Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
Cashiers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
Cashiers publishes $36,720 here versus $32,880 nationally (+11.7%; 2,040metro-area jobs). Next is Home Health and Personal Care Aides at $34,360 locally versus $35,800 nationally (-4.0%).
- Cashiers$36,720 in Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area sits 11.7% above the national Cashiers median of $32,880 (2,040 published local jobs).
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides$34,360 in Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area sits 4.0% below the national Home Health and Personal Care Aides median of $35,800 (2,220 published local jobs).
Cashiers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 0600006 · Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $66K mean
MEAN-HIGH · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MOST
- MEAN-HIGH #93/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 274 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $370K
- EMP-MIX Registered N…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Western Washingt…
- BOOK-MOST 272 rows · May 2025
Read with Western Washington nonmetropolitan area (+$17 on published-row mean) · Understanding BLS wage data
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer — not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Registered Nurses and Medical and Health Services Managers lead published employment inside Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Registered Nurses 1,290 jobs · $135,270
- 2. Medical and Health Services Managers 270 jobs · $138,630
- 3. First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers 220 jobs · $131,210
- 4. Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 160 jobs · $137,540
- 5. First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 130 jobs · $125,840
- 6. Pharmacists 110 jobs · $164,910
- 7. Construction Managers 110 jobs · $129,270
- 8. Lawyers 100 jobs · $163,960
- 9. Dental Hygienists 100 jobs · $126,300
- 10. Industrial Production Managers 90 jobs · $133,430
- 11. Physical Therapists 80 jobs · $132,740
- 12. Dentists, General 70 jobs · $208,000
- 13. Human Resources Managers 70 jobs · $135,210
- 14. Software Developers 70 jobs · $127,860
- 15. Computer and Information Systems Managers 60 jobs · $143,810
- 16. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 60 jobs · $130,520
- 17. Family Medicine Physicians 50 jobs · $348,980
- 18. Nurse Practitioners 50 jobs · $174,670
Occupations Tracked
274
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$65,738
employment-weighted, 272 complete rows
Top Salary
$370,020
Physicians, All Other
Top-pay occupations in Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, by employment
Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published local jobs so the title sequence follows the OEWS mix.
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered Nurses | $135,270 |
| 2 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $138,630 |
| 3 | First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers | $131,210 |
| 4 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $137,540 |
| 5 | First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | $125,840 |
| 6 | Pharmacists | $164,910 |
| 7 | Construction Managers | $129,270 |
| 8 | Lawyers | $163,960 |
| 9 | Dental Hygienists | $126,300 |
| 10 | Industrial Production Managers | $133,430 |
| 11 | Physical Therapists | $132,740 |
| 12 | Dentists, General | $208,000 |
| 13 | Human Resources Managers | $135,210 |
| 14 | Software Developers | $127,860 |
| 15 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $143,810 |
| 16 | Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | $130,520 |
| 17 | Family Medicine Physicians | $348,980 |
| 18 | Nurse Practitioners | $174,670 |
| 19 | Physicians, All Other | $370,020 |
| 20 | Physician Assistants | $174,670 |
| 21 | Marketing Managers | $133,540 |
| 22 | Veterinarians | $126,550 |
| 23 | Clinical and Counseling Psychologists | $138,830 |
| 24 | Diagnostic Medical Sonographers | $129,920 |
| 25 | Commercial Pilots | $122,770 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $34,360 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $35,270 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $35,310 |
| Gambling Dealers | $35,510 |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand | $35,800 |
| Bartenders | $35,970 |
| Dishwashers | $36,440 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other | $36,520 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $36,530 |
| Recreation Workers | $36,690 |
Other BLS Wage Areas in CA
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside CA. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($65,738 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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