Salaries in California
Average salary
$156.7–243K/ year
25th percentile
$129.1K
Median
$196K
75th percentile
$274.3K
Based on
398 jobs
Cities in California
Foster City, CA, United States
12 jobs
$210.8–288.5K
Sunnyvale, CA, United States
33 jobs
$166.8–280.1K
Mountain View, CA, United States
58 jobs
$185.4–258.2K
Santa Clara, CA, United States
46 jobs
$156.1–259.1K
Costa Mesa, CA, United States
36 jobs
$175.6–238.5K
San Carlos, CA, United States
12 jobs
$164.7–246.3K
Palo Alto, CA, United States
6 jobs
$172.2–232.3K
Irvine, CA, United States
33 jobs
$114.9–286.1K
Redwood City, CA, United States
6 jobs
$172.3–217.2K
San Francisco, CA, United States
74 jobs
$153.7–227.9K
Fremont, CA, United States
15 jobs
$127.7–229.7K
San Jose, CA, United States
21 jobs
$145.8–208.1K
Torrance, CA, United States
6 jobs
$137.3–210.6K
Hawthorne, CA, United States
6 jobs
$141.1–195.8K
San Diego, CA, United States
14 jobs
$127.8–191.1K
Los Angeles, CA, United States
10 jobs
$127.3–185.3K
Carson, CA, United States
5 jobs
$124.8–171K
Oakland, CA, United States
5 jobs
$109–184K
Top titles
Robotics Engineering
359 jobs
$127.6–194.8K
Software Engineering
168 jobs
$145.6–212.7K
Robotics Engineer
131 jobs
$136.2–207.5K
Robotics Software Engineer
127 jobs
$144–212.5K
Robotics Software Engineering
102 jobs
$147.6–206.8K
Robotics
91 jobs
$140.5–215.6K
Mechanical Engineering
85 jobs
$113.1–169.5K
Automation Engineering
81 jobs
$103.8–149.4K
Hardware Engineering
79 jobs
$123.6–191.7K
Mechatronics Engineering
75 jobs
$110.6–157.4K
Top skills
Python
611 jobs
$142.2–210.5K
C++
508 jobs
$149.4–221.6K
Robotics
243 jobs
$136.4–208.3K
Computer Vision
239 jobs
$157.7–239.5K
Machine Learning
214 jobs
$161–247.3K
Motion Planning
214 jobs
$148.7–215.9K
Sensor Fusion
212 jobs
$154.3–218.8K
ROS
155 jobs
$136.1–209.4K
LiDAR
138 jobs
$148.4–229.6K
PyTorch
136 jobs
$166.8–261K
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for California?
- The average salary for California is $156,745.00 – $242,958.00 per year, based on 398 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.