Project Management Jobs in California

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California Ranks:
1
in the US for Architectural and Engineering Managers median annual salary
1
in the US for Computer and Information Systems Managers median annual salary
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in the US for Natural Sciences Managers median annual salary
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in the US for Construction Managers median annual salary
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in the US for Industrial Production Managers median annual salary
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in the US for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers median annual salary

Project management professionals enjoy beautiful weather and exciting cities in California while earning some of the best wages in the nation. It should come as no surprise that the Silicon Valley area of San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara trumps the competition with computer and information systems manager wages of nearly $170,000 yearly, on average. Architectural and engineering managers here see earnings of $168,000 per year, while in San Luis Obispo they average only $102,000. Construction Managers make over $108,000 in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont region, but less than $72,000 in Visalia-Porterville.

State-Level Statistics

OccupationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Computer and Information Systems Managers43,150$141,120117%
Architectural and Engineering Managers31,050$146,900118%
Construction Managers22,100$100,160121%
Industrial Production Managers17,420$95,880108%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers11,590$84,530103%
Natural Sciences Managers8,330$146,830127%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

City-Level Statistics

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Statistics for Architectural and Engineering Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA10,320$144,370116%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA6,790$168,350135%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA5,090$153,610123%
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA3,220$133,260107%
Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville, CA1,560$134,410108%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA1,100$128,980103%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA510$132,860106%
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA400$150,210120%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA370$141,750114%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA260$138,260111%
Fresno, CA230$107,48086%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA150$102,84082%
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA110$121,20097%
Stockton, CA100$115,80093%
Salinas, CA90$118,30095%
Modesto, CA80$116,64093%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA70$163,440131%
Redding, CA50$120,77097%
Chico, CA30$104,18083%
Visalia-Porterville, CA30$108,04087%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Computer and Information Systems Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA13,290$133,180110%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA9,320$169,770140%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA9,190$152,060126%
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA3,790$126,370104%
Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville, CA2,700$104,41086%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA1,130$107,31089%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA780$135,350112%
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA290$123,760102%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA270$113,59094%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA230$121,810101%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA230$126,690105%
Fresno, CA210$91,20075%
Modesto, CA150$116,00096%
Stockton, CA140$102,97085%
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA140$108,02089%
Salinas, CA140$132,500110%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA80$106,01088%
Visalia-Porterville, CA60$106,27088%
Chico, CA50$94,73078%
Napa, CA50$120,26099%
Redding, CA50$90,18075%
Madera-Chowchilla, CA40$123,520102%
El Centro, CA40$100,64083%
Merced, CA30$115,79096%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Construction Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA7,010$99,690120%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA3,880$108,540131%
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA2,220$97,100117%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA1,920$100,820122%
Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville, CA1,630$104,860127%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA1,450$100,830122%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA440$93,160113%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA370$94,780114%
Fresno, CA360$91,720111%
Stockton, CA340$87,280105%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA280$105,980128%
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA270$95,090115%
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA230$87,290105%
Salinas, CA150$104,840127%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA150$93,110112%
Modesto, CA130$80,01097%
Visalia-Porterville, CA120$71,57086%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA100$94,390114%
Napa, CA80$101,490123%
Chico, CA70$89,320108%
Merced, CA50$90,870110%
El Centro, CA50$96,220116%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA40$94,320114%
Redding, CA40$97,320118%
Madera-Chowchilla, CA30$78,95095%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Industrial Production Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA7,080$93,540105%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA2,280$117,600132%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA1,750$110,680124%
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA1,310$92,200103%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA1,160$86,65097%
Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville, CA500$85,70096%
Fresno, CA440$73,03082%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA410$92,220103%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA310$103,630116%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA230$104,710117%
Stockton, CA230$84,79095%
Napa, CA210$111,240125%
Modesto, CA180$83,36093%
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA170$121,920137%
Visalia-Porterville, CA130$75,14084%
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA120$97,190109%
Salinas, CA110$98,590111%
Merced, CA90$75,20084%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA80$89,540100%
Madera-Chowchilla, CA70$67,31075%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA60$97,340109%
El Centro, CA60$92,760104%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA50$100,110112%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Natural Sciences Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA2,490$166,500144%
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA1,540$174,050150%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA1,460$141,080122%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA760$166,640144%
Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville, CA520$110,93096%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA290$111,77097%
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA140$137,350119%
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA100$122,690106%
Fresno, CA50$98,19085%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA40$146,280126%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA40$112,73097%
Salinas, CA0$120,300104%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA0$113,12098%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA4,630$83,050101%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA1,530$99,330121%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA1,220$77,69095%
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA790$88,910109%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA550$90,920111%
Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville, CA520$84,230103%
Stockton, CA310$82,800101%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA200$84,470103%
Fresno, CA200$78,34096%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA170$75,67092%
Modesto, CA130$81,25099%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA120$85,970105%
Visalia-Porterville, CA120$77,88095%
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA90$83,560102%
Salinas, CA90$85,260104%
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA70$87,770107%
Merced, CA70$78,57096%
El Centro, CA50$72,14088%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA50$84,520103%
Redding, CA50$71,43087%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA30$69,68085%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA30$79,72097%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Data source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2012