California Salaries
Occupation wages from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)
Occupations Tracked
35
with wage data
Avg. Median Salary
$180,708
across all occupations
Top Salary
$220,600
Chief Executives
Highest Paying Jobs in California
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chief Executives | $220,600 |
| 2 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $211,340 |
| 3 | Natural Sciences Managers | $204,100 |
| 4 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $201,810 |
| 5 | Physicians, All Other | $201,510 |
| 6 | Lawyers | $197,790 |
| 7 | Nurse Midwives | $196,700 |
| 8 | Podiatrists | $193,510 |
| 9 | Physicists | $180,900 |
| 10 | Computer Hardware Engineers | $179,880 |
| 11 | Dentists, General | $178,540 |
| 12 | Marketing Managers | $178,160 |
| 13 | Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other | $175,170 |
| 14 | Financial Managers | $174,920 |
| 15 | Software Developers | $170,910 |
| 16 | Managers, All Other | $170,740 |
| 17 | Human Resources Managers | $169,140 |
| 18 | Nuclear Engineers | $167,660 |
| 19 | Nurse Practitioners | $166,610 |
| 20 | Physicians, Pathologists | $165,940 |
| 21 | Pharmacists | $165,150 |
| 22 | First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | $162,740 |
| 23 | Geography Teachers, Postsecondary | $162,050 |
| 24 | Physician Assistants | $161,080 |
| 25 | Compensation and Benefits Managers | $160,740 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in California
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Gambling Dealers | $33,420 |
| Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers | $34,530 |
| Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $34,600 |
| Manicurists and Pedicurists | $35,000 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $35,290 |
| Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals | $35,310 |
| Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners | $35,440 |
| Sewers, Hand | $35,550 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $35,570 |
| Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse | $35,770 |
Metro Areas in California
Bakersfield-Delano, CA Chico, CA Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area El Centro, CA Fresno, CA Hanford-Corcoran, CA Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Merced, CA Modesto, CA Napa, CA North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Redding, CA Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Salinas, CA San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Stockton-Lodi, CA Vallejo, CA Visalia, CA Yuba City, CA