California’s stifling cost of living means a six-figure salary could be seen as a necessity.

What kind of job makes those big bucks? Well, in honor of Labor Day weekend, my trusty spreadsheet delved into some curious federal statistics that track the pay ladder by occupation.

The report tracks the wages of 22 large slices of the workforce as of May 2024. Yes, the latest edition reflects pay patterns from a while ago. Caveat stated, the figures provide a glimpse into pay by occupation.

Note that the median pay – that’s the number between the half who earn more and the half who earn less – for all 18 million working Californians was $56,900. By the way, that’s the ninth-highest nationally.

But five occupations have median wages of $100,000 or more …

Management jobs: $138,900 is the mi

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