North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
Fast Food and Counter Workers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
Fast Food and Counter Workers publishes $41,910 here versus $31,200 nationally (+34.3%; 2,470metro-area jobs). Next is Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary at $45,230 locally versus $36,780 nationally (+23.0%).
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$41,910 in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area sits 34.3% above the national Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $31,200 (2,470 published local jobs).
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$45,230 in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area sits 23.0% above the national Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary median of $36,780 (2,130 published local jobs).
- Cashiers$36,460 in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area sits 10.9% above the national Cashiers median of $32,880 (3,040 published local jobs).
- Office Clerks, General$47,260 in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area sits 5.0% above the national Office Clerks, General median of $45,010 (2,080 published local jobs).
Fast Food and Counter Workers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 0600007 · North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $65K mean
MEAN-HIGH · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-HIGH #101/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 349 occs
- TOP-LEAD Family Medicin… · $299K
- EMP-MIX Registered N…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Longview-Kelso, WA
- BOOK-FULL 343 rows · May 2025
Read with Longview-Kelso, WA ($5 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 North Valley-Northern Mount…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Registered Nurses and Medical and Health Services Managers lead published employment inside North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Registered Nurses 1,610 jobs · $135,560
- 2. Medical and Health Services Managers 480 jobs · $135,070
- 3. Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 390 jobs · $132,480
- 4. Lawyers 220 jobs · $131,130
- 5. Pharmacists 180 jobs · $166,850
- 6. Dental Hygienists 170 jobs · $126,400
- 7. Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 160 jobs · $132,710
- 8. Industrial Production Managers 150 jobs · $122,750
- 9. Software Developers 140 jobs · $139,040
- 10. First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers 140 jobs · $131,200
- 11. Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 140 jobs · $129,200
- 12. Computer and Information Systems Managers 130 jobs · $146,810
- 13. Nurse Practitioners 120 jobs · $169,820
- 14. Radiologic Technologists and Technicians 120 jobs · $124,980
- 15. Human Resources Managers 110 jobs · $125,330
- 16. Physician Assistants 100 jobs · $167,600
- 17. Dentists, General 90 jobs · $209,400
- 18. Veterinarians 90 jobs · $136,480
Occupations Tracked
349
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$65,359
employment-weighted, 343 complete rows
Top Salary
$299,430
Family Medicine Physicians
Top-pay occupations in North Valley-Northern Mountains 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 | $135,560 |
| 2 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $135,070 |
| 3 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $132,480 |
| 4 | Lawyers | $131,130 |
| 5 | Pharmacists | $166,850 |
| 6 | Dental Hygienists | $126,400 |
| 7 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | $132,710 |
| 8 | Industrial Production Managers | $122,750 |
| 9 | Software Developers | $139,040 |
| 10 | First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers | $131,200 |
| 11 | Postsecondary Teachers, All Other | $129,200 |
| 12 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $146,810 |
| 13 | Nurse Practitioners | $169,820 |
| 14 | Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | $124,980 |
| 15 | Human Resources Managers | $125,330 |
| 16 | Physician Assistants | $167,600 |
| 17 | Dentists, General Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $209,400 |
| 18 | Veterinarians Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $136,480 |
| 19 | Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $134,900 |
| 20 | Family Medicine Physicians Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $299,430 |
| 21 | Marketing Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $133,330 |
| 22 | Physicians, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $283,220 |
| 23 | Diagnostic Medical Sonographers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $128,020 |
| 24 | Architectural and Engineering Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $170,860 |
| 25 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $284,630 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
Lowest Paying Jobs in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $34,320 |
| Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials | $35,090 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $35,130 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $35,250 |
| Dishwashers | $35,630 |
| Bartenders | $35,670 |
| Material Moving Workers, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $35,750 |
| Manicurists and Pedicurists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $35,940 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $35,990 |
| Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse | $36,080 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
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 ($65,359 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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- Family Medicine Physicians leads published medians in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area at $299,430/year (a small-sample estimate from fewer than 100 workers); open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Family Medicine Physicians
- North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area's employment-weighted published-row mean is $65,359 across 343 occupation rows with employment estimates. Understanding BLS data
- Compare this nonmetropolitan area against the statewide occupation table for CA before treating one geography as the other. State wage page
BLS OEWS estimates reflect the May 2025 reference period; small occupation-area cells can be suppressed, and figures are not employer offers.
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