Salaries in Palo Alto, CA
66K residents · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area
Palo Alto, CA is part of the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, 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 Palo Alto, 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 Palo Alto
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$700,850Psychiatrists$353,500Family Medicine Physicians$351,760General Internal Medicine Physicians$347,870Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$343,140Lawyers$301,320Computer and Information Systems Managers$291,660Obstetricians and Gynecologists$263,990Natural Sciences Managers$263,810Physicians, Pathologists$248,420Architectural and Engineering Managers$234,590Materials Scientists$231,920
Most common jobs in Palo Alto
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- Home Health and Personal Care Aides$37,640
- Retail Salespersons$44,220
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$44,570
- General and Operations Managers$163,860
- Registered Nurses$216,740
- Cashiers$42,960
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$47,060
- Stockers and Order Fillers$44,970
- Customer Service Representatives$60,480
- Office Clerks, General$58,840
- Waiters and Waitresses$41,920
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$43,870