AI Engineering salaries in California
AI Engineering professionals in California earn $173.3–250K per year on average, based on 3 jobs. AI Engineering roles in California pay 2% below the board-wide average of $181.6–250K for AI Engineering jobs on Tech Jobs.
Average salary range
$173.3–250K
Based on 3 jobs · 2% less than the average salary on Tech Jobs
25th percentile
$170K
Average
$211.7K
75th percentile
$250K
AI Engineering salaries by seniority in California
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on Tech Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-level | $173.3–250K | 3 | -2% |
Top paying titles in California
Highest paying job titles in California, ranked by average salary.
Software Engineering
Avg. $163.4–257.9K · 35 jobs
Software Engineer
Avg. $153.9–241.7K · 23 jobs
Backend Engineering
Avg. $172.3–278.7K · 23 jobs
AI Engineer
Avg. $176.5–256.8K · 15 jobs
Machine Learning Engineer
Avg. $182.2–268.2K · 15 jobs
DevOps Engineer
Avg. $131.4–190.5K · 10 jobs
Other top paying skills in California
Highest paying skills in California beyond AI Engineering, ranked by average salary.
Python
Avg. $163.9–247.8K · 91 jobs
AWS
Avg. $163.1–239.5K · 35 jobs
Kubernetes
Avg. $162.6–240.1K · 31 jobs
SQL
Avg. $162.1–238.6K · 27 jobs
Distributed Systems
Avg. $165.2–267K · 26 jobs
CI/CD
Avg. $159.2–245.5K · 26 jobs
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All salary figures are converted to annual equivalents in USD. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.