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Best Cities · State Hub · CoL Adjusted Salary
A state-level view of the strongest occupation and metro signals in California. We use BLS wage data, local income, housing pressure, and H-1B demand to surface the best entry points.
Metro areas scanned
28
State metro files in salary data.
Occupation clusters
81
Distinct occupation slugs found in-state.
Best metro signal
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
Highest adjusted wage entry point.
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
Computer and Information Systems Managers
Raw wage: $222K · Income: $65K
H-1B: 4,780
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
Financial Managers
Raw wage: $219K
H-1B: 4,419
Fresno, CA
Registered Nurses
Raw wage: $127K · Income: $50K
H-1B: 52
El Centro, CA
Managers, All Other
Raw wage: $140K · Income: $56K
H-1B: N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
Registered Nurses
Raw wage: $179K
H-1B: N/A
Modesto, CA
Registered Nurses
Raw wage: $169K · Income: $74K
H-1B: 17
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
Registered Nurses
Raw wage: $172K
H-1B: N/A
Chico, CA
Registered Nurses
Raw wage: $142K · Income: $62K
H-1B: 9
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
Registered Nurses
Raw wage: $169K
H-1B: N/A
Yuba City, CA
Registered Nurses
Raw wage: $144K · Income: $65K
H-1B: 2
Vallejo, CA
Registered Nurses
Raw wage: $192K · Income: $91K
H-1B: 5
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Software Developers
Raw wage: $155K
H-1B: N/A
| # | Occupation | Best metro | Adj. wage | Raw wage | Metros |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $257K | $222K | 1 |
| 2 | Financial Managers | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $245K | $212K | 2 |
| 3 | Managers, All Other | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $235K | $203K | 3 |
| 4 | Registered Nurses | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $218K | $188K | 27 |
| 5 | Software Developers | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $208K | $208K | 6 |
| 6 | Sales Managers | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $202K | $175K | 2 |
| 7 | Computer Hardware Engineers | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $197K | $197K | 1 |
| 8 | Computer Occupations, All Other | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $182K | $157K | 2 |
| 9 | General and Operations Managers | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $176K | $152K | 27 |
| 10 | Detectives and Criminal Investigators | El Centro, CA | $163K | $121K | 1 |
| 11 | Computer Systems Analysts | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $161K | $161K | 1 |
| 12 | Project Management Specialists | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $153K | $133K | 3 |
| 13 | Management Analysts | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $148K | $128K | 3 |
| 14 | Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | Fresno, CA | $147K | $98K | 12 |
| 15 | Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $145K | $125K | 2 |
| 16 | Correctional Officers and Jailers | El Centro, CA | $140K | $104K | 6 |
| 17 | Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | El Centro, CA | $137K | $102K | 25 |
| 18 | Civil Engineers | Yuba City, CA | $136K | $118K | 1 |
It groups the strongest metro and occupation entry points in the state so we can see where pay stretches furthest after local cost-of-living adjustment.
Each metro card highlights the single best occupation signal in that state-area combination, which makes the hub fast to scan and easier for Google and LLMs to retrieve.
Use the metro links for local city intelligence, or go back to the main best-cities hub to switch occupations.