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$84K Air Liquide's Average Scientist Salary (1 salaries)
+$17K (22%) more than national average Scientist salary ($67K)
+$22K (30%) more than average Air Liquide salary ($62K)
Equal to average Air Liquide Scientist salary ($84K) in California
$78K Luminex's Average Scientist Salary (1 salaries)
+$11K (15%) more than national average Scientist salary ($67K)
-$1K (1%) less than average Luminex salary ($79K)
Equal to average Luminex Scientist salary ($78K) in California
$65K Novartis Pharmaceuticals' Average Scientist Salary (28 salaries)
-$2K (3%) less than national average Scientist salary ($67K)
-$6K (8%) less than average Novartis Pharmaceuticals salary ($71K)
-$5K (8%) less than average Novartis Pharmaceuticals Scientist salary ($65K) in California
+$30K (37%) more than average Novartis Pharmaceuticals Scientist salary ($65K) in California
$73K Arcxis Biotechnologies' Average Scientist Salary (2 salaries)
+$6K (8%) more than national average Scientist salary ($67K)
Equal to average Arcxis Biotechnologies salary ($73K)
+$2K (2%) more than average Arcxis Biotechnologies Scientist salary ($73K) in California
$75K GNF's Average Scientist Salary (1 salaries)
+$8K (11%) more than national average Scientist salary ($67K)
+$12K (17%) more than average GNF salary ($63K)
Equal to average GNF Scientist salary ($75K) in California
$75K mProbe's Average Scientist Salary (1 salaries)
+$8K (11%) more than national average Scientist salary ($67K)
Equal to average mProbe salary ($75K)
Equal to average mProbe Scientist salary ($75K) in California
$67K Roche's Average Scientist Salary (36 salaries)
Equal to national average Scientist salary ($67K)
-$3K (4%) less than average Roche salary ($70K)
+$6K (8%) more than average Roche Scientist salary ($67K) in California
$70K ThermoFisher Scientific's Average Scientist Salary (1 salaries)
+$3K (4%) more than national average Scientist salary ($67K)
+$18K (29%) more than average ThermoFisher Scientific salary ($52K)
Equal to average ThermoFisher Scientific Scientist salary ($70K) in California
$67K LLVARE's Average Scientist Salary (1 salaries)
Equal to national average Scientist salary ($67K)
-$1K (1%) less than average LLVARE salary ($68K)
Equal to average LLVARE Scientist salary ($67K) in California
$74K Thermo Fisher Scientific's Average Scientist Salary (2 salaries)
+$7K (9%) more than national average Scientist salary ($67K)
+$13K (19%) more than average Thermo Fisher Scientific salary ($61K)
-$8K (11%) less than average Thermo Fisher Scientific Scientist salary ($74K) 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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Principal Data Scientist
Remote - $150,000 - $160,000 per year
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Data Scientist - TS/SCI
Washington, DC - $110,000 - $150,000 per year
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