In 2022, the average annual pay of employees in California totaled to 84,376 U.S. dollars. While this is a decrease from the previous year, it is a significant increase from 2001, when the average annual pay of employees was 41,327 U.S. dollars.
Average annual pay of employees in California in the United States from 2001 to 2022 (in current U.S. dollars)
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Median household earnings
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Compensation by industry
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The minimum wage
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Accounting for diversity
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- Basic Statistic U.S. male full-time wage and salary worker weekly earnings 1979-2022
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (June 8, 2023). Average annual pay of employees in California in the United States from 2001 to 2022 (in current U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/305761/california-annual-pay/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average annual pay of employees in California in the United States from 2001 to 2022 (in current U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/305761/california-annual-pay/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Average annual pay of employees in California in the United States from 2001 to 2022 (in current U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/305761/california-annual-pay/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average Annual Pay of Employees in California in The United States from 2001 to 2022 (in Current U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/305761/california-annual-pay/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average annual pay of employees in California in the United States from 2001 to 2022 (in current U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/305761/california-annual-pay/ (last visited May 06, 2024)
Average annual pay of employees in California in the United States from 2001 to 2022 (in current U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/305761/california-annual-pay/