Scientist Salaries in California
How much does a Scientist make in California?
Scientists in California earn $80,000 annually on average, or $32.00 per hour, which is 21% more than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Scientists work for Elan at $157,000 annually while the lowest paid Scientists work for University of California earning approximately $40,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$115K SRI International's Average Scientist Salary (1 salaries)
+$48K (52%) more than national average Scientist salary ($67K)
+$44K (47%) more than average SRI International salary ($71K)
Equal to average SRI International Scientist salary ($115K) in California
$110K Hitachi Chemical Advanced Therapeutic solutions' Average Scientist Salary (1 salaries)
+$43K (48%) more than national average Scientist salary ($67K)
Equal to average Hitachi Chemical Advanced Therapeutic solutions salary ($110K)
Equal to average Hitachi Chemical Advanced Therapeutic solutions Scientist salary ($110K) in California
$100K Koniku's Average Scientist Salary (1 salaries)
+$33K (39%) more than national average Scientist salary ($67K)
Equal to average Koniku salary ($100K)
$100K
Koniku Scientist
in Berkeley, CA
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Equal to average Koniku Scientist salary ($100K) in California
$93K SPAWAR's Average Scientist Salary (4 salaries)
+$26K (32%) more than national average Scientist salary ($67K)
+$25K (31%) more than average SPAWAR salary ($68K)
+$7K (7%) more than average SPAWAR Scientist salary ($93K) in California
$100K United States Air Force's Average Scientist Salary (1 salaries)
+$33K (39%) more than national average Scientist salary ($67K)
+$52K (70%) more than average United States Air Force salary ($48K)
Equal to average United States Air Force Scientist salary ($100K) in California
$83K Novozymes' Average Scientist Salary (3 salaries)
+$16K (21%) more than national average Scientist salary ($67K)
+$22K (30%) more than average Novozymes salary ($61K)
+$13K (14%) more than average Novozymes Scientist salary ($83K) in California
$68K Boeing's Average Scientist Salary (45 salaries)
+$1K (1%) more than national average Scientist salary ($67K)
-$7K (9%) less than average Boeing salary ($75K)
+$27K (33%) more than average Boeing Scientist salary ($68K) in California
$92K Aculon Inc.'s Average Scientist Salary (1 salaries)
+$25K (31%) more than national average Scientist salary ($67K)
Equal to average Aculon Inc. salary ($92K)
Equal to average Aculon Inc. Scientist salary ($92K) in California
$90K NovaBay Pharmaceuticals' Average Scientist Salary (1 salaries)
+$23K (29%) more than national average Scientist salary ($67K)
-$11K (11%) less than average NovaBay Pharmaceuticals salary ($101K)
Equal to average NovaBay Pharmaceuticals Scientist salary ($90K) in California
$67K Pfizer's Average Scientist Salary (41 salaries)
Equal to national average Scientist salary ($67K)
-$8K (11%) less than average Pfizer salary ($75K)
+$18K (23%) more than average Pfizer Scientist salary ($67K) in California
Top companies for Scientist in California
Below is the total pay for the top 10 highest paying companies for Scientist in California
| Elan | $157K | 1 salary |
| SRI International | $115K | 1 salary |
| Hitachi Chemical Advanced Therapeutic solutions | $110K | 1 salary |
| Koniku | $100K | 1 salary |
| SPAWAR | $100K | 1 salary |
| United States Air Force | $100K | 1 salary |
| Novozymes | $96K | 1 salary |
| Boeing | $95K | 1 salary |
| Aculon Inc. | $92K | 1 salary |
| NovaBay Pharmaceuticals | $90K | 1 salary |
Highest paying cities for Scientist in California
South San Francisco, CA
$157K per year
1 salary > Menlo Park, CA
$115K per year
1 salary > Berkeley, CA
$100K per year
1 salary > San Bernardino, CA
$100K per year
1 salary > Davis, CA
$96K per year
1 salary > El Segundo, CA
$95K per year
1 salary > San Ramon, CA
$95K per year
1 salary > Mountain View, CA
$92K per year
2 salaries > Emeryville, CA
$90K per year
1 salary >
$157K per year
1 salary > Menlo Park, CA
$115K per year
1 salary > Berkeley, CA
$100K per year
1 salary > San Bernardino, CA
$100K per year
1 salary > Davis, CA
$96K per year
1 salary > El Segundo, CA
$95K per year
1 salary > San Ramon, CA
$95K per year
1 salary > Mountain View, CA
$92K per year
2 salaries > Emeryville, CA
$90K per year
1 salary >
Scientist Salaries by By Cities
- Berkeley
- Carlsbad
- Davis
- El Segundo
- Emeryville
- Fremont
- Hayward
- Huntington Beach
- Irvine
- La Jolla
- Los Gatos
- Menlo Park
- Mountain View
- Pleasanton
- Redlands
- Redwood City
- San Bernardino
- San Diego
- San Ramon
- Santa Ana
- South San Francisco
Scientist Salaries in Other States
Good Jobs from 
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Data Scientist
Washington, DC - $140,000 - $170,000 per year
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Data Scientist - TS/SCI
Washington, DC - $110,000 - $150,000 per year
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Staff Data Scientist
Remote - $90 - $110 per hour
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