Six Figure Work

IT & security jobs in California with a published base of $100K+

522 open IT & security jobs in California come from 158 employers, and each one has an employer-published base of $100K or more. Published starting bases run from $100K to $485K, with a median of $180K. The most openings: Anthropic (53), OpenAI (34), SpaceX (30).

Published pay at a glance

522 open postings from 158 employers, as of .

Median published starting base
$180K
Median midpoint of published ranges
$215K
Half of postings publish a starting base between
$143,200 and $220K
Median published range width
$60K
Publish a starting base of $150K+
71%
Publish a starting base of $200K+
35%
Published starting base, number of postings in each range
  1. $100K - $125K58
  2. $125K - $150K94
  3. $150K - $175K96
  4. $175K - $200K93
  5. $200K - $225K54
  6. $225K - $250K36
  7. $250K - $275K34
  8. $275K - $300K20
  9. $300K - $325K19
  10. $325K - $350K6
  11. $350K - $375K1
  12. $375K - $400K2
  13. $400K+9

Because we list only ranges that start at $100K or more, these figures describe six-figure postings, not the whole job market.

New this week

155 of these postings were first seen by us in the last 7 days.

The 50 newest of 522 jobs

Newest first, by when we first saw the job. Each card shows the employer-published base range and links to the source.

See all 522 jobs, with sort options

Who publishes the highest base here

Employers ranked by median published starting base across their open postings here. Employers need at least 3 postings to be listed.

EmployerOpen postingsMedian published starting base
Anthropic53$300K
Lambda4$275,500
Roblox6$269,600
OpenAI34$252K
Fluidstack4$249,500
Replit3$230K
Suno5$229K
Zoox8$228K
Harvey12$220K
Vercel7$208K

Where these jobs are

Most postings by state: California (522).

Of the 34% of postings that state a workplace: 6% remote, 58% hybrid, 36% on-site. 66% of postings do not state a workplace, so these shares describe only the postings that do.

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How to read these figures

Figures are employer-published annual base ranges in USD for postings open at last check. They are not offers and not total compensation, and they do not show what anyone is paid. Because we list only ranges that start at $100K or more, these figures describe six-figure postings, not the whole job market. Read the methodology.