SQL salaries in California
SQL professionals in California earn $162.1–238.6K per year on average, based on 27 jobs. SQL roles in California pay 37% above the board-wide average of $120.8–171.2K for SQL jobs on Tech Jobs. Pay ranges from $155.5–209.6K for Mid-level roles up to $173.8–263.2K at the Senior level.
Average salary range
$162.1–238.6K
Based on 27 jobs · 37% more than the average salary on Tech Jobs
25th percentile
$139.3K
Average
$200.3K
75th percentile
$275.3K
SQL salaries by seniority in California
SQL salaries in California range from $155.5–209.6K for Mid-level roles to $173.8–263.2K for Senior positions.
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on Tech Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-level | $155.5–209.6K | 6 | +25% |
| Senior | $173.8–263.2K | 19 | +50% |
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 SQL, 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
Distributed Systems
Avg. $165.2–267K · 26 jobs
CI/CD
Avg. $159.2–245.5K · 26 jobs
Docker
Avg. $147–215K · 24 jobs
Other locations for SQL
Compare SQL salaries in other locations.
United States
Avg. $132.4–195K · 76 jobs
San Francisco, CA
Avg. $170.9–263.3K · 11 jobs
Virginia
Avg. $122.5–185K · 10 jobs
New York
Avg. $125.2–167.4K · 8 jobs
New Jersey
Avg. $114.7–171.2K · 5 jobs
SQL 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.