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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 / Cashier2,991$173k n=10$24.33/hr n=4
Store Supervisor / Manager2,426$123k n=157$47.60/hr n=7
Engineering1,632$211k n=436—
Retail Associate1,601$70k n=4$29.75/hr n=288
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,442—$29.83/hr n=10

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers3,890$200k n=833—
Managers, All Other3,339$220k n=593—
Fast Food and Counter Workers2,137——
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,710$90k n=8$23.65/hr n=4
General and Operations Managers1,053$203k n=21—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time2,923$54k n=103$29.75/hr n=710
Full-time2,680$165k n=1191$29.85/hr n=166
Contract1,504$177k n=564$19/hr n=9
Intern535$90k n=55—
Temporary266$90k n=49—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants11,422$90k n=257$23.60/hr n=43
Technology11,201$211k n=4390—
Retail10,128$200k n=916$29.75/hr n=911
Manufacturing5,407$126k n=414$19/hr n=9
Consumer Goods4,293$110k n=280$29.75/hr n=838

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier2,991
  • Store Supervisor / Manager2,426
  • Engineering1,632
  • Retail Associate1,601
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,442
  • Restaurant Manager / GM1,210

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers3,890
  • Managers, All Other3,339
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers2,137
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,710
  • General and Operations Managers1,053
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers923

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Top sectors

  • Food Service / Restaurants11,422
  • Technology11,201
  • Retail10,128
  • Manufacturing5,407
  • Consumer Goods4,293
  • Healthcare3,836

Employment mix

  • Unspecified34,570 · 81%
  • Part-time2,923 · 7%
  • Full-time2,680 · 6%
  • Contract1,504 · 4%
  • Intern535 · 1%
  • Temporary266 · 1%

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