Python salaries in California
Python professionals in California earn $166.1–238.6K per year on average, based on 47 jobs. Python roles in California pay 10% above the board-wide average of $153.8–215.4K for Python jobs on Get AI Careers. Pay ranges from $126.7–169.8K for Entry level roles up to $176.8–256K at the Senior level.
Average salary range
$166.1–238.6K
Based on 47 jobs · 10% more than the average salary on Get AI Careers
25th percentile
$135K
Average
$202.4K
75th percentile
$286K
Python salaries by seniority in California
Python salaries in California range from $126.7–169.8K for Entry level roles to $176.8–256K for Senior positions.
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on Get AI Careers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $126.7–169.8K | 3 | -20% |
| Mid-level | $132.8–186.1K | 8 | -14% |
| Senior | $176.8–256K | 36 | +17% |
Top paying titles in California
Highest paying job titles in California, ranked by average salary.
Software Engineering
Avg. $173.8–248.3K · 15 Jobs
Machine Learning Engineering
Avg. $179.6–273.6K · 12 Jobs
Platform Engineering
Avg. $165.1–232.7K · 11 Jobs
Backend Engineering
Avg. $170.8–241.9K · 9 Jobs
Data Engineering
Avg. $147.3–197.2K · 8 Jobs
DevOps Engineering
Avg. $166.6–225K · 7 Jobs
Other top paying skills in California
Highest paying skills in California beyond Python, ranked by average salary.
Kubernetes
Avg. $162.9–250.3K · 22 Jobs
PyTorch
Avg. $178–263.6K · 22 Jobs
AWS
Avg. $164.8–229.6K · 17 Jobs
Machine Learning
Avg. $188.9–265.2K · 16 Jobs
Terraform
Avg. $166.3–233.9K · 15 Jobs
SQL
Avg. $157.7–206.5K · 13 Jobs
Other locations for Python
Compare Python salaries in other locations.
United States
Avg. $161–225.3K · 88 Jobs
New York
Avg. $169.3–222.4K · 22 Jobs
San Francisco, CA
Avg. $189.3–283.6K · 10 Jobs
Palo Alto, CA
Avg. $144.6–237K · 7 Jobs
Foster City, CA
Avg. $202.8–283.8K · 6 Jobs
Python salary FAQs for California
All salary figures are converted to annual equivalents in USD. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.