the board-wide average of $153.8–245K for Founding Engineer jobs on LumiJobs.
Average salary range
$153.8–245K
Based on 4 jobs · 0% less than the average salary on LumiJobs
25th percentile
$120K
Average
$199.4K
75th percentile
$300K
Founding Engineer salaries by seniority in California
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on LumiJobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $165–260K | 3 | +7% |
Other top paying titles in California
Highest paying job titles in California beyond Founding Engineer, 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
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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.