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Heavy Equipment Operator pay in California

25 metros with published data · BLS, May 2025

$80,320typical metro median
$124,750highest: San Francisco
33,730employed in these metros

The highest median for heavy equipment operators in California is in San Francisco at $124,750. Compare with all U.S. metros.

Median pay by metro

San FranciscoCALIFORNIA · CA$124,750
San JoseCALIFORNIA · CA$124,340
Santa RosaCALIFORNIA · CA$105,080
VallejoCALIFORNIA · CA$95,100
Los AngelesCALIFORNIA · CA$92,890
SacramentoCALIFORNIA · CA$91,650
ModestoCALIFORNIA · CA$90,560
NapaCALIFORNIA · CA$90,060
San DiegoCALIFORNIA · CA$83,670
OxnardCALIFORNIA · CA$83,290
Santa MariaCALIFORNIA · CA$81,500
Yuba CityCALIFORNIA · CA$80,620
SalinasCALIFORNIA · CA$80,320
San Luis ObispoCALIFORNIA · CA$79,340
ChicoCALIFORNIA · CA$79,040

All California metros

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MetroMedian payReal payJobs
San FranciscoCALIFORNIA · CA$124,750$107,9034,080
San JoseCALIFORNIA · CA$124,340$112,6031,360
Santa RosaCALIFORNIA · CA$105,080$97,491710
VallejoCALIFORNIA · CA$95,100$87,667630
Los AngelesCALIFORNIA · CA$92,890$81,7948,780
SacramentoCALIFORNIA · CA$91,650$85,9192,920
ModestoCALIFORNIA · CA$90,560$86,987430
NapaCALIFORNIA · CA$90,060$80,015160
San DiegoCALIFORNIA · CA$83,670$74,7813,130
OxnardCALIFORNIA · CA$83,290$75,352780
Santa MariaCALIFORNIA · CA$81,500$74,909400
Yuba CityCALIFORNIA · CA$80,620$77,346230
SalinasCALIFORNIA · CA$80,320$73,660340
San Luis ObispoCALIFORNIA · CA$79,340$73,060530
ChicoCALIFORNIA · CA$79,040$78,105230
RiversideCALIFORNIA · CA$78,720$73,9564,740
FresnoCALIFORNIA · CA$78,310$76,6561,290
BakersfieldCALIFORNIA · CA$77,960$77,2751,000
StocktonCALIFORNIA · CA$77,420$73,671760
ReddingCALIFORNIA · CA$77,090$76,566340
Santa CruzCALIFORNIA · CA$75,640$68,829130
MercedCALIFORNIA · CA$74,800$76,113160
El CentroCALIFORNIA · CA$70,830$74,422240
HanfordCALIFORNIA · CA$63,050$62,050100
VisaliaCALIFORNIA · CA$60,530$60,636260

Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025 (metro-level). Real pay: BEA price parities, 2024. How we calculate

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