What is the average PostgreSQL salary in California?

Based on 8 jobs with salary data, the average PostgreSQL salary in California ranges from $166.3–242.4K per year.

How do PostgreSQL salaries in California compare to the board-wide average?

PostgreSQL roles in California pay 31% above the board-wide PostgreSQL average of $124.4–187.4K.

How do PostgreSQL salaries in California vary by seniority?

Mid-level PostgreSQL roles in California average $154.2–223.1K, while Senior roles average $194.4–290K. Salary data covers 2 seniority levels.

How are PostgreSQL salaries in California calculated?

Salary figures are based on published job postings with salary data, converted to annual equivalents in USD. Statistical outliers are removed using interquartile range (IQR) filtering to ensure accuracy. Only positions with at least 5 data points are included.

PostgreSQL salaries in California

PostgreSQL professionals in California earn $166.3–242.4K per year on average, based on 8 jobs. PostgreSQL roles in California pay 31% above the board-wide average of $124.4–187.4K for PostgreSQL jobs on Tech Jobs. Pay ranges from $154.2–223.1K for Mid-level roles up to $194.4–290K at the Senior level.

Average salary range

$166.3–242.4K

Based on 8 jobs · 31% more than the average salary on Tech Jobs

25th percentile

$151.9K

Average

$204.3K

75th percentile

$265K

CaliforniaAverage salary on Tech Jobs

$124.4K$265K

PostgreSQL salaries by seniority in California

PostgreSQL salaries in California range from $154.2–223.1K for Mid-level roles to $194.4–290K for Senior positions.

Seniority	Avg. salary	Jobs	vs Avg. on Tech Jobs
Mid-level	$154.2–223.1K	3	+21%
Senior	$194.4–290K	4	+55%

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

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Other top paying skills in California

Highest paying skills in California beyond PostgreSQL, 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.