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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 / Cashier2,962$171k n=7—
Store Supervisor / Manager2,435$123k n=153$29.65/hr n=9
Engineering1,730$213k n=410—
Retail Associate1,600$70k n=4$29.75/hr n=298
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,449—$28.91/hr n=13

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers3,832$204k n=790—
Managers, All Other3,195$220k n=554—
Fast Food and Counter Workers1,975——
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,622$90k n=8$23.65/hr n=4
General and Operations Managers960$203k n=20—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time2,985$62k n=95$29.75/hr n=704
Full-time2,521$165k n=1062$29.85/hr n=170
Contract1,344$185k n=503$19/hr n=5
Intern478$95k n=38—
Temporary278$108k n=40—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology11,606$213k n=4109—
Food Service / Restaurants11,567$90k n=233$23.47/hr n=71
Retail10,501$200k n=906$29.75/hr n=945
Manufacturing5,603$120k n=303$19/hr n=5
Consumer Goods4,407$114k n=238$29.75/hr n=842

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier2,962
  • Store Supervisor / Manager2,435
  • Engineering1,730
  • Retail Associate1,600
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,449
  • Restaurant Manager / GM1,206

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers3,832
  • Managers, All Other3,195
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers1,975
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,622
  • General and Operations Managers960
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers825

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Top sectors

  • Technology11,606
  • Food Service / Restaurants11,567
  • Retail10,501
  • Manufacturing5,603
  • Consumer Goods4,407
  • Healthcare3,970

Employment mix

  • Unspecified35,918 · 83%
  • Part-time2,985 · 7%
  • Full-time2,521 · 6%
  • Contract1,344 · 3%
  • Intern478 · 1%
  • Temporary278 · 1%

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