State salary profile · California

California Salaries

California wages against a high BEA price level (RPP 110.7), from BLS OEWS May 2025. Published local OEWS areas include Bakersfield-Delano, CA, Chico, CA, Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, El Centro, CA, Fresno, CA, Hanford-Corcoran, CA, then 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.

$209,696
Mean of top 50 medians
793
Occupations
28
Local wage areas
1,143,850
Estimated jobs (top tier)

The equal-weighted mean of the top 50 published occupation medians in California is $209,696.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, The May 2025 release has a published median for 793 occupations in California; percentile boundaries and local-area rows are available only where BLS publishes them. The highest-paying reported occupation, Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric, earns $400,150, versus $34,320 for Home Health and Personal Care Aides at the bottom of the range. Detail is available for 25 metro areas and 3 nonmetropolitan areas. Published local OEWS areas include Bakersfield-Delano, CA, Chico, CA, Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, El Centro, CA, Fresno, CA, Hanford-Corcoran, CA, then 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.

California · employment ≠ wage

In California, Home Health and Personal Care Aides lead by published employment (970,150 jobs, #1 of 775) but rank #775 of 775 on median wage ($34,320), while Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric top the wage list at $400,150 (#1 of 775) with 820 jobs (#668 of 775). The largest payroll is not the highest published median.

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Home Health and Personal C... employment #1
$400,150
Ophthalmologists wage #1
#668
Employment rank of wage leader
#775
Wage rank of employment leader

Employment is OEWS tot_emp inside this state; pay is the occupation median. Same detailed-occupation pool, two rankings.

Employment of California's #1 occupations by headcount vs median wage

Same unit (published jobs) for both named leaders. BLS OEWS May 2025.

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What this shows Home Health and Personal Care Aides lead California by employment; Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric lead on median wage at $400,150.

Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS As of May 2025

California, the picture in one line

California ranks #5 of 54 states and territories by BLS-published All Occupations annual mean wage; its highest published occupation median is Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric at $400,150. Published local OEWS areas include Bakersfield-Delano, CA, Chico, CA, Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, El Centro, CA, Fresno, CA, Hanford-Corcoran, CA, then 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.

#5
of 54 states by published mean wage
$400,150
top-paying: Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric
91st
percentile among all states
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
local OEWS: Bakersfield-Delano, CA and Chico, CA

The state rank uses BLS's All Occupations mean. Occupation rows below use occupation-specific medians; the two statistics are not interchangeable. Start local checks in Bakersfield-Delano, CA.

Largest California payrolls before the high-cost adjustment

Software Developers and Managers, All Other lead California's published employment inside this top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.

  1. 1. Software Developers 284,390 jobs · $174,410
  2. 2. Managers, All Other 99,580 jobs · $174,560
  3. 3. Lawyers 95,770 jobs · $195,080
  4. 4. Computer and Information Systems Managers 94,720 jobs · $218,290
  5. 5. Financial Managers 93,310 jobs · $180,770
  6. 6. Marketing Managers 54,660 jobs · $193,620
  7. 7. Chief Executives 34,700 jobs · $218,600
  8. 8. Pharmacists 34,030 jobs · $164,610
  9. 9. Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 31,370 jobs · $159,950
  10. 10. Architectural and Engineering Managers 29,630 jobs · $210,280
  11. 11. Human Resources Managers 27,450 jobs · $170,080
  12. 12. Physicians, All Other 25,530 jobs · $281,590
  13. 13. Nurse Practitioners 25,120 jobs · $168,520
  14. 14. Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 20,830 jobs · $160,520
  15. 15. Computer Hardware Engineers 19,820 jobs · $185,180
  16. 16. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 17,350 jobs · $165,110
  17. 17. Dentists, General 16,770 jobs · $165,950
  18. 18. Natural Sciences Managers 14,950 jobs · $210,230
  19. 19. Physician Assistants 13,600 jobs · $165,650
  20. 20. First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 13,200 jobs · $163,960

Local BLS wage areas inside California

Published local OEWS areas include Bakersfield-Delano, CA, Chico, CA, Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, El Centro, CA, Fresno, CA, Hanford-Corcoran, CA, then 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.

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

Observed statewide pay change

What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025

May 2024 → May 2025
  • BLS's published All Occupations median in California moved from $56,940 in May 2024 to $58,240 in May 2025 (+2.3%).
  • Across the 54 states and territories priced in both releases, the median place changed +2.7%.
  • California sits -0.5 pp near that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.

English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary shows the widest statewide vs national median gap in California

English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary publishes $130,490 here versus $78,760 nationally (+65.7%; 5,460statewide jobs). Next is Correctional Officers and Jailers at $96,370 locally versus $58,940 nationally (+63.5%).

  1. English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$130,490 in California sits 65.7% above the national English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary median of $78,760 (5,460 published local jobs).
  2. Correctional Officers and Jailers$96,370 in California sits 63.5% above the national Correctional Officers and Jailers median of $58,940 (37,860 published local jobs).
  3. Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$103,640 in California sits 56.4% above the national Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists median of $66,270 (13,900 published local jobs).
  4. Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$118,880 in California sits 56.0% above the national Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers median of $76,210 (65,940 published local jobs).

