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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 / Cashier2,967$171k n=6$28.85/hr n=3
Store Supervisor / Manager2,450$123k n=154$27/hr n=10
Engineering1,735$214k n=411—
Retail Associate1,630$70k n=4$29.75/hr n=291
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,470—$28.91/hr n=11

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers3,801$205k n=776—
Managers, All Other3,195$220k n=555—
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 Managers979$161k n=34—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time2,984$60k n=92$29.75/hr n=699
Full-time2,541$165k n=1072$29.85/hr n=169
Contract1,352$185k n=501$19.50/hr n=6
Intern482$80k n=37—
Temporary287$110k n=40—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants11,689$90k n=256$23.60/hr n=55
Technology11,611$213k n=4115—
Retail10,679$200k n=906$29.75/hr n=923
Manufacturing5,654$123k n=293$18.50/hr n=5
Consumer Goods4,488$112k n=242$29.75/hr n=841

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier2,967
  • Store Supervisor / Manager2,450
  • Engineering1,735
  • Retail Associate1,630
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,470
  • Restaurant Manager / GM1,236

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers3,801
  • Managers, All Other3,195
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers1,982
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,650
  • General and Operations Managers979
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers839

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Top sectors

  • Food Service / Restaurants11,689
  • Technology11,611
  • Retail10,679
  • Manufacturing5,654
  • Consumer Goods4,488
  • Healthcare4,036

Employment mix

  • Unspecified36,278 · 83%
  • Part-time2,984 · 7%
  • Full-time2,541 · 6%
  • Contract1,352 · 3%
  • Intern482 · 1%
  • Temporary287 · 1%

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