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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 / Cashier2,810$171k n=9$28.95/hr n=4
Store Supervisor / Manager2,342$123k n=156$23.60/hr n=9
Engineering1,642$213k n=421—
Retail Associate1,589$70k n=4$29.75/hr n=288
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,438—$28.91/hr n=13

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers3,884$198k n=820—
Managers, All Other3,325$220k n=592—
Fast Food and Counter Workers1,976——
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,646$90k n=8$23.65/hr n=4
General and Operations Managers985$203k n=21—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time2,893$57k n=94$29.75/hr n=704
Full-time2,593$165k n=1119$29.85/hr n=168
Contract1,454$185k n=520$19/hr n=9
Intern521$90k n=41—
Temporary276$113k n=38—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology11,329$211k n=4244—
Food Service / Restaurants11,095$90k n=248$23.60/hr n=78
Retail10,217$200k n=916$29.75/hr n=949
Manufacturing5,414$123k n=341$19/hr n=9
Consumer Goods4,309$110k n=260$29.75/hr n=839

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier2,810
  • Store Supervisor / Manager2,342
  • Engineering1,642
  • Retail Associate1,589
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,438
  • Food Service1,154

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers3,884
  • Managers, All Other3,325
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers1,976
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,646
  • General and Operations Managers985
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers841

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Technology11,329
  • Food Service / Restaurants11,095
  • Retail10,217
  • Manufacturing5,414
  • Consumer Goods4,309
  • Healthcare3,863

Employment mix

  • Unspecified34,572 · 82%
  • Part-time2,893 · 7%
  • Full-time2,593 · 6%
  • Contract1,454 · 3%
  • Intern521 · 1%
  • Temporary276 · 1%

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