Salaries in San Mateo, CA
101K residents · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area
San Mateo, CA is part of the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, 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 San Mateo, 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 San Mateo
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$429,080Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$374,680Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$357,220General Internal Medicine Physicians$351,670Emergency Medicine Physicians$338,990Family Medicine Physicians$304,560Physicians, All Other$294,360Chief Executives$288,690Dentists, All Other Specialists$279,820Computer and Information Systems Managers$232,890Materials Scientists$231,710Psychiatrists$230,560
Most common jobs in San Mateo
Popular salary guides
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides$35,950
- Retail Salespersons$43,850
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$43,870
- General and Operations Managers$149,990
- Registered Nurses$186,610
- Cashiers$41,270
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$48,400
- Stockers and Order Fillers$45,130
- Customer Service Representatives$57,830
- Office Clerks, General$52,000
- Waiters and Waitresses$38,860
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$44,180