Salaries in Chico, CA metro area

Typical pay for 286 jobs in the Chico, CA metro area. The median for all workers is $48,050 a year ($23.10 an hour). Click a job for its full pay range.

Median pay, all jobs

$48,050

Median hourly

$23.10

Workers

78,220

vs U.S. median

-6%

Highest paying jobs in Chico, CA

Job	Median salary	Workers
Physicians, All Other	$334,980	50
Family Medicine Physician	$274,800	90
Chief Executive	$176,750	130
Nurse Practitioner	$167,080	140
Physician Assistant	$164,780	130
Dentists, General	$163,520	50
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$162,300	50
Pharmacist	$161,410	160
Veterinarian	$160,180	60
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$155,470	70
Optometrist	$139,890	30
Human Resources Manager	$139,830	60
Marketing Manager	$139,830	60
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$139,600	170
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$137,890	120

Most common jobs in Chico, CA

Job	Workers	Median salary
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	5,940	$34,320
Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,630	$38,210
Registered Nurse	2,170	$127,360
Cashier	2,090	$35,210
Retail Salesperson	2,010	$36,680
Office Clerks, General	1,700	$42,840
General and Operations Managers	1,260	$98,390
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,220	$45,660
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,120	$95,000
Stockers and Order Fillers	1,040	$37,180
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	990	$41,080
Waiters and Waitresses	990	$34,320
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	900	$39,150
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	810	$49,810
Nursing Assistant	790	$46,380

Compare with statewide pay: salaries in California.

All 286 jobs by category

Management Occupations (22)Business and Financial Operations Occupations (20)Computer and Mathematical Occupations (7)Architecture and Engineering Occupations (5)Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (8)Community and Social Service Occupations (12)Legal Occupations (2)Educational Instruction and Library Occupations (16)Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations (4)Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (25)Healthcare Support Occupations (13)Protective Service Occupations (7)Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations (15)Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations (6)Personal Care and Service Occupations (12)Sales and Related Occupations (14)Office and Administrative Support Occupations (29)Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations (3)Construction and Extraction Occupations (16)Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations (15)Production Occupations (20)Transportation and Material Moving Occupations (15)

Management Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Administrative Services Manager	$123,530	$59.39	150
Chief Executive	$176,750	$84.98	130
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$137,890	$66.29	120
Construction Manager	$119,660	$57.53	140
Education Administrators, All Other	$118,930	$57.18	50
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$139,600	—	170
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$118,710	$57.07	140
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$64,540	$31.03	60
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$78,110	$37.55	30
Facilities Manager	$103,650	$49.83	70
Financial Manager	$130,600	$62.79	260
Food Service Manager	$71,850	$34.54	140
General and Operations Managers	$98,390	$47.30	1,260
Human Resources Manager	$139,830	$67.23	60
Industrial Production Manager	$124,780	$59.99	100
Managers, All Other	$136,090	$65.43	210
Marketing Manager	$139,830	$67.23	60
Medical and Health Services Managers	$131,520	$63.23	400
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$61,490	$29.56	180
Sales Manager	$97,430	$46.84	330
Social and Community Service Managers	$80,470	$38.69	200
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$107,570	$51.72	70

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Accountants and Auditors	$77,680	$37.35	420
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$78,450	$37.72	400
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$67,410	$32.41	160
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$70,400	$33.85	40
Compliance Officer	$84,080	$40.42	240
Cost Estimator	$81,140	$39.01	140
Financial and Investment Analysts	$91,100	$43.80	70
Financial Specialists, All Other	$60,910	$29.29	110
Fundraiser	$75,970	$36.53	70
Human Resources Specialist	$73,910	$35.54	310
Loan Officer	$68,170	$32.77	80
Logistician	$75,760	$36.42	70
Management Analyst	$78,380	$37.69	350
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$70,820	$34.05	320
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$59,190	$28.46	60
Personal Financial Advisor	$88,600	$42.60	60
Project Management Specialist	$103,320	$49.67	320
Property Appraisers and Assessors	$62,760	$30.17	50
Tax Preparer	$41,600	$20.00	40
Training and Development Specialists	$58,790	$28.26	160

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Computer Network Support Specialist	$63,860	$30.70	40
Computer Occupations, All Other	$82,730	$39.78	140
Computer Systems Analyst	$93,720	$45.06	220
Computer User Support Specialist	$62,300	$29.95	200
Database Administrator	$93,650	$45.02	30
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$84,280	$40.52	90
Software Developer	$131,360	$63.15	150

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$77,850	$37.43	70
Civil Engineer	$107,350	$51.61	160
Engineers, All Other	$131,660	$63.30	40
Industrial Engineer	$99,350	$47.77	40
Mechanical Engineer	$109,210	$52.51	40

