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Salaries in Porterville, CA

63K residents · Bakersfield-Delano, CA metro area

Porterville, CA is part of the Bakersfield-Delano, 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 Porterville, 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 Porterville

Most common jobs in Porterville

OccupationMedian annualEmployment
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$34,62033K
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$34,32017K
Fast Food and Counter Workers$39,4709.2K
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$46,8908.4K
Cashiers$35,2208.3K
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,6907.0K
Stockers and Order Fillers$39,0706.2K
Retail Salespersons$36,3206.0K
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$38,9306.0K
Registered Nurses$128,8105.6K
Office Clerks, General$45,4405.5K
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$66,4805.4K
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$79,9004.5K
General and Operations Managers$104,4604.1K
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$42,4904.1K
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$99,1503.3K
Correctional Officers and Jailers$107,2203.3K
Waiters and Waitresses$34,3202.9K
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$45,5802.7K
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$95,0002.7K
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$50,9602.7K
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$53,1702.6K
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$50,8002.5K
Packers and Packagers, Hand$35,2602.5K
Cooks, Fast Food$41,4802.5K
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$71,8302.4K
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$44,9802.4K
Medical Assistants$46,5602.3K
Cooks, Restaurant$37,8002.1K
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$49,3502.1K

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