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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 / Cashier2,966$171k n=6$28.85/hr n=3
Store Supervisor / Manager2,456$123k n=154$27/hr n=10
Engineering1,754$213k n=432—
Retail Associate1,658$70k n=4$29.75/hr n=291
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,471—$28.91/hr n=11

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers3,767$207k n=766—
Managers, All Other3,127$220k n=545—
Fast Food and Counter Workers1,982——
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,650$90k n=8$23.65/hr n=4
General and Operations Managers978$161k n=34—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time3,018$63k n=80$29.75/hr n=702
Full-time2,550$165k n=1085$29.85/hr n=169
Contract1,374$185k n=519$18.50/hr n=5
Intern491$126k n=48—
Temporary280$130k n=38—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology11,745$213k n=4174—
Food Service / Restaurants11,700$90k n=257$23.60/hr n=55
Retail10,689$200k n=911$29.75/hr n=927
Manufacturing5,768$125k n=339$18.50/hr n=5
Consumer Goods4,572$112k n=240$29.75/hr n=841

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier2,966
  • Store Supervisor / Manager2,456
  • Engineering1,754
  • Retail Associate1,658
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,471
  • Restaurant Manager / GM1,236

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers3,767
  • Managers, All Other3,127
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers1,982
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,650
  • General and Operations Managers978
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers839

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Technology11,745
  • Food Service / Restaurants11,700
  • Retail10,689
  • Manufacturing5,768
  • Consumer Goods4,572
  • Healthcare3,958

Employment mix

  • Unspecified36,398 · 83%
  • Part-time3,018 · 7%
  • Full-time2,550 · 6%
  • Contract1,374 · 3%
  • Intern491 · 1%
  • Temporary280 · 1%

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