Paycheck Atlas

Most common jobs in California

Jobs with at least 500 workers. Highest-paying jobs

JobMedian payEmployed
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$34,320970,150
Fast Food and Counter Workers$42,280449,840
Retail Salespersons$38,440376,460
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$44,710355,500
Registered Nurses$140,270338,940
Cashiers$37,100336,110
Office Clerks, General$48,460311,490
Stockers and Order Fillers$42,870310,870
General and Operations Managers$124,390300,840
Software Developers$174,410284,390
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$41,090234,240
Waiters and Waitresses$36,080229,970
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$60,230205,090
Security Guards$43,240199,480
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$46,490177,140
Customer Service Representatives$49,560176,850
Accountants and Auditors$97,050175,360
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$35,580172,260
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$55,400158,630
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$80,850156,110
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$99,650155,160
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$87,570155,000
Cooks, Restaurant$44,880152,250
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$59,230151,870
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$77,590149,230
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$57,000143,060
Management Analysts$101,460137,280
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$76,490134,800
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$46,980130,190
Cooks, Fast Food$42,050124,440
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$94,700119,070
Medical Assistants$49,660117,060
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$60,300115,660
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$54,490115,050
Project Management Specialists$120,910114,380
Food Preparation Workers$39,350112,750
Sales Managers$134,910112,440
Light Truck Drivers$46,790111,950
Nursing Assistants$47,630110,060
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$54,870109,180
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$45,560106,180
Human Resources Specialists$83,500104,000
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$42,660103,430
Carpenters$75,920100,750
Managers, All Other$174,56099,580
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$101,37099,230
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$47,72098,390
Lawyers$195,08095,770
Computer and Information Systems Managers$218,29094,720
Financial Managers$180,77093,310