Side-by-side distribution
Austin
$159,750
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 41.8%
- Live roles
- 4,346
California
$155,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 73.7%
- Live roles
- 13,891
Highest-paying jobs
Performance Marketing Manager
Co-Founder & CEO - AI Retail Planning Autopilot
Inside Sales Rep, Austin, Texas
Strategic Account Executive - TOLA (Remote)
Strategic Account Executive
Lead Systems Software Architect
Chief of Staff
Freelance Business Writer
Freelance Finance Content Writer
Member of Technical Staff - Model Training
Highest-paying jobs
Wholesale Account Executive, National
Senior Product Sourcing Engineer, Autonomous Airpower
Co-Founder & CEO - AI Retail Planning Autopilot
Account Director - Growth Marketing (Paid Social)
Co-Founder & CEO - AI Retail Planning Autopilot
Strategic Account Executive - San Francisco (Remote)
Field Applications Engineer
Analog Mixed-Signal Design Engineer
Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning (Audio)
Business Development Manager
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Fluidstack
|
$217,500 | 284 |
Neuralink
|
$118,500 | 48 |
DoorDash USA
|
$145,150 | 47 |
Braze
|
$145,000 | 46 |
Gong.io
|
$162,500 | 37 |
Tenstorrent
|
$300,000 | 35 |
MongoDB
|
$149,750 | 34 |
NoGigiddy
|
$43,680 | 29 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anduril Industries
|
$170,000 | 1,258 |
Databricks
|
$216,104 | 270 |
Relativity Space
|
$165,000 | 236 |
|
NoGigiddy
|
$43,680 | 200 |
Cheer Home Care
|
$44,720 | 178 |
Revolution Medicines
|
$233,000 | 166 |
Archer
|
$171,100 | 154 |
ALO
|
$79,175 | 145 |
Highest-paying roles in Austin
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| UX Designer | $205,000 | 15 |
| Software Engineer | $200,000 | 463 |
| Data Scientist | $187,500 | 17 |
| DevOps | $171,750 | 72 |
| Recruiter | $159,100 | 251 |
| Product Manager | $157,500 | 376 |
| Customer Success | $152,500 | 527 |
| Project Manager | $141,500 | 192 |
| Sales | $140,325 | 660 |
| Marketing Manager | $134,750 | 252 |
Highest-paying roles in California
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| DevOps | $186,463 | 248 |
| Software Engineer | $185,500 | 2,499 |
| Recruiter | $180,000 | 1,013 |
| Data Scientist | $177,151 | 170 |
| Product Manager | $170,000 | 1,568 |
| Customer Success | $169,950 | 1,954 |
| UX Designer | $165,000 | 35 |
| Sales | $150,000 | 2,085 |
| Project Manager | $149,613 | 930 |
| Marketing Manager | $140,000 | 692 |
Austin vs California: which pays more?
The median for Austin is $159,750 per year (typically $100,000–$213,000), versus $155,000 for California ($100,000–$200,000). That puts Austin about 3% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Austin and California are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.