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Salary in Information technology in the California region

Market pay levels based on 191 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median154 215 $Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average159 878 $Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile152 848 $25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile176 976 $25% of offers pay more

How pay is distributed

The band covers the middle half of the market (25th–75th percentile), the line marks the median.

Lower quartile152 848 $
Median154 215 $
Upper quartile176 976 $

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 152 848 $ and 176 976 $.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 176 976 $.
  • The upper quartile is 16% above the lower one.
  • The average is close to the median, so offers are spread evenly.
  • The estimate uses 191 vacancies with a stated salary.

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Technology Transformation Service San Francisco ·

Principal Al Software Engineer

163 023 – 197 200 $

Summary As a Principal Al Software Engineer you will devise technical strategies and enterprise architectures to drive secure, ethical AI integration across federal agencies, while meeting…

Full timeHybridSan Francisco
Technology Transformation Service San Francisco ·

Senior AI Software Engineer

138 595 – 197 200 $

Summary As a Senior Artificial Intelligence (Al) Software Engineer, you will develop secure, ethical, and mission-aligned AI strategies and architectures across the federal government using…

Full timeHybridSan Francisco
Department of Education Headquarters San Francisco ·

IT Specialist (Security), GS-2210-14, FPL GS-14 (DH)

125 776 – 197 200 $

Summary This position is located in the U.S. Department of Education (ED), Federal Student Aid (FSA), Technology Directorate (TD). The Technology Directorate provides information technology…

Full timeHybridSan Francisco
Defense Human Resources Activity Seaside ·

IT SPECIALIST (POLICY AND PLANNING)

121 785 – 197 200 $

Summary This position is part of the Defense Human Resources Activity, Defense Human Resources Activity. Duties This position is being filled under the memorandum from the Under Secretary o…

Full timeHybridSeaside
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration La Jolla ·

Data Scientist

74 678 – 187 093 $

Summary This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Office of Science and Technology (OST), with six va…

Full timeHybridLa Jolla
Technology Transformation Service San Francisco ·

Al Software Engineer

117 284 – 172 980 $

Summary As an Al Software Engineer you will establish technical strategies, standards, and architectures to drive secure, ethical, and engineering-sound AI adoption across the federal gover…

Full timeHybridSan Francisco

Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (154 215 $) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (159 878 $), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 152 848 $ to 176 976 $ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 152 848 $ and a quarter above 176 976 $.

Where does the data come from?

From 191 open vacancies with a stated salary that Finder collects from public sources. Numbers are recalculated as the selection changes.

How do I tell whether I am paid fairly?

Compare your pay with the median and the quartiles: near 154 215 $ is the market level, above 176 976 $ is the strong quarter, below 152 848 $ is a reason to negotiate. Use the “Compare my salary” button on this page.

How we calculate salaries

Short methodology and the data behind these numbers.

  1. 1We collect offersOnly vacancies from open sources where the employer states pay are used.
  2. 2We normalise themA salary range is reduced to one comparable value per vacancy.
  3. 3We compute percentilesMedian, quartiles and the average are calculated from at least 5 offers; otherwise the wider country market is shown.
  4. 4We refresh the numbersStatistics are recomputed as new vacancies appear and closed ones drop out.

Figures are pay as published by employers: taxes, bonuses and seniority inside a grade are not accounted for.