List of tallest buildings in California

This list ranks skyscrapers/high rise buildings and structures in the US State of California by height. Buildings and structures in seven cities are included in this list; Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Long Beach, Sacramento, Burbank and Oakland each have buildings taller than.
The tallest building is the Wilshire Grand Center at. All of the buildings and structures taller than are in Los Angeles and San Francisco. The tallest building in San Diego rises exactly 500 feet due to restrictions imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration in the 1970s, because of the downtown's proximity to San Diego International Airport.

Buildings over 500 feet

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft /	Floors	Year	City	Rank in its city	Notes
1	Wilshire Grand Center			73	2017	Los Angeles	1	Topped-out in 2016, and officially opened in June 2017. The tower is the tallest building in Los Angeles and the West Coast of the United States as measured by structural height, which includes a 295-foot spire. When measured by roof height, the tower is 934 ft. tall, which is 84 ft. shorter than the US Bank Tower roof.
2	Salesforce Tower			61	2018	San Francisco	1	124th-tallest building in the world, 17th-tallest building in the United States, 2nd-tallest building on the West Coast, tallest building in San Francisco since 2018.
3	U.S. Bank Tower			73	1989	Los Angeles	2	161st-tallest building in the world, 23rd-tallest building in the United States, tallest building on the West Coast of the United States when measured by roof height. Only building in California whose roof height exceeds 1,000 ft. Tallest structure in a major active seismic region from 1989 to 2010; Taipei 101 now holds this title. Tallest building constructed in Los Angeles in the 1980s. Formerly known as Library Tower.
N/A	Sutro Tower				1973	San Francisco	N/A	Tallest non-building radio tower in San Francisco since 1973. Because it sits atop a hill, the tower actually reaches a height of 1,814 ft above sea level.
N/A	KCBS Tower				1986	Mount Wilson	N/A	2nd tallest non-building radio tower in California. Because it sits atop a mountain, the tower actually reaches a height of 6,631 ft above sea level.
4	Aon Center			62	1973	Los Angeles	3	60th-tallest building in the United States. Tallest building constructed in Los Angeles in the 1970s.
5	Transamerica Pyramid			48	1972	San Francisco	2	Tallest building in San Francisco from 1972-2017; 61st-tallest in the United States, and 473rd-tallest in the world; tallest building on the West Coast from 1972 until 1974; tallest building constructed in San Francisco in the 1970s
6	181 Fremont			56	2017	San Francisco	3	San Francisco headquarters of Facebook and Instagram.
7	555 California Street			52	1969	San Francisco	4	Tallest building on the West Coast from 1969 to 1972; formerly known as Bank of America Center; tallest building constructed in the city in the 1960s
8	Two California Plaza			54	1992	Los Angeles	4	121st-tallest building in the United States (tied). Tallest building constructed in Los Angeles in the 1990s.
9	Gas Company Tower			52	1991	Los Angeles	5	127th-tallest building in the United States.
10	Bank of America Center			55	1974	Los Angeles	6	144th-tallest building in the United States (tied). Originally known as Security Pacific Bank Plaza, then as ARCO Plaza, then BP Plaza.
11	777 Tower			52	1991	Los Angeles	7
12	Wells Fargo North Tower			54	1983	Los Angeles	8
