Salaries in Palm Desert, CA
52K residents · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area
Palm Desert, CA is part of the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, 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 Palm Desert, 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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- Hourly
- $31.25
- Daily
- $250
- Weekly
- $1,250
- Bi-weekly
- $2,500
- Monthly
- $5,417
- Annual
- $65,000
Top-paying jobs in Palm Desert
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$375,400Psychiatrists$364,530Nurse Anesthetists$298,910Family Medicine Physicians$298,890Physicians, All Other$279,090Dentists, All Other Specialists$230,190Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$223,240Nurse Midwives$218,760Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$207,000Podiatrists$196,500Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$194,520History Teachers, Postsecondary$192,320
Most common jobs in Palm Desert
Popular salary guides
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides$34,320
- Retail Salespersons$36,720
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$42,280
- General and Operations Managers$102,260
- Registered Nurses$133,940
- Cashiers$35,700
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$46,060
- Stockers and Order Fillers$43,200
- Customer Service Representatives$47,150
- Office Clerks, General$46,270
- Waiters and Waitresses$34,800
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$40,860