Palmdale, CA Salary Data - What Companies Pay Here

Median DOL Salary

$104,253

Total DOL Filings

202

Companies Hiring

Cost of Living Index

138.5

National avg = 100

Location vs National

Palmdale, CA$104,253

National Average$60,917

The weighted median salary in Palmdale, CA is 71.1% above the national average across all occupations.

Top Employers in Palmdale

Employer	Local Filings	Median Salary	Type
Palmdale Elementary School District	33	$58,752	Other
Palmdale School District	26	$58,752	Other
Easley Dental Corporation	7	$102,000	Other
Valley Tumor Medical Group, Inc.	7	$225,000	Other
LADDARAN MANAGEMENT CORP	7	$54,725	Other
Western Dental Services	7	$145,800	Other
REGIONAL DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING,INC	6	$299,780	Other
IPS-I PRACTICES OF CALIFORNIA, AMC	5	$249,800	Other
SHAWKY INC	5	$53,997	Other
CVS Rx Services	5	$114,400	Other
Management Health Systems, LLC	4	$60,320	Other
Rite Aid	4	$132,600	Other
Universities Space Research Association	4	$86,500	Other
Southern California Permanente Medical Group	4	$225,000	Other
Av pet cure Inc	4	$165,000	Other
CRISSAIR, INC.	3	$93,011	Other
MURPHY SWITCH OF CALIFORNIA, INC.	3	$62,712	Other
California Rehabilitation Services, Inc.	3	$77,127	Other
PALMDALE VETERINARY HOSPITAL	3	$85,000	Other
THE PALMDALE AEROSPACE ACADEMY	3	$55,000	Other
Lewis Ross Associates, Inc.	2	$77,220	Other
PETS R US VETERINARY HOSPITALS, INC	2	$64,147	Other
Behavioral Learning Center, Inc.	2	$74,368	Other
J.D. Power	2	$125,000	Other
YOUTHBUILD CHARTER SCHOOL OF CALIFORNIA	2	$56,100	Other

Highest-Paying Occupations in Palmdale

Job Title	Median Salary	vs National	Filings
Pharmacists	$124,280	-24.8%	12
Dentists, General	$104,000	-41.8%	10
Veterinarians	$64,147	-59.6%	11

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 Palmdale, CA

Median DOL-filed salary by fiscal year

Cost of Living Comparison

Palmdale, 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	$124,280	$89,733
Dentists, General	$104,000	$75,090
Veterinarians	$64,147	$46,316

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Popular Salary Pages in Palmdale, CA

Pharmacists Veterinarians Dentists, General

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 Palmdale, CA