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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 / Cashier2,989$171k n=9$24.33/hr n=4
Store Supervisor / Manager2,424$123k n=156$47.60/hr n=7
Engineering1,627$211k n=442—
Retail Associate1,568$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 Developers3,892$199k n=841—
Managers, All Other3,332$220k n=602—
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-time2,897$54k n=102$29.75/hr n=711
Full-time2,645$165k n=1208$29.85/hr n=166
Contract1,497$178k n=561$18.30/hr n=13
Intern527$90k n=53—
Temporary262$92k n=50—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants11,423$90k n=257$23.60/hr n=43
Technology11,195$211k n=4376—
Retail10,010$200k n=912$29.75/hr n=916
Manufacturing5,403$130k n=413$18.30/hr n=13
Consumer Goods4,246$110k n=279$29.75/hr n=838

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier2,989
  • Store Supervisor / Manager2,424
  • Engineering1,627
  • Retail Associate1,568
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,442
  • Restaurant Manager / GM1,208

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers3,892
  • Managers, All Other3,332
  • 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 Workers922

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Top sectors

  • Food Service / Restaurants11,423
  • Technology11,195
  • Retail10,010
  • Manufacturing5,403
  • Consumer Goods4,246
  • Healthcare3,837

Employment mix

  • Unspecified34,482 · 82%
  • Part-time2,897 · 7%
  • Full-time2,645 · 6%
  • Contract1,497 · 4%
  • Intern527 · 1%
  • Temporary262 · 1%

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