Distributed Systems salaries in California
Distributed Systems professionals in California earn $165.2–267K per year on average, based on 26 jobs. Distributed Systems roles in California pay 7% above the board-wide average of $153.6–249.6K for Distributed Systems jobs on Tech Jobs. Pay ranges from $144.6–215.3K for Mid-level roles up to $176–285.4K at the Senior level.
Average salary range
$165.2–267K
Based on 26 jobs · 7% more than the average salary on Tech Jobs
25th percentile
$150K
Average
$216.1K
75th percentile
$285.6K
Distributed Systems salaries by seniority in California
Distributed Systems salaries in California range from $144.6–215.3K for Mid-level roles to $176–285.4K for Senior positions.
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on Tech Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-level | $144.6–215.3K | 6 | -11% |
| Senior | $176–285.4K | 19 | +14% |
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 Distributed Systems, 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
CI/CD
Avg. $159.2–245.5K · 26 jobs
Docker
Avg. $147–215K · 24 jobs
Other locations for Distributed Systems
Compare Distributed Systems salaries in other locations.
United States
Avg. $167–292.9K · 45 jobs
San Francisco, CA
Avg. $176.4–278K · 15 jobs
New York
Avg. $196.4–270K · 7 jobs
Mountain View, CA
Avg. $161.6–252.9K · 3 jobs
Washington
Avg. $179.3–229.7K · 3 jobs
Distributed Systems 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.