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Updated April 5, 2024

Average Salesforce salary in California

$137,612

$66.16 hourly

Entry-level Salesforce salary in California

$95,000 yearly

How much does Salesforce pay in California?

The average Salesforce salary in California is $137,612. Salesforce salaries range between $95,000 to $197,000 per year in California. Salesforce California based pay is higher than Salesforce's United States average salary of $114,753. The best-paying job in California at Salesforce is senior director, product, which pays an average of $203,593 annually.

Salesforce salaries in California by job title

Salesforce’s highest-paying job in California is senior director, product, with an average salary of $203,593. In second place is senior director of engineering, which pays $202,591 annually in California.

Highest paying jobs at Salesforce in California

RankJob titleAverage Salesforce salaryHourly pay
1Senior Director, Product$203,593$98
2Senior Director Of Engineering$202,591$97
3Director Of Senior Programs$201,559$97
4Director Of Software Development$200,924$97
5Senior Software Engineer Manager$192,697$93
6Senior Director, Product Management$192,020$92
7Senior Director, Operations$188,543$91
8Senior Development Manager$186,043$89
9Engineering Director$185,575$89
10Group Product Manager$184,718$89

Highest paying cities in California for Salesforce

The highest paying cities in California for Salesforce employees are Corte Madera, Hillsborough, and San Francisco.

Salesforce workers in Corte Madera earn an average salary of $142,279 a year, compared to Hillsborough with an average salary of $142,261 and San Francisco with an average salary of $142,237.

Highest paying cities in California at Salesforce

RankCityAverage Salesforce salaryHourly pay
1Corte Madera, CA$142,279$68
2Hillsborough, CA$142,261$68
3San Francisco, CA$142,237$68
4San Mateo, CA$142,183$68
5Albany, CA$142,164$68
6Berkeley, CA$142,138$68
7Redwood City, CA$142,124$68
8Foster City, CA$142,101$68
9Oakland, CA$142,100$68
10Castro Valley, CA$142,013$68
11Palo Alto, CA$141,993$68
12Mountain View, CA$141,993$68
13Newark, CA$141,950$68
14Cupertino, CA$141,939$68
15Sunnyvale, CA$141,926$68
16Concord, CA$141,921$68
17Fremont, CA$141,903$68
18Union City, CA$141,903$68
19Santa Clara, CA$141,856$68
20Pleasanton, CA$141,847$68

Salesforce salaries in California by department

The departments with the highest salaries for Salesforce employees in California are Business Development, Engineering, and IT.

California Salesforce employees in the Business Development department earn an average salary of $149,319 a year, compared to an average salary of $144,473 in the Engineering department and $133,693 in the IT department.

Highest paying departments at Salesforce in California

RankDepartmentAverage Salesforce salaryHourly pay
1Business Development$149,319$72
2Engineering$144,473$69
3IT$133,693$64
4Marketing$132,561$64
5Non Profit/Government$128,422$62
6Plant/Manufacturing$116,056$56
7Sales$115,991$56
8Art/Design$114,509$55
9Customer Service$109,746$53
10Finance$109,329$53

How much does Salesforce pay by state

Salesforce pays the highest salaries in California ($137,612), Washington ($126,404), Oregon ($116,754), Nevada ($116,051), and New York ($112,731).

California is the #1 highest paid state at Salesforce.

Highest paying states at Salesforce

Salesforce competitors salaries in California

The highest paying Salesforce competitor in California is Meta. The average salary at Meta in California is $203,593. The lowest paying Salesforce competitor in California is MuleSoft.
RankCompany nameAverage pay in CaliforniaHourly pay
1Meta$170,870$82
2DocuSign$151,931$73
3Sumo Logic$149,107$72
4Microsoft$147,658$71
5Cisco$140,056$67
6Workday$139,844$67
7Adobe$136,836$66
8NetApp$136,407$66
9SugarCRM$130,991$63
10MuleSoft$130,763$63

Recently added Salesforce salaries in California

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Senior Database EngineerSan Francisco, CA06/28/2025$172,000
Senior Engineering ManagerSan Francisco, CA06/28/2025$200,800
ArchitectSan Francisco, CA06/28/2025$230,800
Requirements ManagerSan Francisco, CA06/28/2025$138,800
Product Design ManagerSan Francisco, CA06/28/2025$200,800
Senior Director Of EngineeringSan Francisco, CA06/28/2025$225,200
Product Management DirectorSan Francisco, CA06/28/2025$230,800
Senior Product Engineering ManagerSan Francisco, CA06/28/2025$177,600
Senior Product ManagerSan Francisco, CA06/28/2025$200,800
Senior Software EngineerSan Francisco, CA06/28/2025$172,000

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