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Biological Scientists, All Other	$72,240	$34.73	50
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$91,210	$43.85	60
Food Science Technician	$51,390	$24.71	40
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$60,900	$29.28	30
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$155,470	$74.74	70
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$84,010	$40.39	90
School Psychologist	$124,980	$60.09	50
Social Science Research Assistant	$36,080	$17.35	50

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$61,720	$29.67	290
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$54,000	$25.96	120
Community Health Worker	$47,240	$22.71	60
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$96,080	$46.19	330
Health Education Specialist	$59,120	$28.43	210
Healthcare Social Worker	$84,810	$40.77	90
Marriage and Family Therapists	$81,780	$39.32	90
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$56,030	$26.94	50
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$76,250	$36.66	110
Rehabilitation Counselor	$39,950	$19.21	60
Social and Human Service Assistants	$48,890	$23.50	380
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	$62,780	$30.18	380

Legal Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Lawyer	$131,710	$63.32	140
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$58,280	$28.02	90

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$162,300	$78.03	50
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$60,850	$29.25	440
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$95,000	—	1,120
Instructional Coordinator	$96,510	$46.40	130
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$82,170	—	70
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$80,840	$38.86	70
Library Technician	$47,040	$22.61	40
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$79,300	—	230
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$44,080	$21.19	300
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$98,210	—	400
Self-Enrichment Teacher	$44,890	$21.58	200
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	$91,510	—	160
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$61,030	$29.34	450
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$95,420	—	130
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$45,660	—	1,220
Tutor	$35,780	$17.20	210

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Editor	$67,390	$32.40	30
Graphic Designer	$58,040	$27.90	70
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$42,820	$20.59	40
Public Relations Specialist	$73,890	$35.52	120

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$59,520	$28.62	170
Dental Hygienist	$118,800	$57.12	150
Dentists, General	$163,520	$78.62	50
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer	$123,880	$59.56	80
Dietetic Technician	$41,320	$19.86	40
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$93,900	$45.14	40
Family Medicine Physician	$274,800	$132.12	90
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$56,620	$27.22	160
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$78,750	$37.86	380
Medical Records Specialist	$57,490	$27.64	120
Nurse Practitioner	$167,080	$80.33	140
Occupational Therapist	$129,260	$62.14	70
Opticians, Dispensing	$56,100	$26.97	30
Optometrist	$139,890	$67.26	30
Pharmacist	$161,410	$77.60	160
Pharmacy Technician	$56,320	$27.08	220
Physical Therapist	$134,970	$64.89	180
Physician Assistant	$164,780	$79.22	130
Physicians, All Other	$334,980	$161.05	50
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$103,000	$49.52	150
Registered Nurse	$127,360	$61.23	2,170
Speech-Language Pathologist	$110,720	$53.23	130
Surgical Technologist	$78,050	$37.53	90
Veterinarian	$160,180	$77.01	60
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$59,300	$28.51	70

Healthcare Support Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Dental Assistant	$48,170	$23.16	290
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$50,580	$24.32	120
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$34,320	$16.50	5,940
Massage Therapist	$63,290	$30.43	40
Medical Assistant	$47,150	$22.67	770
Medical Equipment Preparer	$46,870	$22.53	n/a
Medical Transcriptionist	$50,020	$24.05	120
Nursing Assistant	$46,380	$22.30	790
Pharmacy Aide	$39,980	$19.22	40
Phlebotomist	$59,100	$28.42	100
Physical Therapist Aide	$38,230	$18.38	30
Physical Therapist Assistant	$76,580	$36.82	100
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$43,830	$21.07	120

Protective Service Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Firefighter	$71,830	$34.54	350
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$100,160	$48.15	30
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$124,660	$59.93	70
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$34,320	$16.50	50
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$94,760	$45.56	270
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$38,460	$18.49	150
Security Guard	$37,250	$17.91	340

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Bartender	$34,320	$16.50	390
Chefs and Head Cooks	$55,990	$26.92	110
Cooks, Fast Food	$40,340	$19.39	580
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$41,380	$19.89	140
Cooks, Restaurant	$37,980	$18.26	600
Cooks, Short Order	$37,700	$18.13	190
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$34,320	$16.50	330
Dishwasher	$35,150	$16.90	290
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$38,210	$18.37	2,630
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$45,900	$22.07	700
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$34,950	$16.80	130
Food Preparation Worker	$37,510	$18.03	480
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$37,400	$17.98	130
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$35,170	$16.91	190
Waiters and Waitresses	$34,320	$16.50	990

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$59,660	$28.68	100
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$69,040	$33.19	60
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$39,150	$18.82	900
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$45,150	$21.71	710
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$36,540	$17.57	370
Pest Control Worker	$45,130	$21.70	130

