Terraform salaries in California
Terraform professionals in California earn $159.9–228.7K per year on average, based on 19 jobs. Terraform roles in California pay 20% above the board-wide average of $134.1–189K for Terraform jobs on Tech Jobs. Pay ranges from $133.7–208.9K for Mid-level roles up to $166.9–234K at the Senior level.
Average salary range
$159.9–228.7K
Based on 19 jobs · 20% more than the average salary on Tech Jobs
25th percentile
$127.5K
Average
$194.3K
75th percentile
$260K
Terraform salaries by seniority in California
Terraform salaries in California range from $133.7–208.9K for Mid-level roles to $166.9–234K for Senior positions.
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on Tech Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-level | $133.7–208.9K | 4 | +6% |
| Senior | $166.9–234K | 15 | +24% |
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 Terraform, 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 Terraform
Compare Terraform salaries in other locations.
United States
Avg. $142.6–205K · 56 jobs
Maryland
Avg. $133.8–218K · 7 jobs
New York
Avg. $162.2–196K · 6 jobs
San Francisco, CA
Avg. $178.9–239.2K · 6 jobs
Virginia
Avg. $140.9–216.1K · 6 jobs
Terraform 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.