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All Occupations Salary Information in Modesto, California

The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in Modesto, California are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage information of all occupations in Modesto is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of All Occupations in Modesto, California

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$82,120
75th Percentile Wage	$52,470
50th Percentile Wage	$33,300
25th Percentile Wage	$21,820
10th Percentile Wage	$18,440

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all occupations in Modesto, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $82,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,440.

Table 2. Hourly Salary of All Occupations in Modesto, California

Percentile Bracket	Average Hourly Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$39.47
75th Percentile Wage	$25.23
50th Percentile Wage	$16.01
25th Percentile Wage	$10.49
10th Percentile Wage	$8.86

Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for all occupations in Modesto, California. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $39.47. The median hourly salary is $16.01. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $8.86.

Table 3. Compare All Occupations Salary in Modesto with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,300 in Modesto is in the middle of salary range for all occupations in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of all occupations in Modesto is 37.7 percent (37.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 16.8 percent (16.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Visalia-Porterville.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara	$53,470
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City	$50,690
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont	$48,370
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward	$46,510
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville	$40,720
Santa Rosa-Petaluma	$38,700
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine	$38,490
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos	$38,390
Vallejo-Fairfield	$38,380
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana	$37,940
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale	$37,740
Napa	$37,000
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura	$36,930
Santa Cruz-Watsonville	$36,910
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta	$36,840
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$36,550
Hanford-Corcoran	$35,820
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$35,190
Stockton	$35,080
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles	$34,580
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$33,620
Yuba City	$33,600
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario	$33,500
Bakersfield-Delano	$33,360
Modesto	$33,300
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$33,090
Redding	$32,870
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$32,790
Madera-Chowchilla	$31,490
Chico	$31,370
Salinas	$30,860
Fresno	$30,650
Merced	$30,400
El Centro	$29,220
Visalia-Porterville	$27,720

Table 4. Comparison of All Occupations Salary in Modesto, California, and the Nation

From Table 4, take note that the median annual salary of all occupations in Modesto is lower than the salary statistics of both state of California and the United States. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in Modesto ($33,300) is 14.1 percent (14.1%) lower than that in California ($38,770) and 4.2 percent (4.2%) lower than that in the United States ($34,750).

Region	Median annual Salary
California	$38,770
USA	$34,750
Modesto	$33,300