Stanford, CA Salary Data - What Companies Pay Here

Median DOL Salary

$81,660

Total DOL Filings

3,237

Companies Hiring

124

Cost of Living Index

138.5

National avg = 100

Location vs National

Stanford, CA$81,660

National Average$60,917

The weighted median salary in Stanford, CA is 34.1% above the national average across all occupations.

Top Employers in Stanford

Employer	Local Filings	Median Salary	Type
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD, JR. UNIVERSITY	1,230	$68,210	Other
The Leland Stanford Jr. University	1,170	$79,935	Other
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD, JR.	646	$61,992	Other
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	93	$56,000	Other
Stanford Health Care	68	$103,126	Other
STANFORD HOSPITAL AND CLINICS	45	$64,646	Other
LELAND STANFORD JR, UNIVERSITY	41	$134,169	Other
Carnegie Institution of Washington	37	$57,283	Other
Stanford University	18	$74,028	Other
CIBER, INC.	14	$90,000	Other
National Bureau of Economic Research	9	$57,000	Other
The Carnegie Institution of Washington	8	$61,963	Other
Stanford University/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory	7	$94,000	Other
CZ Biohub SF, LLC	4	$108,000	Other
SRS Consulting INC	4	$100,000	Other
Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research	3	$70,000	Other
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP	3	$105,645	Other
Teksky LLC	3	$87,610	Other
Mizu Analytics Inc	3	$120,000	Other
Zoox Inc.	3	$151,882	Other
Collov Inc	3	$85,000	Other
CrossBoundary, LLC	2	$135,000	Other
International Towns Federation	2	$93,611	Other
GOALSR INC	2	$78,000	Other
TRANSNATIVE ASSOCIATES, INC	2	$69,524	Other

Highest-Paying Occupations in Stanford

Job Title	Median Salary	vs National	Filings
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$234,840	+87.4%	21
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$207,778	+56%	19
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$147,172	+14.8%	8
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$132,935	+5.8%	11
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$130,910	+26.5%	112
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$120,000	-7%	6
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$112,000	-10.2%	7
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$109,450	-15.3%	11
Management Analysts	$102,000	-0.1%	5
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$92,125	-13.1%	8
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$91,350	-26.2%	8
Instructional Coordinators	$88,245	-9.9%	8
Statisticians	$88,000	-31%	31
Sociologists	$85,000	-29.5%	15
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,000	-19.6%	7
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,000	-36.4%	9
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,000	-38.1%	17
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$72,500	-31.8%	18
Mathematicians	$70,040	-51.3%	19
Astronomers	$70,000	-50.7%	9

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 Stanford, CA

Median DOL-filed salary by fiscal year

Cost of Living Comparison

Stanford, 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
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$234,840	$169,560
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$207,778	$150,020
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$147,172	$106,262
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$132,935	$95,982
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$130,910	$94,520

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Popular Salary Pages in Stanford, CA

Biological Scientists, All Other Biochemists and Biophysicists Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary Physicists

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 Stanford, CA