What work pays in Chico, CA

1% pricier than the US average
·CA·
78k jobs
Figures from US Bureau of Labor StatisticsOccupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and BEA price parities
Price level 101
78,220 working
CA
47 occupations reported
and more...

The best-paid work here

Adjusted for what things cost locally, Physicians, All Other is the best-paid occupation in Chico, CA: $334,980 on paper, worth $331,007 once the local price level is taken into account.

What this place does more than anywhere else

Occupations concentrated here relative to the country as a whole.

Pay by occupation

OccupationHourlyAnnualWorth locally
Physicians, All Other$161.05/hr$334,980$331,007
Nurse Practitioners$80.33/hr$167,080$165,098
Pharmacists$77.60/hr$161,410$159,496
Marketing Managers$67.23/hr$139,830$138,171
Human Resources Managers$67.23/hr$139,830$138,171
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryNot published$139,600$137,944
Computer and Information Systems Managers$66.29/hr$137,890$136,254
Managers, All Other$65.43/hr$136,090$134,476
Physical Therapists$64.89/hr$134,970$133,369
Lawyers$63.32/hr$131,710$130,148
Medical and Health Services Managers$63.23/hr$131,520$129,960
Software Developers$63.15/hr$131,360$129,802
Financial Managers$62.79/hr$130,600$129,051
Registered Nurses$61.23/hr$127,360$125,849
Industrial Production Managers$59.99/hr$124,780$123,300
Administrative Services Managers$59.39/hr$123,530$122,065
Construction Managers$57.53/hr$119,660$118,241
Dental Hygienists$57.12/hr$118,800$117,391
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$55.58/hr$115,610$114,239
Mechanical Engineers$52.51/hr$109,210$107,915
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$51.72/hr$107,570$106,294
Civil Engineers$51.61/hr$107,350$106,077
Project Management Specialists$49.67/hr$103,320$102,094
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$49.52/hr$103,000$101,778
Industrial Engineers$47.77/hr$99,350$98,171
General and Operations Managers$47.30/hr$98,390$97,223
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationNot published$98,210$97,045
Sales Managers$46.84/hr$97,430$96,274
Instructional Coordinators$46.40/hr$96,510$95,365
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$46.19/hr$96,080$94,940
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationNot published$95,000$93,873
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$45.56/hr$94,760$93,636
Computer Systems Analysts$45.06/hr$93,720$92,608
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$44.30/hr$92,140$91,047
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolNot published$91,510$90,424
Financial and Investment Analysts$43.80/hr$91,100$90,019
Personal Financial Advisors$42.60/hr$88,600$87,549
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$40.52/hr$84,280$83,280
Compliance Officers$40.42/hr$84,080$83,083
Computer Occupations, All Other$39.78/hr$82,730$81,749
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$39.61/hr$82,380$81,403
Cost Estimators$39.01/hr$81,140$80,177
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationNot published$79,300$78,359
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$38.00/hr$79,040$78,102
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$37.86/hr$78,750$77,816
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$37.72/hr$78,450$77,519
Management Analysts$37.69/hr$78,380$77,450

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