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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 / Cashier2,990$171k n=9$24.33/hr n=4
Store Supervisor / Manager2,416$123k n=156$47.60/hr n=7
Retail Associate1,580$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-time2,869$54k n=104$29.75/hr n=711
Full-time2,719$168k n=1283$29.85/hr n=166
Contract1,486$175k n=530$18.30/hr n=13
Intern445$80k n=51—
Temporary258$95k n=52—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants11,409$90k n=245$23.60/hr n=43
Technology10,686$210k n=4384—
Retail10,013$200k n=912$29.75/hr n=916
Manufacturing5,013$125k n=402$18.30/hr n=13
Consumer Goods4,229$110k n=268$29.75/hr n=835

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier2,990
  • Store Supervisor / Manager2,416
  • Retail Associate1,580
  • Engineering1,539
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,442
  • Restaurant Manager / GM1,207

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
  • Technology10,686
  • Retail10,013
  • Manufacturing5,013
  • Consumer Goods4,229
  • Healthcare3,657

Employment mix

  • Unspecified33,649 · 81%
  • Part-time2,869 · 7%
  • Full-time2,719 · 7%
  • Contract1,486 · 4%
  • Intern445 · 1%
  • Temporary258 · 1%

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