Fresno, CA

Across all occupations in the Fresno, CA metropolitan area, the median wage is $46,910 a year ($22.55 an hour) and the mean $63,820, May 2025. That median is −8% against the US median of $50,980 and −19% against California's $58,240. BLS counts 476,890 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is psychiatrists; the largest is home health and personal care aides.

All occupations: Fresno, CA vs California and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Fresno, CA area, California and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Fresno, CA	Hourly	$16.50	$17.47	$22.55	$35.66	$55.82	$30.68	476,890
Fresno, CA	Annual	$34,320	$36,330	$46,910	$74,170	$116,100	$63,820	476,890
California	Hourly	$17.28	$20.00	$28.00	$47.06	$76.48	$38.79	18,213,700
California	Annual	$35,950	$41,600	$58,240	$97,880	$159,080	$80,690	18,213,700
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

528 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: California. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Fresno, CA

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Psychiatrists	$315,470	$151.67	140
2	Physicians, All Other	$315,390	$151.63	450
3	Pediatricians, General	$289,290	$139.08	410
4	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$287,490	$138.22	**
5	Family Medicine Physicians	$277,650	$133.49	320
6	Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$209,100	$100.53	70
7	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$195,310	*	80
8	Chief Executives	$188,930	$90.83	700
9	Dentists, General	$188,510	$90.63	340
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$175,530	$84.39	190
11	Pharmacists	$169,160	$81.33	890
12	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$167,160	*	70
13	Nurse Practitioners	$166,570	$80.08	570
14	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$163,380	$78.55	50
15	Lawyers in California	$162,680	$78.21	1,570
16	Natural Sciences Managers	$157,470	$75.71	90
17	Veterinarians	$157,460	$75.70	170
18	Physician Assistants	$155,440	$74.73	360
19	Computer and Information Systems Managers in California	$148,650	$71.46	650
20	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$145,530	$69.97	40

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Fresno, CA

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in California	33,580	70.41	2.54	$34,320
2	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	28,570	59.90	35.08	$34,610
3	Fast Food and Counter Workers in California	12,330	25.85	1.04	$39,480
4	Registered Nurses in California	11,030	23.14	1.06	$125,420
5	Cashiers in California	9,780	20.51	1.03	$35,270
6	Retail Salespersons in California	9,290	19.47	0.78	$36,460
7	Stockers and Order Fillers in California	8,850	18.55	1.02	$39,130
8	Office Clerks, General in California	8,710	18.27	1.15	$46,070
9	Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	8,670	18.18	5.39	$54,890
10	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in California	8,170	17.14	1.29	$55,740
11	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in California	8,050	16.87	0.89	$39,310
12	General and Operations Managers in California	6,800	14.26	0.63	$101,010
13	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in California	6,530	13.70	1.50	$45,340
14	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in California	5,770	12.09	0.85	$37,980
15	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in California	5,610	11.76	1.32	$78,800
16	Customer Service Representatives in California	4,550	9.54	0.57	$46,070
17	Waiters and Waitresses in California	4,340	9.10	0.62	$34,320
18	Packers and Packagers, Hand	4,320	9.05	2.51	$35,060
19	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in California	4,310	9.04	1.02	$54,170
20	Cooks, Fast Food in California	3,910	8.21	1.99	$39,620

Most concentrated occupations in Fresno, CA

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	35.08	28,570	59.90	$34,610
2	First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	15.60	1,340	2.81	$48,850
3	Slaughterers and Meat Packers	12.53	2,690	5.64	$39,420
4	Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	12.35	950	2.00	$35,010
5	Agricultural Equipment Operators	10.36	910	1.90	$36,650
6	Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	10.00	200	0.42	$104,600
7	Agricultural Workers, All Other	9.91	110	0.23	$49,680
8	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	8.59	1,490	3.13	$56,890
9	Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	6.64	3,150	6.61	$59,300
10	Agricultural Inspectors	6.08	270	0.56	$56,890

Occupation groups in Fresno, CA

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$114,450	$129,830	24,100	50.53	0.71
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$106,850	$120,790	29,470	61.80	0.98
Architecture and Engineering	$101,400	$106,670	4,320	9.05	0.54
Legal	$98,560	$137,160	2,920	6.12	0.73
Computer and Mathematical	$91,790	$96,680	4,860	10.20	0.30
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$81,790	$90,270	4,550	9.54	1.01
Business and Financial Operations	$76,800	$85,140	21,310	44.68	0.66
Protective Service	$66,170	$73,920	11,470	24.05	0.99
Construction and Extraction	$62,670	$71,580	17,290	36.27	0.88
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$60,360	$65,090	15,930	33.40	0.85
Community and Social Service	$60,120	$69,570	11,990	25.14	1.46
Educational Instruction and Library	$59,980	$76,850	39,710	83.27	1.42
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$56,260	$67,030	3,590	7.53	0.57
Office and Administrative Support	$49,100	$54,040	49,960	104.75	0.92
Production	$43,490	$48,950	20,370	42.72	0.78
Transportation and Material Moving	$42,600	$46,810	44,070	92.41	1.05
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$39,110	$43,770	12,980	27.22	0.93
Sales and Related	$38,740	$51,010	34,030	71.35	0.83
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$38,110	$41,370	38,000	79.69	0.91
Personal Care and Service	$35,940	$41,580	8,570	17.97	0.86
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$34,690	$37,650	32,360	67.86	24.25
Healthcare Support	$34,320	$38,450	45,050	94.48	1.86

Every occupation in California, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 528 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Fresno, CA estimates (area 23420).

*: Wage estimate not available.
**: Employment estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Fresno, CA area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.