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Salaries in California
The average salary in California is $147.3–198.5K per year, based on 43 jobs. Jobs in California pay 25% above the average salary of $115.2–161.2K for jobs listed on WDIWF. Browse salary data across 3 locations in California.
Median salary
$155.5K
Based on 43 jobs · 25% more than the average salary on WDIWF
25th percentile
$104.1K
Average
$172.9K
75th percentile
$261.6K
Cities with salary data in California
Average salaries across 3 cities in California, ranked by average salary.
Top paying titles in California
Highest paying job titles in California, ranked by average salary.
Public Policy
Avg. $141.1–198K · 141 jobs
Government Relations
Avg. $127.2–176.2K · 128 jobs
Government Affairs
Avg. $145.5–209.2K · 104 jobs
Public Affairs
Avg. $125.4–180.6K · 95 jobs
Legislative Affairs
Avg. $124.4–173.9K · 68 jobs
Regulatory Affairs
Avg. $142.8–203.5K · 67 jobs
Employee Relations
Avg. $108–143.6K · 61 jobs
Labor Relations
Avg. $100.9–140.7K · 59 jobs
Human Resources
Avg. $93.8–129.6K · 47 jobs
Lobbying
Avg. $147.4–209.6K · 42 jobs
Top paying skills in California
Highest paying skills in California, ranked by average salary.
Stakeholder Engagement
Avg. $123.2–170.7K · 145 jobs
Government Relations
Avg. $129.9–183.5K · 130 jobs
Project Management
Avg. $95–135.3K · 126 jobs
Strategic Planning
Avg. $134.4–192.4K · 116 jobs
Public Policy
Avg. $134.4–187K · 113 jobs
Policy Analysis
Avg. $123.8–177.9K · 106 jobs
Stakeholder Management
Avg. $132.2–187.3K · 94 jobs
Labor Relations
Avg. $107.4–147.8K · 85 jobs
Public Affairs
Avg. $128.9–184.1K · 77 jobs
Data Analysis
Avg. $96.9–128.5K · 69 jobs
Top paying companies
Highest paying companies, ranked by average salary.
CCity of New York
Avg. $69.3–89.2K · 11 jobs
GGSK India Global Services Private Limited
Avg. $128.2–213.7K · 7 jobs
JJohnson & Johnson
Avg. $85.9–146.8K · 7 jobs
SStand Together
Avg. $6.8–7.5K · 6 jobs
GGilead Sciences
Avg. $232.3–305.4K · 6 jobs
BBurson
Avg. $64.2–146.7K · 6 jobs
California salary FAQs
All salary figures are normalized to USD annual equivalents. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.