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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 / Cashier2,996$173k n=10$28.95/hr n=4
Store Supervisor / Manager2,425$123k n=155$23.60/hr n=9
Engineering1,634$213k n=430—
Retail Associate1,587$70k n=4$29.75/hr n=288
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,444—$28.91/hr n=13

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers3,890$198k n=826—
Managers, All Other3,331$220k n=591—
Fast Food and Counter Workers2,135——
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,709$90k n=8$23.65/hr n=4
General and Operations Managers1,052$203k n=21—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time2,901$55k n=100$29.75/hr n=704
Full-time2,698$165k n=1174$29.85/hr n=168
Contract1,495$178k n=556$19/hr n=9
Intern538$90k n=54—
Temporary271$90k n=49—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants11,463$90k n=246$23.60/hr n=78
Technology11,223$211k n=4329—
Retail10,199$200k n=913$29.75/hr n=949
Manufacturing5,409$127k n=402$19/hr n=9
Consumer Goods4,310$110k n=281$29.75/hr n=839

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier2,996
  • Store Supervisor / Manager2,425
  • Engineering1,634
  • Retail Associate1,587
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,444
  • Restaurant Manager / GM1,207

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers3,890
  • Managers, All Other3,331
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers2,135
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,709
  • General and Operations Managers1,052
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers917

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Top sectors

  • Food Service / Restaurants11,463
  • Technology11,223
  • Retail10,199
  • Manufacturing5,409
  • Consumer Goods4,310
  • Healthcare3,868

Employment mix

  • Unspecified34,663 · 82%
  • Part-time2,901 · 7%
  • Full-time2,698 · 6%
  • Contract1,495 · 4%
  • Intern538 · 1%
  • Temporary271 · 1%

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