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Salaries & Cost of Living in Orange County, CA

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 47 occupations in Orange County, CA.

Jobs listed
47
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Median of medians
$51,410
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$2,610
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
53%
25 of 47

Pay and cost of living in Orange County, CA

Orange County, CA is part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA labor market, and this page summarizes 47 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $51,410 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is Lawyers at $194,410, and the lowest is Home Health and Personal Care Aides at $34,320.

A one-bedroom apartment in Orange County, CA has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $2,610 a month and a two-bedroom $3,057. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $40,931 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $53,982 a year, and 25 of the 47 occupations listed here (53%) 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 Orange County, CA or against other counties.

All jobs in Orange County, CA, highest paying first

Showing 1–47 of 47.

Occupations in Orange County, CA ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Lawyers$194,410$130,989$7,505
2Financial Managers$175,310$118,575$6,470
3Software Developers$160,920$110,078$5,762
4Registered Nurses$135,560$95,103$4,514
5Sales Managers$132,330$93,196$4,355
6General and Operations Managers$125,830$89,357$4,036
7Project Management Specialists$108,310$78,796$3,155
8Management Analysts$104,930$76,733$2,983
9Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$101,860$74,858$2,827
10Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$100,960$74,309$2,781
11Accountants and Auditors$94,360$70,280$2,446
12Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$82,990$63,338$1,867
13Human Resources Specialists$80,220$61,647$1,726
14Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$79,450$61,177$1,687
15Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$79,310$61,092$1,680
16First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$77,530$60,005$1,589
17Carpenters$75,740$58,907$1,498
18Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$74,490$58,127$1,433
19Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$60,340$48,895$664
20Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$58,590$47,594$555
21Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$57,210$46,568$470
22Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$56,520$46,055$427
23Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$53,550$43,847$243
24Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$51,410$42,256$110
25First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$51,390$42,241$109
26Customer Service Representatives$48,840$40,345−$49
27Office Clerks, General$48,100$39,795−$95
28Medical Assistants$47,760$39,542−$116
29Nursing Assistants$47,380$39,259−$139
30First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$46,970$38,955−$165
31Light Truck Drivers$46,500$38,605−$194
32Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$46,240$38,412−$210
33Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$46,190$38,375−$213
34Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,980$38,218−$226
35Cooks, Restaurant$44,460$37,062−$322
36Receptionists and Information Clerks$43,280$36,161−$398
37Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$42,390$35,481−$454
38Fast Food and Counter Workers$42,110$35,268−$472
39Security Guards$40,030$33,680−$604
40Food Preparation Workers$39,770$33,481−$621
41Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$38,720$32,679−$688
42Stockers and Order Fillers$38,650$32,626−$692
43Cooks, Fast Food$38,000$32,130−$733
44Retail Salespersons$37,700$31,901−$753
45Cashiers$36,980$31,351−$798
46Waiters and Waitresses$35,850$30,488−$870
47Home Health and Personal Care Aides$34,320$29,320−$968