Salinas, CA Careers and Salaries

473 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Salinas, CA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$36,700	26,830	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$43,260	4,180	View salary detail
Baristas	$43,260	4,180	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$37,970	4,110	View salary detail
Cashiers	$37,080	4,020	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$39,110	3,890	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$39,110	3,890	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$134,910	3,180	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$134,910	3,180	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$134,910	3,180	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$134,910	3,180	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$134,910	3,180	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$35,540	3,100	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$48,340	2,790	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$35,480	2,700	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$105,680	2,600	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$100,220	2,280	View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$113,360	2,170	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$53,390	2,140	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$44,930	1,910	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$38,810	1,890	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$43,570	1,890	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$39,200	1,860	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$46,550	1,590	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$50,760	1,550	View salary detail
Security Guards	$38,700	1,520	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$109,620	1,510	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$57,340	1,500	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$48,220	1,450	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$43,370	1,290	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$59,180	1,270	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$62,030	1,240	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$74,010	1,230	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$63,970	1,220	View salary detail
Carpenters	$67,530	1,210	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$101,590	1,200	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$55,380	1,190	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$38,480	1,180	View salary detail
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$35,600	1,170	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$43,120	1,100	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$48,890	1,080	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$44,660	1,070	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$48,870	1,070	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$83,810	1,050	View salary detail
Dishwashers	$37,350	970	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$86,590	960	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$86,590	960	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$86,590	960	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$86,590	960	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$86,590	960	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.