English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for California; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.

· Source: BLS OEWS May 2025

The California OEWS table has a published median for 793 occupations. The displayed top 50 rows have summed published employment of approximately 1,143,850; that sum does not include the bottom table or rows whose employment is suppressed. BLS publishes means and percentile boundaries only where the corresponding estimate meets its publication standards. Averaging the medians of the top 50 highest-paying occupations gives $209,696 per year. That is only a mean of the displayed upper-tier occupation medians; it is not the BLS All Occupations mean or median and does not describe a typical worker. Published local OEWS areas include Bakersfield-Delano, CA, Chico, CA, Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, El Centro, CA, Fresno, CA, Hanford-Corcoran, CA, then 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. Local OEWS areas in this extract include 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.

At the top of the ranking, Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric pays a California median of $400,150, the highest-paying reported occupation in the state. The number-two spot goes to Neurologists at $357,080, followed by Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers at $353,900. At the bottom of the published range, Home Health and Personal Care Aides has a median of $34,320, making the displayed endpoint ratio 11.7×. The endpoints do not establish a cause or career stage. WageDex has BLS occupation rows for 25 metro areas and 3 nonmetropolitan areas assigned to California, allowing comparisons below the statewide estimate without treating nonmetropolitan areas as MSAs.

For a high-price reading of California, hold Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric's $400,150 median next to the RPP-adjusted All Occupations figure of $72,891 (nominal $80,690 ÷ RPP 110.7). That pairing is still descriptive, it does not explain employer mix or benefits excluded from OEWS. Published local OEWS areas include Bakersfield-Delano, CA, Chico, CA, Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, El Centro, CA, Fresno, CA, Hanford-Corcoran, CA, then 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. Local OEWS area names are state-specific; statewide means are not metro offers.

Top-Tier Sample

75

occupations shown below

Avg. Median Salary

$209,696

top 50 occupations

Top Salary

$400,150

Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric

Where California ranks by published mean wage

BLS All Occupations annual mean vs. 54 states & territories; local OEWS includes Bakersfield-Delano, CA and Chico, CA, Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area

$80,690 Top 9% higher than 91% of 54 states & territories

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Each bar is a $5K-wide band; taller bars hold more states & territories. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Read the chart as text · as of May 2025
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$60,000–$65,000 16 states & territories 30%
$65,000–$70,000 8 states & territories 15%
$70,000–$75,000 8 states & territories 15%
$75,000–$80,000 4 states & territories 7%
$80,000–$85,000 (this entry) 3 states & territories 6%
$85,000–$90,000 1 states & territories 2%
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$110,000–$115,000 1 states & territories 2%

$80,690 · 91st percentile of 54 states & territories

Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025

California ranks #5 of 54 by BLS-published All Occupations annual mean wage ($80,690). It is not the median wage or a prediction for a particular worker.

National-price-equivalent mean: dividing the $80,690 BLS All Occupations mean by the BEA state RPP gives $72,891. Inputs: BEA Regional Price Parity for California (RPP 110.7, 2024; 100 = national average, all items, table SARPP). The division is a WageDex calculation, not an after-tax or household-income measure.

Highest-paying occupations in California

Median annual wage by occupation, top 15 reported roles

median / yr
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS As of May 2025

BLS publishes wage data for 793 distinct occupations in California. The table below shows the top 50 by median annual wage. Drill into the full top-100 ranking or the fastest-growing list for deeper coverage.

Highest Paying Jobs in California

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# Occupation Median Salary
1 Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric $400,150
2 Neurologists $357,080
3 Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers $353,900
4 Psychiatrists $353,500
5 General Internal Medicine Physicians $313,890
6 Obstetricians and Gynecologists $301,240
7 Nurse Anesthetists $292,410
8 Physicians, All Other $281,590
9 Radiologists $270,560
10 Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $253,430
11 Family Medicine Physicians $252,010
12 Dentists, All Other Specialists $230,730
13 Chief Executives $218,600
14 Computer and Information Systems Managers $218,290
15 Pediatricians, General $214,140
16 Architectural and Engineering Managers $210,280
17 Natural Sciences Managers $210,230
18 Physicists $207,490
19 Nurse Midwives $203,840
20 Podiatrists $201,300
21 Lawyers $195,080
22 Marketing Managers $193,620
23 Physicians, Pathologists $186,300
24 Cardiologists $185,610
25 Computer Hardware Engineers $185,180
26 Financial Managers $180,770
27 Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other $180,500
28 Materials Scientists $177,030
29 Managers, All Other $174,560
30 Software Developers $174,410
31 Nuclear Engineers $172,400
32 Database Architects $170,160
33 Human Resources Managers $170,080
34 Nurse Practitioners $168,520
35 Public Relations Managers $167,980
36 Advertising and Promotions Managers $167,230
37 Compensation and Benefits Managers $166,730
38 Radiation Therapists $166,450
39 Dentists, General $165,950
40 Physician Assistants $165,650
41 Commercial Pilots $165,590
42 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary $165,110
43 Pharmacists $164,610
44 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $163,960
45 Veterinarians $163,920
46 Nuclear Medicine Technologists $162,380
47 Electronics Engineers, Except Computer $160,520
48 Air Traffic Controllers $160,080
49 Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $159,950
50 Purchasing Managers $159,830

