State of California
21,716 income tax records
State of California salaries by occupation title
Occupation
Average salary per year*
Salary range**
Officer
72 income tax records
$126,500/yr
$84K – $157K
Attorney
568 income tax records
$115,500/yr
$63K – $154K
State Highway Police Officer
85 income tax records
$114,000/yr
$46K – $160K
Fire Captain
89 income tax records
$114,000/yr
$74K – $157K
Correctional Sergeant
111 income tax records
$100,000/yr
$67K – $161K
IT Manager
62 income tax records
$98,000/yr
$72K – $124K
Geologist
61 income tax records
$94,000/yr
$55K – $126K
Associate Professor
59 income tax records
$91,000/yr
$69K – $139K
Engineer
465 income tax records
$88,000/yr
$56K – $131K
Transportation Engineer
101 income tax records
$80,000/yr
$39K – $124K
Project Manager
55 income tax records
$80,000/yr
$46K – $106K
Assistant Professor
288 income tax records
$79,500/yr
$29K – $128K
Scientist
89 income tax records
$78,500/yr
$31K – $121K
Manager
469 income tax records
$76,500/yr
$50K – $116K
Administrator
114 income tax records
$72,500/yr
$32K – $162K
Librarian
72 income tax records
$72,500/yr
$50K – $97K
Information Technology
79 income tax records
$72,500/yr
$40K – $93K
IT Specialist
137 income tax records
$72,500/yr
$47K – $91K
Biologist
50 income tax records
$70,000/yr
$23K – $121K
Educator
77 income tax records
$68,500/yr
$31K – $128K
Social Worker
57 income tax records
$68,500/yr
$37K – $85K
Auditor
196 income tax records
$65,500/yr
$36K – $90K
Analyst
1,194 income tax records
$56,500/yr
$35K – $78K
Accountant
233 income tax records
$55,000/yr
$30K – $88K
Budget Analyst
106 income tax records
$55,000/yr
$33K – $85K
Employee
197 income tax records
$51,500/yr
$26K – $91K
Administrative Assistant
185 income tax records
$39,500/yr
$24K – $66K
Customer Service Representative
150 income tax records
$39,000/yr
$20K – $55K
Program Technician
113 income tax records
$36,500/yr
$20K – $46K
Custodian
210 income tax records
$32,500/yr
$20K – $41K
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