Salaries in California
Average salary
$127.5–184.6K/ year
25th percentile
$102.6K
Median
$154.1K
75th percentile
$214.1K
Based on
314 jobs
Cities in California
Santa Clara, CA, United States
14 jobs
$159.6–252.8K
Foster City, CA, United States
12 jobs
$150.3–230.1K
Livermore, CA, United States
9 jobs
$144–212.3K
Sacramento, CA, United States
6 jobs
$130–213K
Sunnyvale, CA, United States
12 jobs
$147.3–194.2K
San Jose, CA, United States
13 jobs
$146.2–194.7K
San Francisco, CA, United States
52 jobs
$135.5–195.6K
Costa Mesa, CA, United States
5 jobs
$141.5–183.8K
Long Beach, CA, United States
9 jobs
$133–187.1K
El Segundo, CA, United States
37 jobs
$124–186.2K
Irvine, CA, United States
21 jobs
$129.6–179.5K
Pasadena, CA, United States
6 jobs
$131–159K
Redondo Beach, CA, United States
6 jobs
$113.2–171.2K
San Diego, CA, United States
63 jobs
$109.8–170.7K
Redlands, CA, United States
5 jobs
$103.9–171.6K
Hawthorne, CA, United States
6 jobs
$114.2–159.2K
Los Angeles, CA, United States
28 jobs
$117.4–154.5K
Santa Ana, CA, United States
10 jobs
$111–132.4K
Top titles
Information Security
2,461 jobs
$105.2–153.7K
Cybersecurity
1,698 jobs
$106.5–157.2K
Security Operations
1,061 jobs
$101.5–143.3K
Cybersecurity Engineering
784 jobs
$112.5–173.3K
Security Engineering
781 jobs
$113.3–170.7K
IT Security
608 jobs
$98.7–135.7K
Cybersecurity Analyst
564 jobs
$89.8–133.2K
Incident Response
555 jobs
$99.7–146K
SOC Analyst
508 jobs
$83.6–120.5K
Risk Management
469 jobs
$106.3–153.8K
Top skills
Incident Response
1,546 jobs
$106.4–152.2K
Cybersecurity
1,370 jobs
$108.4–164.8K
SIEM
1,187 jobs
$103.4–147.9K
Python
1,076 jobs
$105.3–158.4K
Cloud Security
986 jobs
$114.6–164.9K
Vulnerability Management
979 jobs
$109.2–152.8K
AWS
829 jobs
$113–168.7K
Network Security
803 jobs
$106.2–155.6K
CISSP
803 jobs
$114.8–170.1K
Risk Management
741 jobs
$109.8–158.5K
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for California?
- The average salary for California is $127,486.00 – $184,649.00 per year, based on 314 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.