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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 / Cashier2,811$171k n=7—
Store Supervisor / Manager2,269$123k n=153$23.60/hr n=18
Engineering1,687$213k n=408—
Retail Associate1,597$70k n=4$29.75/hr n=298
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,463—$28.91/hr n=13

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers3,865$198k n=812—
Managers, All Other3,261$220k n=573—
Fast Food and Counter Workers1,974——
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,650$90k n=8$23.65/hr n=4
General and Operations Managers988$200k n=22—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time2,953$63k n=86$29.75/hr n=705
Full-time2,460$165k n=1035$29.85/hr n=170
Contract1,364$185k n=494$19/hr n=5
Intern485$119k n=38—
Temporary268$108k n=35—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology11,395$213k n=4073—
Food Service / Restaurants10,928$90k n=230$23.60/hr n=101
Retail10,427$200k n=911$29.75/hr n=974
Manufacturing5,506$121k n=317$19/hr n=5
Consumer Goods4,388$114k n=234$29.75/hr n=842

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier2,811
  • Store Supervisor / Manager2,269
  • Engineering1,687
  • Retail Associate1,597
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,463
  • Restaurant Manager / GM1,089

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers3,865
  • Managers, All Other3,261
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers1,974
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,650
  • General and Operations Managers988
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers843

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Top sectors

  • Technology11,395
  • Food Service / Restaurants10,928
  • Retail10,427
  • Manufacturing5,506
  • Consumer Goods4,388
  • Healthcare3,866

Employment mix

  • Unspecified34,922 · 82%
  • Part-time2,953 · 7%
  • Full-time2,460 · 6%
  • Contract1,364 · 3%
  • Intern485 · 1%
  • Temporary268 · 1%

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