Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Salinas, CA

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Order Clerks	$44,030	50	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Workers	$43,680	50	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$43,570	1,890	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$43,390	140	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$43,370	1,290	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$43,300	620	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$43,260	4,180	View salary detail
Baristas	$43,260	4,180	View salary detail
Concierges	$43,210	70	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$43,210	360	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$43,120	1,100	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$42,880	680	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$42,380	210	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$42,310	410	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$42,250	40	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$42,090	120	View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$41,540	220	View salary detail
Bakers	$41,310	410	View salary detail
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	$40,880	50	View salary detail
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$40,720	50	View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$40,630	140	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$40,550	260	View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$40,280	50	View salary detail
Tutors	$39,800	330	View salary detail
Cooks, All Other	$39,640	70	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$39,520	530	View salary detail
Nannies	$39,520	530	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$39,200	1,860	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
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$38,830	790	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$38,810	60	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$38,810	1,890	View salary detail
Agricultural Equipment Operators	$38,740	680	View salary detail
Security Guards	$38,700	1,520	View salary detail
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$38,690	30	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$38,660	400	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$38,480	1,180	View salary detail
Agricultural Workers, All Other	$38,450	40	View salary detail
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$38,350	90	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$38,320	850	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$38,260	550	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$38,230	140	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$38,230	300	View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$38,140	250	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$38,050	110	View salary detail
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	$38,000	50	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$37,970	4,110	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$37,970	170	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$37,960	240	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.