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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 / Cashier2,962$171k n=7—
Store Supervisor / Manager2,433$123k n=153$29.65/hr n=9
Engineering1,691$214k n=403—
Retail Associate1,598$70k n=4$29.75/hr n=298
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,448—$28.91/hr n=13

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers3,865$201k n=805—
Managers, All Other3,254$220k n=568—
Fast Food and Counter Workers1,975——
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,622$90k n=8$23.65/hr n=4
General and Operations Managers961$203k n=20—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time2,960$63k n=86$29.75/hr n=704
Full-time2,484$165k n=1040$29.85/hr n=170
Contract1,361$185k n=496$19/hr n=5
Intern482$122k n=37—
Temporary269$108k n=36—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants11,567$90k n=233$23.47/hr n=71
Technology11,427$213k n=4061—
Retail10,484$200k n=912$29.75/hr n=944
Manufacturing5,513$123k n=295$19/hr n=5
Consumer Goods4,395$115k n=235$29.75/hr n=842

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier2,962
  • Store Supervisor / Manager2,433
  • Engineering1,691
  • Retail Associate1,598
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,448
  • Restaurant Manager / GM1,206

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers3,865
  • Managers, All Other3,254
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers1,975
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,622
  • General and Operations Managers961
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers825

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Top sectors

  • Food Service / Restaurants11,567
  • Technology11,427
  • Retail10,484
  • Manufacturing5,513
  • Consumer Goods4,395
  • Healthcare3,897

Employment mix

  • Unspecified35,624 · 83%
  • Part-time2,960 · 7%
  • Full-time2,484 · 6%
  • Contract1,361 · 3%
  • Intern482 · 1%
  • Temporary269 · 1%

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