Pay and cost of living in Contra Costa County, CA
Contra Costa County, CA is part of the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA labor market, and this page summarizes 12 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $46,290 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is Software Developers at $186,640, and the lowest is Home Health and Personal Care Aides at $35,950.
A one-bedroom apartment in Contra Costa County, CA has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $2,290 a month and a two-bedroom $2,805. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $37,091 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $59,838 a year, and 6 of the 12 occupations listed here (50%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside Contra Costa County, CA or against other counties.