Location Salary Data

Salaries in CALIFORNIA, CA

Government-verified salary data from 89 DOL employer filings in this area.

Median DOL Salary
$125,890
89 filings
Median DOL Salary
$125,890
Total DOL Filings
89
Companies Hiring
98
Cost of Living Index
138.5
National avg = 100

Location vs National

CALIFORNIA, CA$125,890
National Average$60,917
The weighted median salary in CALIFORNIA, CA is 106.7% above the national average across all occupations.

Top Employers in CALIFORNIA

EmployerIndustryLocal FilingsMedian SalaryType
BROADWAY ELITE LLC3$48,000Other
GOOGLE LLC3$142,000Other
Litmus7 Systems Consulting Inc.3$120,589Other
Facebook Inc.3$158,400Other
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC3$136,400Other
Quest IT Solutions Inc2$85,488Other
GREAT SOFTWARE LABORATORY INC2$95,000Other
Deloitte & Touche LLP2$71,594Other
Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics LLP2$75,000Other
Deloitte Tax LLP2$69,846Other
Capgemini America Inc2$85,900Staffing
INFOLOGITECH INC1$74,628Other
Anaplan, Inc.1$155,000Other
Avant Systems, Inc.1$69,000Other
Amazon Web Services Inc1$135,000Other
Tesla, Inc.1$130,000Other
Vigna Inc1$71,000Other
Environmental Systems Research Institute1$82,472Other
THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP1$147,000Other
VMware LLC1$135,000Other
Arrow Ridge Capital, LLC1$250,000Other
Deloitte Consulting LLP1$90,646Staffing
Saibber, LLC1$70,000Other
HORIZONSOFTSOLUTIONS, INC1$90,000Other
BLUELINE SOFTWARE SERVICES INC1$65,000Other

BLS Wage Survey Data - California

Independent Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey - all workers, not just sponsored positions.
BLS metro-level data is not available for this area. Showing state-level data for California.
OccupationBLS Median WageEmployment
Chief Executives$220,60036,980
Computer and Information Systems Managers$211,340100,020
Natural Sciences Managers$204,10014,120
Architectural and Engineering Managers$201,81030,690
Physicians, All Other$201,51020,750
Lawyers$197,79092,580
Nurse Midwives$196,700880
Podiatrists$193,510930
Physicists$180,9006,220
Computer Hardware Engineers$179,88024,200

Salary Trend in CALIFORNIA, CA

Median DOL-filed salary by fiscal year

Cost of Living Comparison

CALIFORNIA, CA has a cost of living index of 138.5, which is 38.5% more expensive than the national average. A salary of $100,000 here has the purchasing power equivalent of $72,202 in an average-cost city.

Compare to Other Cities

See how CALIFORNIA, CA stacks up against other major hiring markets.
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Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.