13	Figueroa at Wilshire			53	1990	Los Angeles	9	Formerly known as the Sanwa Bank Building.
14=	City National Tower			52	1972	Los Angeles	10 =	This building and Paul Hastings Tower stand as the tallest twin towers in Los Angeles. Formerly known as the Bank of America Tower.
14=	Paul Hastings Tower			52	1972	Los Angeles	10 =	This building and City National Tower stand as the tallest twin towers in Los Angeles. Formerly known as ARCO Tower.
16 =	The Beaudry			52	2023	Los Angeles	12	Tallest all residential building in California.
16 =	345 California Center			48	1986	San Francisco	5	Tallest mid-block skyscraper in San Francisco; tallest building constructed in the city in the 1980s
18	Oceanwide Plaza Tower 1			49	2020	Los Angeles	13	Topped Off, interior unfinished.
19	LA Live Hotels & Condominiums			54	2010	Los Angeles	14
20	Metropolis Tower D			58	2019	Los Angeles	15
21	Millennium Tower			58	2009	San Francisco	6	Tallest building constructed in the city in the 2000s
22	One Rincon Hill South Tower			60	2008	San Francisco	7	Tallest all-residential building in the city
23	820 Olive			49	2019	Los Angeles	16	Alternatively called 825 Hill. Construction started in 2016 and completed in 2019.
24	Citigroup Center			48	1979	Los Angeles	17	Formerly known as the 444 Flower Building.
25	611 Place			42	1967	Los Angeles	18	Tallest building constructed in Los Angeles in the 1960s.
26	The Avery			66	2019	San Francisco	8
27	Wells Fargo South Tower			42	1984	Los Angeles	19
28	Park Tower at Transbay			43	2018	San Francisco	9
29 =	Century Plaza Hotel Residential Tower North			46	2021	Los Angeles	20 =	This building and the identical south tower stand as the tallest buildings in California outside the CBDs of Los Angeles and San Francisco.
29 =	Century Plaza Hotel Residential Tower South			46	2021	Los Angeles	20 =
29 =	Salesforce West			43	1985	San Francisco	10=
29 =	101 California Street			48	1982	San Francisco	10=
33	One California Plaza			42	1985	Los Angeles	22
34	Market Center			40	1975	San Francisco	12
35=	Century Plaza Tower I			44	1975	Los Angeles	23 =	Designed by Minoru Yamasaki. The towers resemble Yamasaki's iconic work, the original World Trade Center in New York City, with their twin configuration, vertical black and gray lines, and aluminum exteriors.
35=	Century Plaza Tower II			44	1975	Los Angeles	23 =
37	Four Embarcadero Center			45	1982	San Francisco	13
38	One Embarcadero Center			45	1971	San Francisco	14
39	44 Montgomery Street			43	1967	San Francisco	15
40	Spear Tower			43	1976	San Francisco	16
41	KPMG Tower			45	1983	Los Angeles	25
42	One Sansome Street			39	1984	San Francisco	17
43	One Rincon Hill North Tower			49	2014	San Francisco	18
44	One Front Street			38	1979	San Francisco	19
45	Ernst & Young Plaza			41	1985	Los Angeles	26
46	SunAmerica Center			39	1990	Los Angeles	27
47 =	Oceanwide Plaza Tower II			40	2020	Los Angeles	28 =	Topped off, interior left unfinished.
47 =	Oceanwide Plaza Tower III			40	2020	Los Angeles	28 =	Topped off, interior left unfinished.
49 =	First Market Tower			39	1973	San Francisco	20=
49 =	McKesson Plaza			38	1969	San Francisco	20=
49 =	Hope+Flower Tower 1			40	2019	Los Angeles	30 =
49 =	Fig+Pico Tower 1			42	2023	Los Angeles	30=
53	425 Market Street			38	1973	San Francisco	22
54	The Grand By Gehry			39	2022	Los Angeles	32	Designed by Frank Gehry.
55	TCW Tower			39	1990	Los Angeles	33
56	Union Bank Plaza			40	1968	Los Angeles	34
57	Four Seasons Private Residences at 706 Mission Street			43	2020	San Francisco	23
58	10 Universal City Plaza			36	1984	Los Angeles	35	Tallest building in the San Fernando Valley.

