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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 / Cashier2,988$171k n=9$24.33/hr n=4
Store Supervisor / Manager2,420$123k n=156$47.60/hr n=7
Engineering1,601$211k n=458—
Retail Associate1,574$70k n=4$29.75/hr n=289
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,442—$29.83/hr n=10

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers3,952$200k n=871—
Managers, All Other3,346$220k n=604—
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 Managers1,054$200k n=22—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time2,891$54k n=103$29.75/hr n=711
Full-time2,675$165k n=1239$29.85/hr n=166
Contract1,471$178k n=549$18.30/hr n=13
Intern510$89k n=51—
Temporary263$90k n=51—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants11,409$90k n=245$23.60/hr n=43
Technology11,181$211k n=4404—
Retail10,013$200k n=912$29.75/hr n=916
Manufacturing5,380$130k n=413$18.30/hr n=13
Consumer Goods4,220$110k n=267$29.75/hr n=838

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier2,988
  • Store Supervisor / Manager2,420
  • Engineering1,601
  • Retail Associate1,574
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,442
  • Restaurant Manager / GM1,208

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers3,952
  • Managers, All Other3,346
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers2,137
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,710
  • General and Operations Managers1,054
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers922

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Top sectors

  • Food Service / Restaurants11,409
  • Technology11,181
  • Retail10,013
  • Manufacturing5,380
  • Consumer Goods4,220
  • Healthcare3,815

Employment mix

  • Unspecified34,451 · 82%
  • Part-time2,891 · 7%
  • Full-time2,675 · 6%
  • Contract1,471 · 3%
  • Intern510 · 1%
  • Temporary263 · 1%

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