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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 / Cashier3,027$171k n=9$24.33/hr n=4
Store Supervisor / Manager2,418$123k n=156$47.60/hr n=7
Retail Associate1,579$70k n=4$29.75/hr n=289
Engineering1,539$200k n=441—
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,442—$29.83/hr n=10

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers3,995$198k n=904—
Managers, All Other3,656$218k n=644—
Fast Food and Counter Workers2,239——
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,710$90k n=8$23.65/hr n=4
General and Operations Managers1,055$194k n=24—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time2,867$54k n=104$29.75/hr n=711
Full-time2,721$168k n=1283$29.85/hr n=166
Contract1,486$175k n=530$18.30/hr n=13
Intern469$80k n=51—
Temporary285$95k n=52—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants11,409$90k n=245$23.60/hr n=43
Retail10,914$200k n=912$29.75/hr n=916
Technology10,686$210k n=4384—
Manufacturing5,014$125k n=403$18.30/hr n=13
Consumer Goods4,218$110k n=268$29.75/hr n=835

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier3,027
  • Store Supervisor / Manager2,418
  • Retail Associate1,579
  • Engineering1,539
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,442
  • Restaurant Manager / GM1,208

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers3,995
  • Managers, All Other3,656
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers2,239
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,710
  • General and Operations Managers1,055
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers924

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Top sectors

  • Food Service / Restaurants11,409
  • Retail10,914
  • Technology10,686
  • Manufacturing5,014
  • Consumer Goods4,218
  • Healthcare3,657

Employment mix

  • Unspecified34,493 · 82%
  • Part-time2,867 · 7%
  • Full-time2,721 · 6%
  • Contract1,486 · 4%
  • Intern469 · 1%
  • Temporary285 · 1%

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