Rust salaries in California
Rust professionals in California earn $173.2–299.4K per year on average, based on 11 jobs. Rust roles in California pay 29% above the board-wide average of $140–227.4K for Rust jobs on Tech Jobs. Pay ranges from $158.1–273.6K for Mid-level roles up to $181.8–314.2K at the Senior level.
Average salary range
$173.2–299.4K
Based on 11 jobs · 29% more than the average salary on Tech Jobs
25th percentile
$130K
Average
$236.3K
75th percentile
$405K
Rust salaries by seniority in California
Rust salaries in California range from $158.1–273.6K for Mid-level roles to $181.8–314.2K for Senior positions.
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on Tech Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-level | $158.1–273.6K | 4 | +17% |
| Senior | $181.8–314.2K | 7 | +35% |
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 Rust, 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
Rust 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.