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title: "Average Salary in Salinas, CA"
description: "Mean $65,160, median $47,380 in the Salinas 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 Salinas, CA

Salinas, CA metropolitan statistical area. Mean annual wage $65,160, median $47,380 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025, 186,430 jobs. Median at national-average prices: $43,450.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $35,480 |
| 25th | $37,350 |
| 50th | $47,380 |
| 75th | $75,790 |
| 90th | $119,480 |

| Price level (BEA RPP 2024, US = 100) | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 109.0 |
| Housing (rents) | 145.7 |
| Goods | 105.2 |
| Utilities | 154.2 |
| Other services | 100.3 |

## Highest-paying jobs (mean annual wage)

- [Dentist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dentist): $202,740
- [Physician Assistant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/physician-assistant): $202,320
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $186,220
- [Lawyer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/lawyer): $178,550
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $177,570
- [Natural Sciences Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/natural-sciences-manager): $175,550
- [Nurse Practitioner](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nurse-practitioner): $170,640
- [Pharmacist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pharmacist): $164,590
- [Financial Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-manager): $162,930
- [Marketing Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/marketing-manager): $162,640

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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