Salaries & Cost of Living in Orange County, CA

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 141 occupations in Orange County, CA.

Jobs listed: 141; Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Median of medians: $62,620; per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent: $2,610; HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics: 64%; 90 of 141

Pay and cost of living in Orange County, CA

Orange County, CA is part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA labor market, and this page summarizes 141 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $62,620 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is Chief Executives at $234,290, and the lowest is Home Health and Personal Care Aides at $34,320.

A one-bedroom apartment in Orange County, CA has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $2,610 a month and a two-bedroom $3,057. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $40,931 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $57,256 a year, and 90 of the 141 occupations listed here (64%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside Orange County, CA or against other counties.

All jobs in Orange County, CA, highest paying first

Showing 1–50 of 141.

Occupations in Orange County, CA ranked by median salary
#	Occupation	Median salary	Take-home	Left per month
1	Chief Executives	$234,290	$155,003	$9,506
2	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$204,370	$137,449	$8,043
3	Lawyers	$194,410	$130,989	$7,505
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$190,900	$128,699	$7,314
5	Financial Managers	$175,310	$118,575	$6,470
6	Marketing Managers	$171,900	$116,562	$6,303
7	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$161,590	$110,474	$5,795
8	Nurse Practitioners	$161,470	$110,403	$5,789
9	Software Developers	$160,920	$110,078	$5,762
10	Pharmacists	$157,440	$108,023	$5,591
11	Registered Nurses	$135,560	$95,103	$4,514
12	Medical and Health Services Managers	$134,230	$94,318	$4,449
13	Sales Managers	$132,330	$93,196	$4,355
14	Construction Managers	$131,680	$92,812	$4,323
15	Producers and Directors	$131,600	$92,765	$4,319
16	Data Scientists	$129,740	$91,666	$4,228
17	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$127,500	$90,344	$4,118
18	General and Operations Managers	$125,830	$89,357	$4,036
19	Administrative Services Managers	$124,560	$88,608	$3,973
20	Personal Financial Advisors	$124,490	$88,566	$3,970
21	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$121,980	$87,084	$3,846
22	Computer Systems Analysts	$121,560	$86,836	$3,825
23	Actors	$115,003	$82,882	$3,496
24	Industrial Engineers	$113,040	$81,684	$3,396
25	Civil Engineers	$108,640	$78,998	$3,172
26	Project Management Specialists	$108,310	$78,796	$3,155
27	Physical Therapists	$108,170	$78,711	$3,148
28	Management Analysts	$104,930	$76,733	$2,983
29	Financial and Investment Analysts	$102,260	$75,103	$2,848
30	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$101,860	$74,858	$2,827
31	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$100,960	$74,309	$2,781
32	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$97,600	$72,258	$2,611
33	Compliance Officers	$94,810	$70,554	$2,469
34	Accountants and Auditors	$94,360	$70,280	$2,446
35	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$93,870	$69,980	$2,421
36	Social and Community Service Managers	$87,100	$65,847	$2,076
37	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$82,990	$63,338	$1,867
38	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$82,850	$63,253	$1,860
39	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$82,500	$63,039	$1,842
40	Logisticians	$81,730	$62,569	$1,803
41	Loan Officers	$80,360	$61,733	$1,733
42	Human Resources Specialists	$80,220	$61,647	$1,726
43	Public Relations Specialists	$79,860	$61,427	$1,708
44	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$79,450	$61,177	$1,687
45	Flight Attendants	$79,390	$61,140	$1,684
46	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$79,310	$61,092	$1,680
47	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$79,000	$60,902	$1,664
48	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$78,160	$60,390	$1,622
49	Food Service Managers	$77,850	$60,200	$1,606
50	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$77,530	$60,005	$1,589