Personal Care and Service Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$34,350	$16.51	300
Animal Caretaker	$35,990	$17.30	150
Childcare Worker	$36,660	$17.63	310
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$46,790	$22.49	220
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$50,160	$24.12	90
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	$49,100	$23.61	40
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$55,850	$26.85	50
Gambling Dealer	$34,320	$16.50	100
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$37,880	$18.21	60
Recreation Worker	$35,320	$16.98	430
Residential Advisor	$38,930	$18.72	70
Skincare Specialist	$35,090	$16.87	40

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Cashier	$35,210	$16.93	2,090
Counter and Rental Clerks	$40,460	$19.45	330
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$46,760	$22.48	80
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$63,110	$30.34	60
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$50,770	$24.41	660
Insurance Sales Agent	$48,170	$23.16	190
Parts Salesperson	$39,410	$18.95	170
Real Estate Sales Agent	$56,710	$27.26	50
Retail Salesperson	$36,680	$17.63	2,010
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$49,950	$24.01	70
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$49,670	$23.88	360
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$65,830	$31.65	360
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$115,610	$55.58	50
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$69,820	$33.57	220

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Billing and Posting Clerks	$51,960	$24.98	200
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$50,710	$24.38	730
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$49,290	$23.70	110
Customer Service Representative	$45,980	$22.11	600
Data Entry Keyer	$41,730	$20.06	50
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$48,160	$23.16	70
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$58,720	$28.23	n/a
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$75,770	$36.43	170
File Clerk	$39,250	$18.87	n/a
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$70,420	$33.86	660
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$36,020	$17.32	120
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$51,120	$24.58	40
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$53,000	$25.48	50
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$48,090	$23.12	100
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$46,140	$22.18	240
Library Assistants, Clerical	$36,470	$17.53	100
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$49,390	$23.75	80
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$47,400	$22.79	630
Office Clerks, General	$42,840	$20.60	1,700
Order Clerk	$45,770	$22.00	50
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$59,720	$28.71	80
Postal Service Clerk	$65,190	$31.34	50
Postal Service Mail Carrier	$57,910	$27.84	180
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$59,190	$28.46	140
Public Safety Telecommunicator	$63,440	$30.50	80
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$40,070	$19.26	370
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$49,810	$23.95	810
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$44,520	$21.40	270
Teller	$46,050	$22.14	100

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$34,320	$16.50	430
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$65,500	$31.49	70
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	$36,120	$17.37	70

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Carpenter	$72,290	$34.75	390
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$59,710	$28.71	150
Construction and Building Inspectors	$83,480	$40.14	50
Construction Laborer	$54,720	$26.31	480
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$61,410	$29.52	60
Electrician	$65,400	$31.44	320
Fence Erector	$44,800	$21.54	30
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$82,380	$39.61	290
Highway Maintenance Worker	$54,480	$26.19	100
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$79,040	$38.00	230
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$47,130	$22.66	240
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$60,730	$29.20	180
Roofer	$61,110	$29.38	100
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$43,120	$20.73	40
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$88,070	$42.34	50
Tile and Stone Setters	$47,940	$23.05	30

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$64,420	$30.97	40
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$63,070	$30.32	320
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$55,770	$26.81	100
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$50,840	$24.44	50
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$57,890	$27.83	40
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$92,140	$44.30	250
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$62,920	$30.25	120
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$40,820	$19.62	30
Industrial Machinery Mechanic	$59,990	$28.84	200
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$41,360	$19.89	110
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$52,040	$25.02	720
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$72,390	$34.80	80
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$75,190	$36.15	40
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$99,040	$47.61	50
Tire Repairers and Changers	$37,180	$17.88	90

Production Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Baker	$40,000	$19.23	120
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$44,110	$21.21	80
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$48,750	$23.44	80
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$52,000	$25.00	30
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator	$51,960	$24.98	40
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$72,480	$34.85	230
Helpers--Production Workers	$40,540	$19.49	30
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$44,680	$21.48	90
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$36,870	$17.72	100
Machinist	$46,580	$22.39	40
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$41,530	$19.96	200
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,530	$21.89	40
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$45,130	$21.70	230
Printing Press Operator	$44,550	$21.42	60
Production Workers, All Other	$36,630	$17.61	60
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$46,210	$22.22	50
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,680	$22.92	80
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$80,360	$38.64	100
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$48,740	$23.44	160
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$46,940	$22.57	30

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$37,230	$17.90	100
Bus Drivers, School	$58,080	$27.92	60
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$35,860	$17.24	170
Commercial Pilot	$123,880	—	40
Driver/Sales Worker	$42,360	$20.37	190
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$59,180	$28.45	230
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$57,480	$27.63	650
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$45,820	$22.03	240
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$41,080	$19.75	990
Light Truck Driver	$45,990	$22.11	480
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$36,400	$17.50	40
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$35,870	$17.24	320
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$61,250	$29.45	30
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$41,560	$19.98	100
Stockers and Order Fillers	$37,180	$17.87	1,040