Salary, Cost of Living, Housing & Safety

Average Salary & Cost of Living in California

Average salary (this dataset)
$82,790
Across 773 roles in 25 California cities, BLS OEWS
Cost of living index
100.9
100 = U.S. average
Median home value
$364,264
zillow_real
Crime index
2124
Per 100k residents
State GDP
$4,048,108M
BEA, current dollars
Population
910,433
Census ACS 5-year

Highest-paying roles in California (top 30 of 10715)

CityRoleMean salary
San JoseOphthalmologists, Except Pediatric$584,430
OxnardSurgeons, All Other$485,820
San DiegoCardiologists$443,090
BakersfieldFirst-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$390,450
San JosePsychiatrists$364,570
Los AngelesPsychiatrists$358,510
Los AngelesRadiologists$356,680
Los AngelesOphthalmologists, Except Pediatric$355,610
Santa CruzGeneral Internal Medicine Physicians$350,220
ChicoPhysicians, All Other$348,950
Santa RosaPhysicians, All Other$342,000
SacramentoPediatricians, General$340,410
San FranciscoAirline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$339,750
SacramentoFamily Medicine Physicians$338,180
San Luis ObispoFamily Medicine Physicians$338,170
San FranciscoGeneral Internal Medicine Physicians$337,770
SalinasFamily Medicine Physicians$337,330
El CentroPhysicians, All Other$336,520
BakersfieldFamily Medicine Physicians$325,340
San FranciscoChief Executives$320,210
Santa RosaPsychiatrists$319,680
San JoseComputer and Information Systems Managers$319,670
San FranciscoOphthalmologists, Except Pediatric$317,930
SacramentoPhysicians, All Other$316,740
OxnardGeneral Internal Medicine Physicians$314,020
San DiegoFamily Medicine Physicians$313,260
Santa CruzPhysicians, All Other$312,910
SacramentoGeneral Internal Medicine Physicians$312,780
Santa CruzFamily Medicine Physicians$311,700
San DiegoPsychiatrists$309,660

California covers 25 cities and 773 professions in this dataset. Browse by profession to see all cities for a specific role.