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Entry-level ARA salary in California
$42,000 yearly
| Rank | Job title | Average ARA salary | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sales And Marketing Vice President | $173,158 | $83 |
| 2 | Information Technology Director | $160,572 | $77 |
| 3 | Senior Technologist | $152,767 | $73 |
| 4 | General Manager | $149,359 | $72 |
| 5 | Application Software Developer | $148,238 | $71 |
| 6 | Principal Scientist | $146,716 | $71 |
| 7 | Principal Engineer | $146,049 | $70 |
| 8 | Regional Sales Director | $144,987 | $70 |
| 9 | Director Of Marketing & Development | $143,412 | $69 |
| 10 | Pharmacist Consultant | $138,200 | $66 |
The highest paying cities in California for ARA employees are Los Altos, Santa Barbara, and Sacramento.
ARA workers in Los Altos earn an average salary of $73,658 a year, compared to Santa Barbara with an average salary of $72,598 and Sacramento with an average salary of $72,471.
| Rank | City | Average ARA salary | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Altos, CA | $73,658 | $35 |
| 2 | Santa Barbara, CA | $72,598 | $35 |
| 3 | Sacramento, CA | $72,471 | $35 |
| 4 | Oxnard, CA | $72,266 | $35 |
| 5 | Edwards Air Force Base, CA | $71,857 | $35 |
| 6 | Cypress, CA | $71,740 | $34 |
The departments with the highest salaries for ARA employees in California are Engineering, Finance, and Non Profit/Government.
California ARA employees in the Engineering department earn an average salary of $91,197 a year, compared to an average salary of $90,488 in the Finance department and $89,917 in the Non Profit/Government department.
| Rank | Department | Average ARA salary | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engineering | $91,197 | $44 |
| 2 | Finance | $90,488 | $44 |
| 3 | Non Profit/Government | $89,917 | $43 |
| 4 | IT | $86,300 | $41 |
| 5 | Research & Development | $77,680 | $37 |
| 6 | Plant/Manufacturing | $76,126 | $37 |
| 7 | Sales | $75,346 | $36 |
| 8 | Accounting | $65,827 | $32 |
| 9 | Marketing | $65,400 | $31 |
| 10 | Healthcare | $64,962 | $31 |
| Rank | State | Average ARA salary | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $72,123 | $35 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $70,799 | $34 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $69,996 | $34 |
| 4 | Maryland | $66,168 | $32 |
| 5 | Virginia | $64,931 | $31 |
| 6 | Illinois | $64,340 | $31 |
| 7 | New Hampshire | $63,721 | $31 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | $63,353 | $30 |
| 9 | Michigan | $61,328 | $29 |
| 10 | North Carolina | $60,785 | $29 |
| Job | Location | Date added | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Engineer | Oxnard, CA | 06/27/2025 | $62,000 |
| Staff Engineer | Oxnard, CA | 05/05/2025 | $79,000 |
| Senior Embedded Software Engineer | Cypress, CA | 04/09/2025 | $150,000 |
| Senior Software Engineer | Santa Barbara, CA | 03/25/2025 | $139,699 |
| Senior Civil Engineer | Oxnard, CA | 03/12/2025 | $90,000 |
| Program Control Analyst | Santa Barbara, CA | 03/10/2025 | $98,000 |
| Program Control Analyst | Santa Barbara, CA | 02/08/2025 | $97,000 |