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title: "Average Salary in Fresno, CA"
description: "Mean $63,820, median $46,910 in the Fresno metro area (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices and top jobs."
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last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Fresno, CA

Fresno, CA metropolitan statistical area. Mean annual wage $63,820, median $46,910 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025, 476,890 jobs. Median at national-average prices: $45,920.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $34,320 |
| 25th | $36,330 |
| 50th | $46,910 |
| 75th | $74,170 |
| 90th | $116,100 |

| Price level (BEA RPP 2024, US = 100) | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 102.2 |
| Housing (rents) | 95.7 |
| Goods | 105.2 |
| Utilities | 161.0 |
| Other services | 100.3 |

## Highest-paying jobs (mean annual wage)

- [Chief Executive](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chief-executive): $225,950
- [Naturopathic Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/naturopathic-physician): $209,770
- [Dentist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dentist): $201,700
- [Lawyer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/lawyer): $183,930
- [Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/health-specialties-teacher-postsecondary): $174,520
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $174,240
- [Nurse Practitioner](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nurse-practitioner): $167,690
- [Pharmacist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pharmacist): $163,720
- [Nuclear Medicine Technologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nuclear-medicine-technologist): $162,200
- [Natural Sciences Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/natural-sciences-manager): $161,570

Occupation pay is the OEWS May 2025 metro mean as published in the DOL OFLC 2026–27 wage file (metro-level estimates only).

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