SOC 15-1299 · Salinas, CA metro

Computer Occupations, All Other Salary in Salinas, CA

The average salary for other computer occupations in Salinas, California is $125,760 a year ($60.46 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $131,730: half of the 500 people in this job in the Salinas, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($121,297).

$125,760average per year

$60.46 / hourMedian $131,730Take-home ≈ $89,619

  • $59K10th
  • $95K25th
  • $132KMedian
  • $158K75th
  • $176K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

500people in this job
+4%vs U.S. metro average
#5 of 24California metros
109cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Occupations, All Other pay range in Salinas

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $58,570 a year or less, while the top 10% make $176,430 or more. The middle half of other computer occupations in Salinas earn between $95,490 and $158,080.

  • $59K10th
  • $95K25th
  • $132KMedian
  • $158K75th
  • $176K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$125,760$10,480$60.46
Median$131,730$10,978$63.33
Entry level (25th percentile)$95,490$7,958$45.91
Experienced (75th percentile)$158,080$13,173$76.00

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Computer Occupations, All Other salary after taxes in Salinas

On the average salary of $125,760, a single filer in Salinas takes home about $89,619 a year, or $7,468 a month and $3,447 every two weeks. Taxes take 29% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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Is Salinas a good place for other computer occupations? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Salinas area are 9% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 109.0), so the average $125,760 buys what about $115,332 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Salinas ($47,380). A typical home costs $850,461, or 6.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Occupations, All Other salary in other California cities

Salinas ranks 5th of 24 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($195,680).

All Computer Occupations, All Other salaries in California

Highest-paying cities for other computer occupations

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($195,680).

Computer Occupations, All Other salary by city

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Computer Occupations, All Other salary in Salinas: questions

How much do other computer occupations make an hour in Salinas?

$60.46 an hour on average, and $63.33 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other computer occupations salary in Salinas?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $58,570 a year and the 25th percentile is $95,490, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other computer occupations take-home pay in Salinas?

About $89,619 a year ($7,468 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $125,760. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do other computer occupations earn more in Salinas than elsewhere?

The average here is 4% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($121,297).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 15-1299; area Salinas, CA (41500). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.8%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.95, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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