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High-paying jobs in California

Active job postings in California that advertise a salary of $150,000 or more. Only postings that published a salary figure are included.

California job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in California.

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Crew / Cashier2,983$171k n=9$24.33/hr n=4
Store Supervisor / Manager2,417$123k n=156$47.60/hr n=7
Retail Associate1,577$70k n=4$29.75/hr n=289
Engineering1,537$202k n=446—
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,442—$29.83/hr n=10

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers4,007$201k n=934—
Managers, All Other3,662$218k n=685—
Fast Food and Counter Workers2,239——
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,710$90k n=8$23.65/hr n=4
General and Operations Managers1,055$194k n=24—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time2,805$62k n=87$29.75/hr n=711
Full-time2,774$169k n=1336$29.85/hr n=166
Contract1,489$176k n=533$18.30/hr n=13
Intern446$80k n=50—
Temporary259$95k n=53—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants11,409$90k n=245$23.60/hr n=43
Technology10,636$211k n=4443—
Retail9,965$200k n=911$29.75/hr n=916
Manufacturing5,013$125k n=402$18.30/hr n=13
Consumer Goods4,229$110k n=268$29.75/hr n=835

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier2,983
  • Store Supervisor / Manager2,417
  • Retail Associate1,577
  • Engineering1,537
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,442
  • Restaurant Manager / GM1,207

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers4,007
  • Managers, All Other3,662
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers2,239
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,710
  • General and Operations Managers1,055
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers924

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Top sectors

  • Food Service / Restaurants11,409
  • Technology10,636
  • Retail9,965
  • Manufacturing5,013
  • Consumer Goods4,229
  • Healthcare3,657

Employment mix

  • Unspecified33,550 · 81%
  • Part-time2,805 · 7%
  • Full-time2,774 · 7%
  • Contract1,489 · 4%
  • Intern446 · 1%
  • Temporary259 · 1%

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