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Cashiers salary in California

The median cashiers in California earns $37,100 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,449 a month.

10th percentile
$34,760
25th percentile
$35,800
Median percentile
$37,100
75th percentile
$42,390
90th percentile
$48,950

Based on 336,110 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$29,393 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,100
Federal income tax−$2,272
Social Security + Medicare−$2,838
California income tax (approx.)−$2,597
Monthly take-home$2,449
Every two weeks$1,130

Does it go far here?

$33,508Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
83%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,036 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in California

JobMedian pay
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$400,150
Neurologists$357,080
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$353,900
Psychiatrists$353,500
General Internal Medicine Physicians$313,890
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$301,240
Nurse Anesthetists$292,410
Physicians, All Other$281,590

All cashiers salaries · Take-home pay in California