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CISO Jobs in California.

California is the largest state economy in the United States, home to Silicon Valley technology, Hollywood entertainment, aerospace, agriculture, and a vast healthcare and services sector. Its job market stretches from the Bay Area to Los Angeles and San Diego. Browse jobs in California from companies hiring across every field.

CISOs lead an organisation's security strategy, risk and compliance at the executive level. Explore CISO and security leadership jobs from companies hiring worldwide.

Total jobs
19
positions indexed
New today
2
last 24 hours
Companies
17
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
from anywhere

How many CISO jobs in California are there right now?

There are 19 open CISO jobs in California on JobsRadar right now, from 17 companies hiring directly. 16 of them disclose pay, with a median of $296,525 a year and most offers between $256,100 and $311,514. 2 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on September 18, 2026 at 19:15 UTC.

CISO salary range in California

$256.1k 25th
$296.5k Median
$311.5k 75th
$226.3k
$331.4k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $200k – $395k · outliers off-axis
Based on 16 disclosed live listings
Updated Sep 18, 2026 from live listings
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SA
Head of Security
Snorkel AI
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA (Hybrid) Hybrid $252,000–$370,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1h ago
Matter Intelligence
Head of IT and Security
Matter Intelligence
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 12h ago
Zipline
Chief Information Security Officer
Zipline
⚡ Apply early South San Francisco, Californi... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
DriveWealth
Head of Security GRC
DriveWealth
⚡ Apply early AMER-US-Remote; Austin, Texas,... Hybrid $270,000–$290,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Spring Health
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Spring Health
⚡ Apply early New York (Hybrid); San Francis... Hybrid $299,000–$344,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Anthropic
Head of Vulnerability Disclosure & Security Community
Anthropic
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA | New York C... Onsite $330,000–$395,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Exa
Head of Security
Exa
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, California Onsite $250,000–$350,000 🛂 Visa sponsorship
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Anrok
Head of Security & AI Enablement
Anrok
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Hybrid $250,000–$300,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Socure
Deputy Chief Information Security Officer
Socure
⚡ Apply early Remote - USA · location restricted $200,000–$250,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Flip
Head of Security & AI Governance
Flip
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
NexHealth
Head of IT & Security
NexHealth
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, California, Uni... Onsite $160,000–$200,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Casca
Head of Security & Compliance
Casca
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite $200,000–$255,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
VE
Chief Information Security Officer
Verily
⚡ Apply early Dallas, Texas Onsite $243,000–$365,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Tatari
Head of Security
Tatari
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, California, Unite... Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Tatari
Head of Security
Tatari
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, California, Uni... Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Tatari
Head of Security
Tatari
⚡ Apply early New York, New York, United Sta... Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Sendbird
Head of Information Security
Sendbird
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, California, United... Hybrid $280,000–$320,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3mos ago
CI
VP, Global Head of Product Security and Risk
Circle
⚡ Apply early San Francisco - remote first i... · location restricted $317,500–$365,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5mos ago
Human Agency
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) - San Francisco
Human Agency
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite ⚠ 6mo+ old
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6mos ago

Frequently asked questions

How many CISO jobs in California are open right now?
19 CISO jobs in California are open across 17 companies, as of September 18, 2026.
What do CISO jobs in California pay?
Across the 16 CISO jobs in California that disclose pay, the median is $296,525 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $256,100 and $311,514.
Which companies are hiring CISO jobs in California?
Snorkel AI, Matter Intelligence, Zipline, DriveWealth and Spring Health are among the 17 companies currently hiring CISO jobs in California.
How current are these listings?
Every listing comes straight from the employer’s own careers system and is re-checked three times a day. This page was last updated on September 18, 2026 at 19:15 UTC.

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