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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=437—
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 Developers3,890$198k n=840—
Managers, All Other3,331$220k n=596—
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-time2,900$54k n=103$29.75/hr n=711
Full-time2,628$165k n=1189$29.85/hr n=166
Contract1,492$178k n=555$18.30/hr n=13
Intern527$90k n=53—
Temporary262$92k n=50—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants11,426$90k n=258$23.60/hr n=43
Technology11,194$211k n=4357—
Retail10,010$200k n=912$29.75/hr n=916
Manufacturing5,398$129k n=401$18.30/hr n=13
Consumer Goods4,257$110k n=280$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 Developers3,890
  • Managers, All Other3,331
  • 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 / Restaurants11,426
  • Technology11,194
  • Retail10,010
  • Manufacturing5,398
  • Consumer Goods4,257
  • Healthcare3,836

Employment mix

  • Unspecified34,505 · 82%
  • Part-time2,900 · 7%
  • Full-time2,628 · 6%
  • Contract1,492 · 4%
  • Intern527 · 1%
  • Temporary262 · 1%

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