Visalia, CA Salaries
Highest published occupation medians in Visalia, CA - BLS OEWS May 2025
Observed metro pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025
- BLS's published All Occupations median in Visalia, CA moved from $44,320 in May 2024 to $45,130 in May 2025 (+1.8%).
- Across the 393 metros priced in both releases, the median place changed +3.1%.
- Visalia, CA sits -1.3 pp behind that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Transparent derived index from BLS and BEA data, not an official government rating. Based on wage level, year-over-year wage growth, and regional-price-parity-adjusted purchasing power, not job availability, industry mix, or day-to-day livability. See the exact dimensions, weights, and formula.
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Visalia, CA
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education publishes $98,430 here versus $63,970 nationally (+53.9%; 2,440metro-area jobs). Next is Registered Nurses at $125,180 locally versus $97,550 nationally (+28.3%).
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$98,430 in Visalia, CA sits 53.9% above the national Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median of $63,970 (2,440 published local jobs).
- Registered Nurses$125,180 in Visalia, CA sits 28.3% above the national Registered Nurses median of $97,550 (2,990 published local jobs).
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$38,600 in Visalia, CA sits 23.7% above the national Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $31,200 (4,850 published local jobs).
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$45,230 in Visalia, CA sits 23.0% above the national Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary median of $36,780 (2,760 published local jobs).
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Visalia, CA; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 47300 · Visalia, CA $57K mean
MEAN-LOW · RPP-MID · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-INLINE · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-LOW #273/528
- RPP-MID 99.8
- OCC-MID 365 occs
- TOP-LEAD General Intern… · $307K
- EMP-MIX Education Ad…
- TREND-INLINE -1.3 pp
- PHOTO-FINISH Coast Oregon non…
- BOOK-FULL 362 rows · May 2025
Read with Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area ($2 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 Visalia, CA
Employment scale inside Visalia, CA's top-pay list
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary and Financial Managers lead published employment inside Visalia, CA's top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 520 jobs · $163,130
- 2. Financial Managers 370 jobs · $138,630
- 3. Pharmacists 310 jobs · $158,080
- 4. Lawyers 270 jobs · $150,140
- 5. Nurse Practitioners 250 jobs · $159,430
- 6. Managers, All Other 250 jobs · $130,570
- 7. Chief Executives 210 jobs · $155,510
- 8. Dentists, General 170 jobs · $214,950
- 9. School Psychologists 170 jobs · $128,020
- 10. Family Medicine Physicians 150 jobs · $226,500
- 11. Computer and Information Systems Managers 140 jobs · $160,790
- 12. Human Resources Managers 120 jobs · $142,320
- 13. Physician Assistants 100 jobs · $166,510
- 14. Marketing Managers 100 jobs · $140,040
- 15. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 100 jobs · $129,480
- 16. Education Administrators, All Other 80 jobs · $157,490
- 17. General Internal Medicine Physicians 70 jobs · $307,430
- 18. Architectural and Engineering Managers 60 jobs · $154,630
Occupations Tracked
365
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$57,490
employment-weighted, 362 complete rows
Top Salary
$307,430
General Internal Medicine Physicians
Cost of Living
99.8
0% below US avg
Highest Paying Jobs in Visalia, CA
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Internal Medicine Physicians Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $307,430 |
| 2 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $294,840 |
| 3 | Pediatricians, General Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $262,270 |
| 4 | Family Medicine Physicians | $226,500 |
| 5 | Dentists, General | $214,950 |
| 6 | Physician Assistants | $166,510 |
| 7 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $163,130 |
| 8 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $160,790 |
| 9 | Nurse Practitioners | $159,430 |
| 10 | Pharmacists | $158,080 |
| 11 | Education Administrators, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $157,490 |
| 12 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $156,010 |
| 13 | Chief Executives | $155,510 |
| 14 | Architectural and Engineering Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $154,630 |
| 15 | Lawyers | $150,140 |
| 16 | Human Resources Managers | $142,320 |
| 17 | Marketing Managers | $140,040 |
| 18 | Financial Managers | $138,630 |
| 19 | Optometrists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $135,160 |
| 20 | Veterinarians Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $133,370 |
| 21 | Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $130,910 |
| 22 | Managers, All Other | $130,570 |
| 23 | Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | $129,480 |
| 24 | Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $128,910 |
| 25 | School Psychologists | $128,020 |
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 Visalia, CA
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $34,320 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $34,320 |
| Bartenders | $34,320 |
| Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $34,320 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $34,360 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $34,510 |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand | $34,740 |
| Dishwashers | $34,750 |
| Cashiers | $34,770 |
| Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse | $34,800 |
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 ($57,490 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (floor 100,000 summed published jobs), distinct from the mean-wage column.
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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How to use Visalia, CA wage figures in a real decision
- General Internal Medicine Physicians leads published medians in Visalia, CA at $307,430/year (a small-sample estimate from fewer than 100 workers); open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. General Internal Medicine Physicians
- The employment-weighted published-row mean of $57,490 adjusts to about $57,591 on a national-price basis at BEA RPP 99.8. Salary vs cost of living
- Compare this metropolitan statistical 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.
Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Occupation rows use BLS OEWS May 2025. The metro benchmark is WageDex's employment-weighted mean of published occupation means; where BEA RPP is available, the price-level figure divides that benchmark by the published area parity. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.