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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 / Cashier3,000$173k n=10$28.95/hr n=4
Store Supervisor / Manager2,432$123k n=157$23.60/hr n=9
Engineering1,632$213k n=427—
Retail Associate1,587$70k n=4$29.75/hr n=288
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,451—$28.91/hr n=13

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers3,890$198k n=826—
Managers, All Other3,333$220k n=592—
Fast Food and Counter Workers2,136——
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-time2,902$55k n=100$29.75/hr n=704
Full-time2,665$165k n=1175$29.85/hr n=168
Contract1,496$178k n=559$19/hr n=9
Intern539$89k n=55—
Temporary268$90k n=49—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants11,461$90k n=255$23.60/hr n=78
Technology11,225$211k n=4333—
Retail10,194$200k n=913$29.75/hr n=949
Manufacturing5,412$126k n=404$19/hr n=9
Consumer Goods4,308$110k n=281$29.75/hr n=839

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier3,000
  • Store Supervisor / Manager2,432
  • Engineering1,632
  • Retail Associate1,587
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,451
  • Restaurant Manager / GM1,210

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers3,890
  • Managers, All Other3,333
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers2,136
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,710
  • General and Operations Managers1,053
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers923

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Food Service / Restaurants11,461
  • Technology11,225
  • Retail10,194
  • Manufacturing5,412
  • Consumer Goods4,308
  • Healthcare3,866

Employment mix

  • Unspecified34,693 · 82%
  • Part-time2,902 · 7%
  • Full-time2,665 · 6%
  • Contract1,496 · 4%
  • Intern539 · 1%
  • Temporary268 · 1%

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