Salaries in California
Average salary
$157.6–234.2K/ year
25th percentile
$125K
Median
$193.2K
75th percentile
$280K
Based on
688 jobs
Cities in California
Foster City, CA, United States
15 jobs
$210.4–286.3K
Sunnyvale, CA, United States
55 jobs
$184.5–276.7K
Palo Alto, CA, United States
20 jobs
$195.8–251.9K
Mountain View, CA, United States
67 jobs
$179.8–250.4K
Santa Clara, CA, United States
60 jobs
$160.6–262.4K
San Mateo, CA, United States
7 jobs
$138.3–283.7K
Costa Mesa, CA, United States
47 jobs
$177.4–239.7K
San Carlos, CA, United States
15 jobs
$164.4–250.4K
Redwood City, CA, United States
16 jobs
$165–234.8K
Emeryville, CA, United States
8 jobs
$165–234.4K
San Francisco, CA, United States
114 jobs
$164.5–231K
South San Francisco, CA, United States
5 jobs
$153.6–235.5K
Irvine, CA, United States
41 jobs
$122.8–261.4K
Fremont, CA, United States
18 jobs
$136.3–238.5K
Milpitas, CA, United States
10 jobs
$143.3–221.1K
Alameda, CA, United States
6 jobs
$88.3–267.5K
San Jose, CA, United States
30 jobs
$142.2–205.3K
San Diego, CA, United States
20 jobs
$138–205.5K
Hawthorne, CA, United States
7 jobs
$138.1–200.7K
Torrance, CA, United States
11 jobs
$134.5–200.6K
Los Angeles, CA, United States
13 jobs
$132.8–183.6K
Huntington Beach, CA, United States
7 jobs
$130–181.4K
Carson, CA, United States
6 jobs
$129–173.3K
El Segundo, CA, United States
5 jobs
$119.1–177.1K
Oakland, CA, United States
6 jobs
$105.8–171.7K
Pasadena, CA, United States
9 jobs
$115.5–142.6K
Chatsworth, CA, United States
6 jobs
$98.6–127.1K
Top titles
Robotics Engineer
473 jobs
$130.9–191.3K
Robotics Engineering
346 jobs
$123.6–190.5K
Robotics Software Engineer
288 jobs
$139.5–201.8K
Software Engineer
188 jobs
$146.4–205.2K
Software Engineering
165 jobs
$140.6–208.1K
Perception Engineer
125 jobs
$168.9–239.6K
Automation Engineer
124 jobs
$108.3–153.4K
Computer Vision Engineer
111 jobs
$158.2–221.3K
Autonomous Systems Engineer
108 jobs
$140.5–204.1K
Robotics Software Engineering
101 jobs
$145.6–204K
Top skills
Python
925 jobs
$139.8–205.2K
C++
755 jobs
$146.7–214.9K
Robotics
346 jobs
$131–198.3K
Computer Vision
332 jobs
$152.4–230.7K
Motion Planning
305 jobs
$140.6–203.7K
Sensor Fusion
301 jobs
$147.2–211.8K
Machine Learning
280 jobs
$158–239K
ROS
228 jobs
$132.4–197.2K
Linux
226 jobs
$134.9–189.3K
LiDAR
193 jobs
$145.6–220.3K
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for California?
- The average salary for California is $157,631.00 – $234,233.00 per year, based on 688 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.