Lowest Paying Jobs in California

Occupation Median Salary
Home Health and Personal Care Aides $34,320
Motorboat Operators $34,570
Gambling Dealers $35,090
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse $35,580
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $36,010
Waiters and Waitresses $36,080
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians $36,150
Bartenders $36,220
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products $36,330
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers $36,570
Manicurists and Pedicurists $36,630
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop $36,640
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders $36,670
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other $36,740
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other $36,910
Amusement and Recreation Attendants $37,000
Shampooers $37,080
Cashiers $37,100
Packers and Packagers, Hand $37,260
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers $37,350
Gambling Cage Workers $37,650
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers $37,790
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand $37,840
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers $37,870
Dishwashers $37,870

Fastest Growing Jobs

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See national growth projections alongside the published OEWS state employment estimates for each occupation in California. Based on BLS employment projections 2024-2034.

Metro and Nonmetropolitan Wage 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

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Nationwide states with similar All Occupations pay or employment scale

Two BLS OEWS peer sets outside California. Local metro cards below stay inside this state; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on published All Occupations mean wage ($80,690 here) and reported employment (18,213,700 jobs here).

Similar mean wage

Nearest other states by BLS All Occupations annual mean wage.

Similar employment scale

Nearest headcount peers (floor 250,000 All Occupations jobs), distinct from the mean-wage column.

Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS All Occupations mean annual wage and reported employment. Employment peers exclude states already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct.

Local OEWS areas and related California pages

Published local OEWS areas include Bakersfield-Delano, CA, Chico, CA, Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, El Centro, CA, Fresno, CA, Hanford-Corcoran, CA, then 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.

Bakersfield-Delano, CA

Local OEWS wage area

Chico, CA

Local OEWS wage area

Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area

Local OEWS wage area

El Centro, CA

Local OEWS wage area

Fresno, CA

Local OEWS wage area

Hanford-Corcoran, CA

Local OEWS wage area

Highest Paying in California

Top 100 by median salary

Fastest Growing in California

Projected 2024-2034 growth

Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric

National occupation profile

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average of the top 50 occupation medians in California? ▼
The equal-weighted mean of the top 50 published occupation medians is $209,696/year (BLS OEWS May 2025). It is not the statewide mean or median and does not describe the wage of a typical worker.
What is the average salary in California? ▼
BLS publishes an All Occupations annual mean wage of $80,690/year for California in the May 2025 OEWS release, which ranks 5th among the 54 states and territories with a published mean. Published local OEWS areas include Bakersfield-Delano, CA, Chico, CA, Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, El Centro, CA, Fresno, CA, Hanford-Corcoran, CA, then 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. This is an occupational wage estimate, not a household-income statistic or a prediction for one worker.
What is the highest paying job in California? ▼
The highest paying occupation in California is Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric with a median salary of $400,150/year according to BLS data. The second highest is Neurologists at $357,080/year.
What jobs pay the least in California? ▼
The lowest published occupation median in this California ranking is Home Health and Personal Care Aides at $34,320/year. The table does not classify that occupation as entry-level or explain why its median is lowest.
How many local BLS wage areas are shown for California? ▼
WageDex has occupation-level wage rows for 25 metro areas and 3 nonmetropolitan areas assigned to California. Published local OEWS areas include Bakersfield-Delano, CA, Chico, CA, Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, El Centro, CA, Fresno, CA, Hanford-Corcoran, CA, then 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. Nonmetropolitan reporting areas are not MSAs. Compare the same occupation and statistic across areas; published coverage can differ by occupation and geography.
How many occupations are shown for California? ▼
BLS publishes wage data for 793 distinct occupations in California. The 50 occupations in the displayed upper tier have a combined OEWS employment estimate of approximately 1,143,850 jobs in covered establishments.

Price-level sources for California

BLS OEWS state wage tables → BEA Regional Price Parities → BLS LAUS unemployment → BEA personal income by state →

What to do with this data

How to use California wage data in a real decision

  • California's All Occupations mean of $80,690 becomes about $72,891 after BEA RPP 110.7; compare that national-price figure before treating Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric's $400,150 median as a budget. Compare states
  • Inside California, re-check Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric in Bakersfield-Delano, CA, Chico, CA, Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, El Centro, CA or Fresno, CA before treating the statewide median as a metro offer. Bakersfield-Delano, CA
  • Open Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric for percentile bands and local-area rows; California's statewide median of $400,150 uses a different geography than any single metro estimate. Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric
  • The published California range runs from Home Health and Personal Care Aides at $34,320 to Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric at $400,150; an offer still depends on the exact role and employer. Salary calculator

BLS OEWS estimates reflect the May 2025 reference period and exclude self-employed workers; some small occupation-area cells are suppressed.

Last updated: May 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.

State-level employment totals and local-area breakouts from BLS OEWS State and Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, May 2025. Local areas can be metropolitan or nonmetropolitan.

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