Stockton-Lodi, CA Salaries
Highest published occupation medians in Stockton-Lodi, CA - BLS OEWS May 2025
Observed metro pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025
- BLS's published All Occupations median in Stockton-Lodi, CA moved from $49,000 in May 2024 to $48,990 in May 2025 (-0.0%).
- Across the 393 metros priced in both releases, the median place changed +3.1%.
- Stockton-Lodi, CA sits -3.1 pp behind that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Stockton-Lodi, CA
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term publishes $65,190 here versus $41,670 nationally (+56.4%; 3,060metro-area jobs). Next is Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education at $97,400 locally versus $63,970 nationally (+52.3%).
- Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$65,190 in Stockton-Lodi, CA sits 56.4% above the national Substitute Teachers, Short-Term median of $41,670 (3,060 published local jobs).
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$97,400 in Stockton-Lodi, CA sits 52.3% above the national Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median of $63,970 (3,380 published local jobs).
- Registered Nurses$134,580 in Stockton-Lodi, CA sits 38.0% above the national Registered Nurses median of $97,550 (5,460 published local jobs).
- Cooks, Fast Food$41,600 in Stockton-Lodi, CA sits 34.7% above the national Cooks, Fast Food median of $30,890 (2,260 published local jobs).
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Stockton-Lodi, CA; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 44700 · Stockton-Lodi, CA $65K mean
MEAN-HIGH · RPP-ELEV · OCC-MOST · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-BEHIND · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-HIGH #98/528
- RPP-ELEV 105.1
- OCC-MOST 441 occs
- TOP-LEAD Psychiatrists · $332K
- EMP-MIX Registered N…
- TREND-BEHIND -3.1 pp
- PHOTO-FINISH Northeast Virgin…
- BOOK-FULL 436 rows · May 2025
Read with Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area ($17 on published-row mean) · Highest-paying careers
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 Stockton-Lodi, CA
Employment scale inside Stockton-Lodi, CA's top-pay list
Registered Nurses and Medical and Health Services Managers lead published employment inside Stockton-Lodi, CA's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Registered Nurses 5,460 jobs · $134,580
- 2. Medical and Health Services Managers 940 jobs · $137,010
- 3. Financial Managers 790 jobs · $152,090
- 4. Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 700 jobs · $155,770
- 5. Managers, All Other 600 jobs · $135,710
- 6. Software Developers 570 jobs · $138,550
- 7. Pharmacists 530 jobs · $162,440
- 8. Lawyers 490 jobs · $174,880
- 9. Computer and Information Systems Managers 390 jobs · $165,260
- 10. Chief Executives 310 jobs · $214,340
- 11. Nurse Practitioners 280 jobs · $159,150
- 12. Family Medicine Physicians 270 jobs · $277,180
- 13. Human Resources Managers 260 jobs · $136,410
- 14. Marketing Managers 230 jobs · $153,830
- 15. Dentists, General 200 jobs · $168,150
- 16. Architectural and Engineering Managers 190 jobs · $169,090
- 17. Physician Assistants 150 jobs · $162,110
- 18. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 140 jobs · $138,050
Occupations Tracked
441
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$65,481
employment-weighted, 436 complete rows
Top Salary
$331,800
Psychiatrists
Cost of Living
105.1
5% above US avg
Highest Paying Jobs in Stockton-Lodi, CA
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Psychiatrists | $331,800 |
| 2 | Family Medicine Physicians | $277,180 |
| 3 | Chief Executives | $214,340 |
| 4 | Lawyers | $174,880 |
| 5 | Natural Sciences Managers | $174,860 |
| 6 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $169,090 |
| 7 | Dentists, General | $168,150 |
| 8 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $165,260 |
| 9 | Pharmacists | $162,440 |
| 10 | Physician Assistants | $162,110 |
| 11 | Nurse Practitioners | $159,150 |
| 12 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $155,770 |
| 13 | Marketing Managers | $153,830 |
| 14 | Financial Managers | $152,090 |
| 15 | Veterinarians | $144,020 |
| 16 | Purchasing Managers | $142,100 |
| 17 | Environmental Engineers | $138,700 |
| 18 | Software Developers | $138,550 |
| 19 | Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners | $138,340 |
| 20 | Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | $138,050 |
| 21 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $137,010 |
| 22 | Human Resources Managers | $136,410 |
| 23 | Managers, All Other | $135,710 |
| 24 | Registered Nurses | $134,580 |
| 25 | Database Architects | $132,810 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Stockton-Lodi, CA
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $34,320 |
| Gambling Dealers | $34,360 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $34,460 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $34,510 |
| Bartenders | $34,770 |
| Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals | $34,880 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $35,070 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $35,160 |
| Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse | $35,640 |
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | $35,680 |
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.
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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 ($65,481 here) and summed published employment.
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Nearest headcount peers (floor 100,000 summed published jobs), distinct from the mean-wage column.
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