API Development salaries in California
API Development professionals in California earn $185.4–238K per year on average, based on 5 jobs. API Development roles in California pay 46% above the board-wide average of $121.6–169.4K for API Development jobs on Tech Jobs.
Average salary range
$185.4–238K
Based on 5 jobs · 46% more than the average salary on Tech Jobs
25th percentile
$160K
Average
$211.7K
75th percentile
$250K
API Development salaries by seniority in California
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on Tech Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $203.3–253.3K | 3 | +57% |
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 API Development, 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
Other locations for API Development
Compare API Development salaries in other locations.
United States
Avg. $145.5–196.9K · 12 jobs
San Francisco, CA
Avg. $192.5–240K · 4 jobs
Canada
Avg. $84.3–111.3K · 3 jobs
Ontario
Avg. $84.3–111.3K · 3 jobs
Toronto, ON
Avg. $84.3–111.3K · 3 jobs
API Development 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.