Location Salary Data

Salaries in Livermore, CA

Government-verified salary data from 2,176 DOL employer filings in this area.

Median DOL Salary
$109,438
2,176 filings
Median DOL Salary
$109,438
Total DOL Filings
2,176
Companies Hiring
539
Cost of Living Index
138.5
National avg = 100

Location vs National

Livermore, CA$109,438
National Average$60,917
The weighted median salary in Livermore, CA is 79.7% above the national average across all occupations.

Top Employers in Livermore

EmployerIndustryLocal FilingsMedian SalaryType
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC461$117,960Other
TEQTRON INC194$108,000Other
FormFactor, Inc.153$108,847Other
Lam Research Corporation80$116,002Other
Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.63$120,000Other
Zimeno Inc56$134,808Other
SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES50$85,700Other
Livermore Software Technology, LLC42$105,085Other
NTESS LLC36$99,000Other
SANDIA CORPORATION35$85,700Other
3S Network, Inc.23$57,055Other
InPhenix, Inc.22$76,398Other
Hummingbirdev, Inc21$105,000Other
Curtis Instruments, Inc.21$108,826Other
Alpha Net Consulting LLC19$95,000Other
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP19$87,173Staffing
NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS OF SANDIA, LLC18$85,700Other
Tavant Technologies Inc.17$97,157Other
McGrath Rentcorp14$123,725Other
DAZ SYSTEMS, INC.12$128,128Other
Performant Recovery, Inc.12$120,000Other
Bridgelux Inc.11$92,500Other
Info Way Solutions LLC11$88,000Other
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SOLAR INVERTERS USA11$90,293Other
UST Global Inc11$71,074Other

Highest-Paying Occupations in Livermore

Job TitleMedian Salaryvs NationalFilings
General and Operations Managers$150,000+19.8%5
Dentists, General$150,000-16%5
Sales Engineers$141,846+5.1%10
Computer and Information Systems Managers$139,420-34%10
Operations Research Analysts$125,860+29.9%6
Aerospace Engineers$114,600-20.3%6
Purchasing Managers$104,000-31.7%5
Physicists$102,600-43.3%85
Atmospheric and Space Scientists$102,000-13.4%15
Electrical Engineers$100,500-28.4%54
Materials Engineers$99,808-21.8%20
Industrial Engineers$98,880-19.7%22
Mathematicians$96,875-32.7%6
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$95,735-14.1%10
Materials Scientists$93,300-29.1%24
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$92,581-40.1%23
Mechanical Engineers$91,000-28%69
Engineers, All Other$89,400-30.6%22
Biochemists and Biophysicists$88,020-32.4%14
Physical Scientists, All Other$86,170-32.8%6

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 Livermore, CA

Median DOL-filed salary by fiscal year

Cost of Living Comparison

Livermore, 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
General and Operations Managers$150,000$108,303
Dentists, General$150,000$108,303
Sales Engineers$141,846$102,416
Computer and Information Systems Managers$139,420$100,664
Operations Research Analysts$125,860$90,874

Compare to Other Cities

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Popular Salary Pages in Livermore, CA

PhysicistsMechanical EngineersElectrical EngineersChemistsMaterials Scientists
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.