Buildings from 400 to 500 feet

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft	Floors	Year	City	Notes
59=	One America Plaza			34	1991	San Diego	Tallest building in San Diego; tallest building in California outside of Los Angeles and San Francisco; tallest building constructed in the 1990s
59=	Telesis Tower			38	1982	San Francisco
61	Symphony Towers			34	1989	San Diego
62	Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel			40	1992	San Diego	Tallest building on the waterfront on the West Coast
63	1100 Wilshire			35	1987	Los Angeles	Known for its large above ground parking garage.
64	333 Bush Street			43	1986	San Francisco
65=	Hilton San Francisco Tower I			46	1971	San Francisco	Tallest building used exclusively as a hotel in the city
65=	Fox Plaza			34	1987	Los Angeles	Known as Nakatomi Plaza from the 1988 Die Hard film.
67	Pacific Gas & Electric Building			34	1971	San Francisco
68	MGM Tower/Constellation Place			35	2003	Los Angeles	The first high rise to be completed in the 21st century in Century City.
69=	555 Mission Street			33	2008	San Francisco
69=	50 California Street			37	1972	San Francisco
71	St. Regis San Francisco			42	2005	San Francisco
72	Ten Thousand			40	2017	Los Angeles	Designed by Handel Architects.
73	The Century			42	2009	Los Angeles
74=	100 Pine Center			33	1972	San Francisco
74=	45 Fremont Street			34	1978	San Francisco
76	Electra			43	2007	San Diego	Tallest residential tower in San Diego
77	333 Market Street			33	1979	San Francisco
78	650 California Street			34	1964	San Francisco	Also known as the Hartford Building.
79	ARCO Tower/1055 West Seventh			33	1989	Los Angeles
80	The Tower Burbank		460	32	1988	Burbank	Tallest building in Burbank, CA.
81	555 Mission Street			33	2008	San Francisco
82=	Los Angeles City Hall			32	1928	Los Angeles	Tallest building constructed in Los Angeles in the 1920s. Tallest base-isolated structure in the world.
82=	Equitable Life Building			34	1969	Los Angeles
84	South Park Center			32	1965	Los Angeles
85	Metropolis Tower C			40	2018	Los Angeles
86	LUMINA I			43	2015	San Francisco
87	The Pinnacle Museum Tower			36	2005	San Diego
88	The Infinity I			41	2008	San Francisco
89	AT&T Switching Center			17	1961	Los Angeles
90	100 First Plaza			27	1988	San Francisco
91	Manchester Grand Hyatt Seaport			34	2003	San Diego
92	5900 Wilshire			32	1971	Los Angeles
93	Metropolis Tower B			38	2017	Los Angeles	Indigo Hotel
94=	399 Fremont Street			42	2016	San Francisco
94=	340 Fremont Street			43	2019	San Francisco
94=	500 Folsom			40	2016	San Francisco
97	Hallasan Tower			38	2023	Los Angeles
98	One California			32	1969	San Francisco
99	San Francisco Marriott			39	1989	San Francisco
100=	Russ Building			32	1927	San Francisco	Tied as the tallest building constructed in the city in the 1920s
100=	140 New Montgomery			26	1925	San Francisco	Tied as the tallest building constructed in the city in the 1920s
102	Jasper			39	2015	San Francisco
103	Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station		425		1974	Sacramento	Two cooling towers at the decommissioned nuclear facility are the tallest buildings in the Central Valley.
104=	Harbor Club West			41	1992	San Diego
104=	Harbor Club East			41	1992	San Diego
106	Wells Fargo Center			30	1992	Sacramento	Tallest building in Sacramento.
107	MIRA			39	2020	San Francisco
108	Hope+Flower Tower II			31	2019	Los Angeles
109=	The Grande South at Santa Fe Place			39	2004	San Diego
109=	The Grande North at Santa Fe Place			39	2005	San Diego
109=	Vantage Pointe Condominium			41	2009	San Diego
109=	JPMorgan Chase Building			31	2002	San Francisco
109=	The Paramount			40	2002	San Francisco
109=	The Infinity II			41	2009	San Francisco
115=	Shoreline Gateway East Tower			35	2021	Long Beach	Tallest building in Long Beach.
115=	Providian Financial Building			30	1981	San Francisco
117	Warner Center Plaza II			25	1991	Los Angeles
118	MCI Center			33	1973	Los Angeles
119=	Three Embarcadero Center			31	1977	San Francisco
119=	Two Embarcadero Center			30	1974	San Francisco
121	Advanced Equities Plaza			23	2005	San Diego
122	595 Market Street			30	1979	San Francisco
123	123 Mission Street			29	1986	San Francisco
124=	101 Montgomery			28	1984	San Francisco
124=	Embarcadero West			34	1989	San Francisco
124=	Ordway Building			28	1970	Oakland	Tallest building in Oakland and in the Bay Area outside of San Francisco.
127	US Bank Tower			25	2008	Sacramento	This building topped out in 2007 to become the city's second tallest building.
128=	100 Van Ness Avenue			29	1974	San Francisco
128=	LUMINA II			38	2015	San Francisco
128=	Atlas			40	2020	Oakland
128=	Fifteen Fifty			40	2020	San Francisco
128=	Circa Tower I			35	2018	Los Angeles	Moxy Hotel
128=	Circa Tower II			35	2018	Los Angeles