Palm Desert, CA Salary Data - What Companies Pay Here

Median DOL Salary

$86,969

Total DOL Filings

119

Companies Hiring

Cost of Living Index

138.5

National avg = 100

Location vs National

Palm Desert, CA$86,969

National Average$60,917

The weighted median salary in Palm Desert, CA is 42.8% above the national average across all occupations.

Top Employers in Palm Desert

Employer	Local Filings	Median Salary	Type
HanSam Corp	8	$66,373	Other
Heartland Employment Services, LLC	8	$70,762	Other
OZZIE HEALTH INDUSTRIES INC	7	$73,840	Other
Rite Aid	6	$132,600	Other
RGA Landscape Architects, Inc.	6	$57,196	Other
SHADOW MOUNTAIN RESORT INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC	5	$67,500	Other
RehabCare Group East, LLC	4	$76,960	Other
GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE GROUP, INC	4	$70,720	Other
RADIANT SYSTEMS INC	3	$90,000	Other
Health Carousel LLC	3	$54,080	Other
Compressor Design and Services, Inc.	2	$60,112	Other
French Dessert Company	2	$31,117	Other
8Tech Innovate LLC	2	$90,000	Other
MASTECH, INC., A MASTECH HOLDINGS, INC. COMPANY	2	$87,818	Staffing
RUBICON SYSTEMS AMERICA INC	2	$128,938	Other
Nicholas Lawrence Design Associates LLC	2	$57,034	Other
Techvirtue LLC	2	$98,509	Other
Michael Baker International, Inc.	2	$75,000	Other
ANSER ADVISORY MANAGEMENT, LLC	2	$105,513	Other
Albany International Corp.	2	$107,640	Other
RA STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING	2	$67,267	Other
WILLIAM M. KELLY M.D, INC.	2	$56,514	Other
Sunlogix Energy Inc.	2	$86,400	Other
CVS Rx Services	1	$114,400	Other
COACHELLA VALLEY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS	1	$48,699	Other

Highest-Paying Occupations in Palm Desert

Job Title	Median Salary	vs National	Filings
Pharmacists	$126,880	-23.2%	14
Occupational Therapists	$85,405	-28.5%	9
Physical Therapists	$79,040	-35.9%	7
Civil Engineers	$71,916	-39.3%	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.

Occupation	BLS Median Wage	Employment
Chief Executives	$220,600	36,980
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$211,340	100,020
Natural Sciences Managers	$204,100	14,120
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$201,810	30,690
Physicians, All Other	$201,510	20,750
Lawyers	$197,790	92,580
Nurse Midwives	$196,700	880
Podiatrists	$193,510	930
Physicists	$180,900	6,220
Computer Hardware Engineers	$179,880	24,200

Salary Trend in Palm Desert, CA

Median DOL-filed salary by fiscal year

Cost of Living Comparison

Palm Desert, 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 Title	Median Salary	COL-Adjusted Equivalent
Pharmacists	$126,880	$91,610
Occupational Therapists	$85,405	$61,664
Physical Therapists	$79,040	$57,069
Civil Engineers	$71,916	$51,925

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Popular Salary Pages in Palm Desert, CA

Pharmacists Occupational Therapists Physical Therapists Civil 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.

Salaries in Palm Desert, CA