APIs salaries in California
APIs professionals in California earn $186.5–310K per year on average, based on 6 jobs. APIs roles in California pay 11% above the board-wide average of $144.8–301.5K for APIs jobs on Tech Jobs. Pay ranges from $169–226.7K for Mid-level roles up to $204–393.3K at the Senior level.
Average salary range
$186.5–310K
Based on 6 jobs · 11% more than the average salary on Tech Jobs
25th percentile
$161.3K
Average
$248.3K
75th percentile
$385K
APIs salaries by seniority in California
APIs salaries in California range from $169–226.7K for Mid-level roles to $204–393.3K for Senior positions.
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on Tech Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-level | $169–226.7K | 3 | -11% |
| Senior | $204–393.3K | 3 | +34% |
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 APIs, 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
APIs 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.