Salary and cost of living across California
This page covers 19 California counties and 48 occupations with published wages. Across all of them the median of the median salaries is $47,760 a year. Each county links to its own list of jobs, with take-home pay and cost-of-living math for every one.
Housing is the biggest difference between places: a one-bedroom Fair Market Rent runs from $1,272 a month in Madera County, CA to $3,003 in San Francisco County, CA. Among counties with at least 20 listed occupations, Los Angeles County, CA has the highest median-of-medians pay at $51,410. Los Angeles County, CA has the largest share of occupations (66%) whose take-home pay covers rent, food, energy and gasoline.