Maintenance Workers, Machinery Salary in California

Find out how your pay in California:

  • Compares to surrounding states
  • Ranks in the US

Then click on other states to see how they compare.


Salary for Workers in California vs. surrounding states

California:Avg Hourly: $28.39Avg Yearly: $59,050# Employed: 5,350

Blue areas make more money than California.

Red areas make less money than California.

California pays more than all surrounding states.

Salary for workers in California relative to surrounding states.
Area Annual Avg. Pay Hourly Avg. Pay
California$59,050.00/yr$28.39/hr
Nevada$1,100 less/yr$0.53 less/hr
Arizona$2,550 less/yr$1.22 less/hr
Hawaii$4,530 less/yr$2.18 less/hr
Oregon$9,220 less/yr$4.43 less/hr

How salary for workers in California ranks in the US

CaliforniaHIGHEST PAYING STATELOWEST PAYING STATEIN THE NATIONFORWorkersmore than South Dakotaless than Wyoming

The average pay for workers in California is $59,050 per year, or $28.39 per hour.

California pays workers $21,120 (55.7%) more per year than South Dakota, the lowest paid state ($37,930) in the US.

California pays workers $13,680 (18.8%) less per year than Wyoming, the highest paid state ($72,730) in the US.


Data from the May 2020 Occupational Employment and Wages Statistics program, conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

February 1, 2022

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