Salaries in Compton, CA
91K residents · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area
Compton, CA is part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan area, the geography the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics uses for local wage estimates. The pages below show median pay for hundreds of occupations in and around Compton, plus a calculator to compare your own offer.
Across all occupations, the median annual wage in California is $58,240. Cost of living varies widely within a metro, so treat these figures as a starting point.
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Convert any pay figure for Compton and see how it compares.
- Hourly
- $31.25
- Daily
- $250
- Weekly
- $1,250
- Bi-weekly
- $2,500
- Monthly
- $5,417
- Annual
- $65,000
Top-paying jobs in Compton
Radiologists$488,670Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$433,520Psychiatrists$370,510Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$364,730Physicians, Pathologists$319,340Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons$313,780General Internal Medicine Physicians$303,980Obstetricians and Gynecologists$301,240Nurse Anesthetists$282,930Dentists, All Other Specialists$241,090Chief Executives$234,290Computer and Information Systems Managers$204,370
Most common jobs in Compton
Popular salary guides
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides$34,320
- Retail Salespersons$37,700
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$42,110
- General and Operations Managers$125,830
- Registered Nurses$135,560
- Cashiers$36,980
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$42,390
- Stockers and Order Fillers$38,650
- Customer Service Representatives$48,840
- Office Clerks, General$48,100
- Waiters and Waitresses$35,850
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$38,720