LLMs salaries in California
LLMs professionals in California earn $155.7–254K per year on average, based on 9 jobs. LLMs roles in California pay 8% above the board-wide average of $155.1–222.6K for LLMs jobs on Tech Jobs.
Average salary range
$155.7–254K
Based on 9 jobs · 8% more than the average salary on Tech Jobs
25th percentile
$148.5K
Average
$204.9K
75th percentile
$261K
LLMs salaries by seniority in California
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on Tech Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $171.9–259.7K | 5 | +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 LLMs, 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 LLMs
Compare LLMs salaries in other locations.
United States
Avg. $162.1–244.1K · 15 jobs
New York
Avg. $176.3–237.5K · 4 jobs
Santa Clara, CA
Avg. $125.3–207.7K · 3 jobs
LLMs 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.