Salary Data in California
Salary data for 25 cities and 50 occupations in California, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
Top Cities in California
Cities ranked by average salary across all occupations.
San Jose
150 occupations
San Francisco
150 occupations
Napa
146 occupations
Vallejo
150 occupations
Santa Rosa
150 occupations
Sacramento
150 occupations
Los Angeles
150 occupations
Santa Cruz
150 occupations
San Diego
150 occupations
Santa Maria
150 occupations
Oxnard
149 occupations
Salinas
149 occupations
San Luis Obispo
150 occupations
Modesto
150 occupations
Stockton
150 occupations
Riverside
149 occupations
El Centro
145 occupations
Yuba City
145 occupations
Merced
147 occupations
Bakersfield
150 occupations
Hanford
137 occupations
Fresno
150 occupations
Chico
150 occupations
Redding
147 occupations
Visalia
150 occupations
Top Occupations in California
Occupations ranked by median salary (averaged across cities in California).
Highest-Paying Occupations in California
Top 10 occupations ranked by median salary across all California cities.
Salary Overview for California
California covers 25 cities and 50 occupations in our database. The top earner is Computer and Information Systems Managers at $179,773 median, and the overall average across all tracked occupations sits at $114,618.
San Jose leads the state at $93,617 average across 150 occupations.
Salary pages for every city in California
Browse take-home pay, hourly rates, and cost of living for 14 cities across California. Expand a city to see its highest-paying roles.
Bakersfield8 roles
Chico8 roles
El Centro8 roles
- Nurse Practitioners$164,700
- Lawyers$162,580
- Pharmacists$158,490
- Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$156,750
- Computer and Information Systems Managers$152,360
- First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$149,290
- Managers, All Other$147,410
- Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$141,760
Fresno8 roles
Hanford8 roles
Los Angeles8 roles
Merced8 roles
Modesto8 roles
Napa8 roles
Oxnard8 roles
Redding8 roles
Riverside8 roles
- Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,320
- Nurse Practitioners$169,920
- Pharmacists$161,870
- Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$161,380
- Financial Managers$160,230
- First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$159,810
- Human Resources Managers$139,010
- Medical and Health Services Managers$135,010