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Jobs in California, CA
36 active postings tracked in California, CA.
California, CA Job Market Score
- Pay is above the national median ($154k vs $136k national)
- Few reposted listings (0% appear duplicated)
- Slow inflow of new postings (only 17% from the last 14 days)
California, CA job market overview (May 2026)
The California, CA job market is currently cooling, with signs of slowing hiring activity. Out of 36 active job postings tracked here, 44% have been open for more than 30 days. Hiring is concentrated in director and devops / sre, with technology as the leading sector.
- 44% of postings in California, CA have been open for more than 30 days, which may indicate slower hiring or reposted positions.
- 4 new postings have appeared this week — about 11% of currently-active listings.
- Half of active postings here have been open 27 days or fewer. The longest 10% have been open for 108+ days.
- 44% of postings allow remote or hybrid work (16 roles).
- 58% of postings list a salary range (21 of 36).
- Median advertised salary among annual-pay roles is $154k.
- The most active employers right now are Palo Alto Networks, Datadog, and McGraw Hill.
What this means for job seekers
- Expect longer response times from employers — many roles sit open for over a month.
- Remote and hybrid options are common — 44% of active postings.
- Best opportunities are in director and devops / sre.
California, CA job market
Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in California, CA.
- 36Active postings
- 4Posted this week
- 16Open 30+ days44% of active
- 16Remote / hybrid44% of active
- 58%List salary21 of 36
- 0%Hourly0 of disclosed
- $154kMedian annual (max)
- —Median hourly (max)
- 27dMedian agep90 108d (long tail)
Wages by category
Wages by occupation (SOC)
Wages by employment type
Wages by sector
Top categories
- Director4
- DevOps / SRE3
- Account Executive3
- Engineering1
- Full-stack1
- Food Service1
Top occupations (SOC)
- Managers, All Other9
- Software Developers6
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products2
- Project Management Specialists1
- Management Analysts1
In-demand skills
Top sectors
- Technology24
- Consumer Goods6
- Media & Entertainment4
- Education4
- Food Service / Restaurants3
- Manufacturing2
Employment mix
- Unspecified28 · 78%
- Full-time3 · 8%
- Contract3 · 8%
- Part-time2 · 6%
Top hiring companies
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Recent postings
- Senior Technical Curriculum Developer - Cloud InfrastructureDevOps / SRE
Datadog · California, CA · careers.datadoghq.com
$162k · posted 3 months ago
- Sr. Director, AWS AlliancesDirector
Palo Alto Networks · California, CA · jobs.paloaltonetworks.com
$215k · posted 3 months ago
- Security Sales EngineerSales Engineer
Datadog · California, CA · careers.datadoghq.com
$149k · posted 3 months ago
- SLED AE - State of CaliforniaAccount Executive
Elastic · California, CA · jobs.elastic.co
$113k · posted 3 months ago
- Manager I, Developer AdvocacyDevOps / SRE
Datadog · California, CA · careers.datadoghq.com
$154k · posted 5 months ago
- Strategic Account ExecutiveAccount Executive
Datadog · California, CA · careers.datadoghq.com
$100k · posted 9 months ago