Salaries in California
Average salary
$123.6–174.5K/ year
25th percentile
$93.7K
Median
$145K
75th percentile
$210K
Based on
613 jobs
Cities in California
Santa Clara, CA, United States
21 jobs
$151.3–230.5K
Foster City, CA, United States
12 jobs
$150.3–230.1K
Sacramento, CA, United States
8 jobs
$133.5–234K
Sunnyvale, CA, United States
14 jobs
$150.6–199.3K
San Jose, CA, United States
18 jobs
$144–204.2K
Fremont, CA, United States
5 jobs
$124.9–218.2K
Costa Mesa, CA, United States
8 jobs
$143.8–186.8K
San Francisco, CA, United States
64 jobs
$134.3–193.8K
Long Beach, CA, United States
15 jobs
$134.5–192K
Livermore, CA, United States
11 jobs
$133.3–190.9K
Palo Alto, CA, United States
7 jobs
$113.3–194.7K
El Segundo, CA, United States
49 jobs
$122.8–181.6K
Hawthorne, CA, United States
7 jobs
$122.1–174.3K
Pasadena, CA, United States
8 jobs
$132–160K
Los Angeles, CA, United States
48 jobs
$124.9–159.5K
Redlands, CA, United States
6 jobs
$106–172.5K
San Diego, CA, United States
82 jobs
$111–166.9K
Redondo Beach, CA, United States
7 jobs
$105.9–155.6K
Palmdale, CA, United States
5 jobs
$93.9–155.9K
Santa Ana, CA, United States
12 jobs
$111.4–135.5K
Irvine, CA, United States
46 jobs
$106.1–136.7K
San Ramon, CA, United States
6 jobs
$95–141.6K
Rocklin, CA, United States
16 jobs
$91.3–115.6K
Top titles
Information Security
2,432 jobs
$104.6–153.4K
Cybersecurity
1,706 jobs
$105.7–156.5K
Cybersecurity Analyst
1,177 jobs
$87.5–126.4K
Security Operations
1,061 jobs
$100.1–140.6K
Information Security Analyst
1,005 jobs
$86–122.1K
SOC Analyst
843 jobs
$80.1–112.9K
Cybersecurity Engineer
802 jobs
$107.8–160.3K
Cybersecurity Engineering
760 jobs
$112.3–173.3K
Security Engineering
760 jobs
$113.1–170.5K
Security Engineer
735 jobs
$104.3–155.3K
Top skills
Incident Response
2,234 jobs
$103.8–285.5K
Cybersecurity
2,102 jobs
$103.8–157.2K
SIEM
1,719 jobs
$100.2–141.5K
Vulnerability Management
1,492 jobs
$106.8–148.8K
Python
1,486 jobs
$102.5–154.3K
Cloud Security
1,476 jobs
$112.7–161.7K
Network Security
1,184 jobs
$103–151K
AWS
1,102 jobs
$112.4–166.6K
ISO 27001
1,070 jobs
$103.7–141.3K
Risk Management
1,024 jobs
$106.4–455.5K
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for California?
- The average salary for California is $123,618.00 – $174,532.00 per year, based on 613 job postings on this board that disclose pay.
- How is the salary figure for California calculated?
- These figures are aggregated from current and recent job postings on this board that disclose pay, then averaged across roles. They are estimates, not guarantees of compensation.