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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 / Cashier2,803$171k n=7—
Store Supervisor / Manager2,353$123k n=153$29.65/hr n=9
Engineering1,689$214k n=402—
Retail Associate1,597$70k n=4$29.75/hr n=298
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,441—$28.91/hr n=13

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers3,864$201k n=805—
Managers, All Other3,261$220k n=570—
Fast Food and Counter Workers1,966——
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,615$90k n=8$23.65/hr n=4
General and Operations Managers964$203k n=20—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time2,953$63k n=86$29.75/hr n=704
Full-time2,470$165k n=1036$29.85/hr n=170
Contract1,363$185k n=493$19/hr n=5
Intern480$122k n=37—
Temporary268$108k n=35—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology11,422$213k n=4054—
Food Service / Restaurants11,156$90k n=228$23.47/hr n=71
Retail10,482$200k n=911$29.75/hr n=944
Manufacturing5,512$123k n=294$19/hr n=5
Consumer Goods4,390$114k n=234$29.75/hr n=842

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier2,803
  • Store Supervisor / Manager2,353
  • Engineering1,689
  • Retail Associate1,597
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,441
  • Director1,084

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers3,864
  • Managers, All Other3,261
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers1,966
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,615
  • General and Operations Managers964
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers825

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Technology11,422
  • Food Service / Restaurants11,156
  • Retail10,482
  • Manufacturing5,512
  • Consumer Goods4,390
  • Healthcare3,871

Employment mix

  • Unspecified35,180 · 82%
  • Part-time2,953 · 7%
  • Full-time2,470 · 6%
  • Contract1,363 · 3%
  • Intern480 · 1%
  • Temporary268 · 1%

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