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California / Laborer

Role across California

Laborer

Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.

312 people hold the Laborer role across 6 departments in California, with a median total compensation of $42,762. Among 25 jurisdictions where this role is reported, California ranks #7 by median pay.

Employees
312
Median pay
$42,762
Departments
6
Cross-jurisdiction
#7 of 25

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Laborer pay in other jurisdictions

Where Laborers are paid most

City of Chicago
$99,403 · 173
Illinois
$71,950 · 12
City of Seattle
$66,498 · 206
City of Miami
$61,029 · 83
City of Cincinnati
$52,167 · 71
City of Milwaukee
$42,287 · 28
City of Buffalo
$41,261 · 148
City of Baltimore
$35,215 · 4,004
Massachusetts
$27,845 · 7
Rhode Island
$17,634 · 6
City of Albuquerque
$17,462 · 57
Maine
$11,304 · 42
City of Worcester
$9,812 · 29
Missouri
$5,919 · 39

Median total compensation for comparable Laborerroles in other jurisdictions (highest first). Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not by identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for this role.