Vallejo, CA

Across all occupations in the Vallejo, CA metropolitan area, the median wage is $58,620 a year ($28.18 an hour) and the mean $74,900, May 2025. That median is +15% against the US median of $50,980 and +1% against California's $58,240. BLS counts 144,130 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is pediatricians, general; the largest is home health and personal care aides.

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

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Vallejo, CA area, California and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Vallejo, CA	Hourly	$17.69	$20.61	$28.18	$41.95	$64.88	$36.01	144,130
Vallejo, CA	Annual	$36,800	$42,870	$58,620	$87,250	$134,940	$74,900	144,130
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.

366 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 Vallejo, CA

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Pediatricians, General	$357,320	$171.79	**
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$306,500	$147.36	100
3	Registered Nurses in California	$203,290	$97.74	4,120
4	Physicians, All Other	$194,540	$93.53	110
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$189,360	$91.04	110
6	Dentists, General	$183,000	$87.98	140
7	Nurse Practitioners	$182,370	$87.68	180
8	Chief Executives	$180,180	$86.63	180
9	Physician Assistants	$179,520	$86.31	150
10	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$176,650	$84.93	30
11	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$175,070	$84.17	150
12	Computer and Information Systems Managers in California	$173,790	$83.55	200
13	Natural Sciences Managers	$171,250	$82.33	60
14	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$171,170	$82.30	140
15	Pharmacists	$170,870	$82.15	350
16	Medical and Health Services Managers	$170,730	$82.08	800
17	Lawyers in California	$170,530	$81.98	220
18	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$168,860	$81.18	130
19	Human Resources Managers	$163,560	$78.63	120
20	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$163,150	*	290

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 Vallejo, CA

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in California	7,850	54.50	1.97	$34,320
2	Fast Food and Counter Workers in California	4,430	30.71	1.24	$44,110
3	Registered Nurses in California	4,120	28.61	1.32	$203,290
4	Retail Salespersons in California	4,110	28.50	1.14	$38,420
5	Cashiers in California	3,630	25.15	1.27	$37,810
6	Stockers and Order Fillers in California	2,860	19.85	1.09	$44,300
7	Office Clerks, General in California	2,530	17.57	1.11	$49,780
8	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in California	2,520	17.52	0.92	$45,660
9	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in California	2,380	16.49	1.24	$61,540
10	General and Operations Managers in California	2,310	16.04	0.71	$114,410
11	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in California	1,780	12.34	0.87	$43,680
12	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in California	1,680	11.64	1.30	$100,790
13	Waiters and Waitresses in California	1,660	11.50	0.79	$36,610
14	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in California	1,630	11.31	1.24	$48,200
15	Medical Assistants in California	1,360	9.46	1.80	$77,410
16	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in California	1,340	9.32	1.19	$48,170
17	Business Operations Specialists, All Other in California	1,230	8.56	1.22	$84,810
18	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in California	1,210	8.39	1.16	$56,150
19	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in California	1,190	8.25	0.84	$61,400
20	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in California	1,160	8.03	0.87	$80,520

Most concentrated occupations in Vallejo, 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	Roofers	5.20	650	4.53	$62,080
2	Material Moving Workers, All Other	4.68	100	0.71	$43,780
3	Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	4.62	220	1.54	$55,960
4	Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	4.33	110	0.79	$123,170
5	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.30	240	1.66	$82,440
6	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	4.20	130	0.90	$103,040
7	Food Processing Workers, All Other	3.50	210	1.46	$38,530
8	Special Education Teachers, All Other	3.34	110	0.73	$110,000
8	Crossing Guards and Flaggers	3.34	290	2.03	$60,270
10	Manicurists and Pedicurists	3.27	460	3.21	$36,810

Occupation groups in Vallejo, CA

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$136,200	$146,530	10,730	74.46	1.18
Management	$127,520	$142,030	8,360	58.02	0.81
Architecture and Engineering	$107,980	$115,230	1,530	10.59	0.63
Computer and Mathematical	$107,890	$113,980	1,750	12.12	0.36
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$101,880	$107,170	1,590	11.00	1.16
Legal	$99,600	$131,120	490	3.38	0.40
Protective Service	$94,480	$89,510	4,950	34.32	1.41
Business and Financial Operations	$88,090	$97,090	7,040	48.87	0.72
Construction and Extraction	$74,990	$80,760	7,850	54.43	1.32
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$74,510	$76,960	6,360	44.14	1.13
Community and Social Service	$72,790	$80,350	3,010	20.87	1.22
Educational Instruction and Library	$71,300	$79,620	8,150	56.55	0.97
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$59,020	$73,310	1,170	8.13	0.62
Office and Administrative Support	$58,090	$60,930	14,280	99.06	0.87
Production	$49,700	$59,900	7,820	54.25	0.98
Transportation and Material Moving	$47,970	$52,340	13,370	92.75	1.05
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$45,380	$49,310	4,000	27.78	0.95
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$43,590	$44,370	13,520	93.83	1.07
Sales and Related	$42,330	$52,520	12,640	87.73	1.02
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$39,310	$47,790	280	1.95	0.69
Personal Care and Service	$38,710	$45,240	3,540	24.58	1.17
Healthcare Support	$37,620	$45,040	11,700	81.20	1.60

Every occupation in California, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 366 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 Vallejo, CA estimates (area 46700).

*: 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 Vallejo, 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.