What is the average salary for California?

The average salary for California is $160.5K – $237.3K per year, based on 173 job postings on this board that disclose pay.

How is the salary figure for California calculated?

These figures are aggregated from current and recent job postings on this board that disclose pay, then averaged across roles. They are estimates, not guarantees of compensation.

Salaries in California

Average salary

$160.5K – $237.3K/ year

25th percentile: $136.3K
Median: $196.3K
75th percentile: $257.5K
Based on: 173 jobs

Cities in California

Foster City, CA, United States$224.4K – $295.9K9 jobs

Mountain View, CA, United States$182.5K – $245.6K29 jobs

Sunnyvale, CA, United States$171.3K – $246.5K10 jobs

Costa Mesa, CA, United States$176.8K – $237.9K30 jobs

Irvine, CA, United States$105.4K – $288.2K17 jobs

Santa Clara, CA, United States$147.4K – $239.1K13 jobs

San Francisco, CA, United States$157.3K – $222.8K36 jobs

Redwood City, CA, United States$164.8K – $209.2K5 jobs

San Jose, CA, United States$143.6K – $210K12 jobs

Fremont, CA, United States$140.6K – $179K6 jobs

Los Angeles, CA, United States$112.5K – $165K6 jobs

Top titles

Robotics Engineering$132.7K – $193K136 jobs

Robotics Engineer$137.6K – $209.4K100 jobs

Robotics Software Engineer$152.1K – $224.8K78 jobs

Robotics$139.1K – $217K78 jobs

Software Engineering$156.2K – $231.1K76 jobs

Mechanical Engineering$104.7K – $160.4K54 jobs

Machine Learning Engineer$162K – $250.4K50 jobs

Hardware Engineering$117.4K – $187.5K43 jobs

Mechatronics Engineering$103.5K – $149.8K39 jobs

Perception Engineer$171.4K – $236.2K37 jobs

Top skills

Python$144.6K – $211.9K291 jobs

C++$150.2K – $217.8K242 jobs

Robotics$142.2K – $206.6K159 jobs

Computer Vision$165K – $234.3K126 jobs

Machine Learning$169.4K – $247.4K113 jobs

Motion Planning$168.4K – $247.6K104 jobs

Sensor Fusion$169.4K – $238K94 jobs

ROS$134.5K – $219.1K78 jobs

Linux$136.9K – $202.1K66 jobs

LiDAR$155.2K – $226.4K66 jobs

Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary for California?: The average salary for California is $160.5K – $237.3K per year, based on 173 job postings on this board that disclose pay.
How is the salary figure for California calculated?: These figures are aggregated from current and recent job postings on this board that disclose pay, then averaged across roles. They are estimates, not guarantees of compensation.