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10,584Engineering Jobs in California
10,584 engineering openings across California. Every listing links straight to the employer's own application page — applying is always free.
Engineering hiring in California: the current picture
There are 10,584 engineering openings in California. Employers added at least 1,973 new engineering postings in California in the past week — more than a tenth of everything currently live.
No single employer dominates — the three biggest recruiters (Anduril Industries, Jobsbridge1, SpaceX) together hold only about 15% of listings. San Francisco has the deepest pool (2,263 openings), followed by Santa Clara (777) and San Jose (765). Of postings that specify a schedule, 99% are full-time. 754 listings are remote-eligible — a small slice (7%) of the market.
Posted pay in California skews higher than the national mix for engineering work: 89% of salaried postings here advertise $100K or more, versus 76% nationwide. The median posted salary is about $151,000 here, compared with roughly $133,000 across all states.
For context beyond current listings: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates the average annual wage for architecture and engineering occupations in California at $129,000 (median $124,000) as of May 2025. Posted salaries on new openings here currently run above that benchmark. Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
What do engineering jobs pay in California?
6,016 of the 10,584engineering postings in California list pay (57%). Among those, the median posted salary is about $151,000 a year, and 89% advertise $100K or more.
Based on the 6,016 postings that list pay. Postings without listed pay are excluded.
Top employers hiring now
- Anduril Industries620
- Jobsbridge1577
- SpaceX388
- NVIDIA315
- OpenAI284
- Roblox158
- Northrop Grumman149
- Applied Materials143
Where the jobs are
- San Francisco2,263
- Santa Clara777
- San Jose765
- Los Angeles628
- Sunnyvale620
- Costa Mesa542
- Mountain View435
- El Segundo394
- San Diego385
- San Mateo366
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Frequently asked questions
How many engineering jobs are open in California?
There are 10,584 engineering job postings in California. At least 1,973 of them were posted within the past week.
What do engineering jobs pay in California?
Among the 6,016 postings that list pay, the median advertised salary is about $151,000 a year, and 89% offer $100K or more. Use the salary tool above to see where a specific number ranks.
Who is hiring for engineering jobs in California?
The employers with the most open engineering roles in California are Anduril Industries (620 openings), Jobsbridge1 (577), and SpaceX (388). Every listing links directly to the employer's own application page — applying is always free.
Are there remote engineering jobs in California?
Yes — 754 of the engineering postings in California are remote-eligible (about 7% of the market).