What work pays in Salinas, CA

9% pricier than the US average

·CA·

186k jobs

Figures from US Bureau of Labor StatisticsOccupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and BEA price parities

Price level 109

186,430 working

37 occupations reported

and more...

The best-paid work here

Adjusted for what things cost locally, Physicians, All Other is the best-paid occupation in Salinas, CA: $384,990 on paper, worth $353,072 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.

Correctional Officers and Jailers3.3×

Pay by occupation

Occupation	Hourly	Annual	Worth locally
Physicians, All Other	$185.09/hr	$384,990	$353,072
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$80.36/hr	$167,160	$153,301
Lawyers	$80.26/hr	$166,940	$153,099
Pharmacists	$80.03/hr	$166,470	$152,668
Nurse Practitioners	$79.85/hr	$166,090	$152,320
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	Not published	$161,590	$148,193
Marketing Managers	$74.97/hr	$155,940	$143,011
Financial Managers	$73.73/hr	$153,370	$140,654
Human Resources Managers	$72.30/hr	$150,390	$137,921
Medical and Health Services Managers	$67.60/hr	$140,610	$128,952
Software Developers	$64.98/hr	$135,160	$123,954
Registered Nurses	$64.86/hr	$134,910	$123,725
Mechanical Engineers	$63.73/hr	$132,560	$121,570
Computer Occupations, All Other	$63.33/hr	$131,730	$120,808
Managers, All Other	$63.01/hr	$131,050	$120,185
Industrial Production Managers	$62.19/hr	$129,360	$118,635
Physical Therapists	$61.12/hr	$127,120	$116,581
Dental Hygienists	$58.83/hr	$122,370	$112,224
Civil Engineers	$58.73/hr	$122,160	$112,032
Construction Managers	$57.90/hr	$120,430	$110,445
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$56.84/hr	$118,220	$108,418
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$52.91/hr	$110,050	$100,926
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$52.70/hr	$109,620	$100,531
Computer Systems Analysts	$52.36/hr	$108,900	$99,871
General and Operations Managers	$50.81/hr	$105,680	$96,918
Financial and Investment Analysts	$50.38/hr	$104,780	$96,093
Administrative Services Managers	$50.32/hr	$104,660	$95,983
Personal Financial Advisors	$50.21/hr	$104,430	$95,772
Sales Managers	$49.91/hr	$103,810	$95,203
Management Analysts	$49.35/hr	$102,640	$94,130
Project Management Specialists	$49.23/hr	$102,400	$93,910
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$49.20/hr	$102,330	$93,846
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$48.99/hr	$101,900	$93,451
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	Not published	$101,590	$93,167
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$48.25/hr	$100,360	$92,039
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	Not published	$100,220	$91,911
Data Scientists	$48.01/hr	$99,850	$91,571

Drop your resume here

Choose a file

Drop your résumé to see what your work pays in Salinas, CA.

PDF, Word or text · up to 10 MB

Your file is read by code running in this tab. It is never sent anywhere, and we never see it. Open your browser’s network tab and drop it again — you will see no upload.

What work pays in Salinas, CA

The best-paid work here

What this place does more than anywhere else

Occupations concentrated here relative to the country as a whole.

Pay by occupation

Location

San Diego, CA, United States of America (SAN-San Diego Intl.)

Elsewhere in California