Location Salary Data

Salaries in Fairfield, CA

Government-verified salary data from 474 DOL employer filings in this area.

Median DOL Salary
$106,480
474 filings
Median DOL Salary
$106,480
Total DOL Filings
474
Companies Hiring
218
Cost of Living Index
138.5
National avg = 100

Location vs National

Fairfield, CA$106,480
National Average$60,917
The weighted median salary in Fairfield, CA is 74.8% above the national average across all occupations.

Top Employers in Fairfield

Highest-Paying Occupations in Fairfield

Job TitleMedian Salaryvs NationalFilings
Computer and Information Systems Managers$120,390-43%10
Electrical Engineers$106,808-23.9%6
Occupational Therapists$97,157-18.7%8
Industrial Engineers$83,521-32.1%6
Speech-Language Pathologists$68,500-41%10

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 Fairfield, CA

Median DOL-filed salary by fiscal year

Cost of Living Comparison

Fairfield, 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.

Top-Paying Occupations - COL-Adjusted

Job TitleMedian SalaryCOL-Adjusted Equivalent
Computer and Information Systems Managers$120,390$86,924
Electrical Engineers$106,808$77,118
Occupational Therapists$97,157$70,149
Industrial Engineers$83,521$60,304
Speech-Language Pathologists$68,500$49,458

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Popular Salary Pages in Fairfield, CA

Speech-Language PathologistsComputer and Information Systems ManagersOccupational TherapistsIndustrial EngineersElectrical Engineers
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.