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🇺🇸NIST jobs in California

198 open roles mentioning NIST in California as of Nov 15, 2026. Anduril Industries, True Anomaly, Valar Atomics, Anthropic and Rocket Lab have the most. 11 are remote and the median advertised salary is $192K.

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Skills asked for in NIST roles in California

Job titles in NIST roles in California

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Who is hiring for NIST roles in California

What NIST roles in California pay, by level

Level in the titleMedian advertised salaryRoles counted
No level in the title$175K74
Senior$179K52
Lead and above$228K48

Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.

Questions about NIST jobs in California

How many NIST jobs in California are open right now?
There are 198 open NIST jobs in California at 76 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 15 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
Which companies have the most NIST jobs in California?
Right now the most openings are at Anduril Industries (24), True Anomaly (19), Valar Atomics (9), Rocket Lab (6) and Anthropic (6). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote NIST jobs in California?
11 of the 198 open NIST jobs in California (6%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
What do NIST jobs in California pay?
The median advertised salary is $192K, based on 176 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $162K and $230K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
Is it hard to get one of the NIST jobs in California?
4 of the 198 open NIST jobs in California (2%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 124 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 76 companies are hiring and 15 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
How is AI changing NIST jobs in California?
60 of the 198 open NIST jobs in California (30%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Computer Vision, LLM, AI. Employers still list 198 such roles today at 76 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
What skills do NIST jobs in California ask for?
Most often NIST (100%), AWS (43%), Python (43%), ISO 27001 (39%), FedRAMP (38%) of the 198 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
Which job titles come up most in NIST jobs in California?
Security Engineer (8), Senior Security Engineer (5), Information Systems Security Manager (4), Staff Technical Program Manager (3), Director (3): the most common titles among the 198 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
Are NIST jobs in California in demand in 2026?
198 NIST jobs in California are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 76 companies, 0.1% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 15 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $192K. 11 (6%) can be done remotely.
How do I apply for NIST jobs in California?
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