SQL salaries in California
SQL professionals in California earn $157.7–206.5K per year on average, based on 13 jobs. SQL roles in California pay 22% above the board-wide average of $124.8–173.1K for SQL jobs on Get AI Careers.
Average salary range
$157.7–206.5K
Based on 13 jobs · 22% more than the average salary on Get AI Careers
25th percentile
$140K
Average
$182.1K
75th percentile
$240K
SQL salaries by seniority in California
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on Get AI Careers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $170.1–218.2K | 10 | +30% |
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. $177.7–242.7K · 10 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 SQL, ranked by average salary.
Python
Avg. $166.1–238.6K · 47 Jobs
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
Other locations for SQL
Compare SQL salaries in other locations.
United States
Avg. $128.4–174.7K · 46 Jobs
New York
Avg. $133.3–180.9K · 11 Jobs
San Francisco, CA
Avg. $170.8–220.2K · 7 Jobs
Dallas, TX
Avg. $115.1–177.5K · 5 Jobs
Texas
Avg. $115.1–177.5K · 5 Jobs
SQL salary FAQs for California
All salary figures are normalized to USD annual equivalents. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.