Cybersecurity salary in California
Measured from live job postings in California that disclose pay - real advertised ranges from company career pages, updated daily. Not a survey.
Median
$195,500
25th percentile
$169,950
75th percentile
$232,507
Disclosed postings
355
Across all US states we track, the disclosed median is $191,000 - California runs 2% above it.
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Live California roles with salary disclosed
The postings behind the numbers - every one applies direct to the employer.
Posted Oct 2
Posted Sep 29
Anduril IndustriesCosta Mesa, United States+2 more
$166,000 - $220,000Security EngineeringRemote
Posted Sep 29
Anduril IndustriesCosta Mesa, United States+2 more
$166,000 - $220,000Security EngineeringRemote
Posted Sep 29
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the average cybersecurity salary in California?
- Measured from 355 live job postings in California that disclose pay, the median cybersecurity salary is $195,500, with the middle half of roles falling between $169,950 and $232,507. These are real advertised ranges from company career pages, not survey estimates.
- How does California cybersecurity pay compare to the rest of the US?
- California's disclosed median runs about 2% above the median across all US states we track ($191,000). Remote roles complicate the picture: many pay to a national band regardless of where you sit.
- Which cybersecurity jobs pay the most in California?
- Per-role samples inside one state are usually too small to publish honestly, but the national pattern holds everywhere: security engineering, cloud security, and AppSec lead individual-contributor pay, with CISO and security leadership above them. See the US salary leaderboard for role-by-role bands.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- From live cybersecurity job postings we aggregate hourly across 240+ security companies, keeping only postings that disclose a salary range and pass plausibility checks. Only ~14% of security postings publish pay, so the sample skews toward larger, transparency-friendly employers.