Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Yuba City, CA

Each occupation's median wage in Yuba City, CA compared against the national median for the same occupation. Unlike a cost-of-living adjustment — which scales every job in a state by the same constant and so cannot change their order — this genuinely re-ranks, and it shows where Yuba City, CA pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Cost of living: prices in Yuba City, CA run 4.2% above the national average (2024), so a Yuba City, CA salary is worth about 0.96× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Yuba City, CA · vs. national

1Surveyors$133,270
Bachelor's degree
$90,840 – $166,770+76.7%
2Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$101,350
Master's degree
$60,930 – $133,800+57.5%
3Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$96,570
Bachelor's degree
$52,240 – $124,300+54.1%
4Registered Nurses$149,320
Bachelor's degree
$98,270 – $178,300+53.1%
5Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$97,000
Bachelor's degree
$62,420 – $124,720+51.6%
6Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$157,540
Master's degree
$106,210 – $197,620+48.8%
7Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$61,710
Bachelor's degree
$44,770 – $80,430+48.1%
8Real Estate Sales Agents$77,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,210 – $106,920+46.6%
9Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$94,260
Bachelor's degree
$60,490 – $118,110+44.7%
10Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$100,170
Bachelor's degree
$64,960 – $125,100+39.0%
11Cooks, Fast Food$42,320
No formal educational credential
$35,680 – $48,450+37.0%
12Firefighters$80,360
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,050 – $95,810+35.6%
13Physician Assistants$183,460
Master's degree
$122,650 – $210,450+35.0%
14Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$86,140
Postsecondary nondegree award
$58,830 – $126,550+34.8%
15Fast Food and Counter Workers$42,040
No formal educational credential
$34,850 – $46,520+34.7%
16Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$80,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,130 – $136,330+34.7%
17Construction and Building Inspectors$100,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,890 – $153,490+34.2%
18School Psychologists$125,860
Master's degree
$99,100 – $166,420+31.1%
19Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$78,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,380 – $111,630+30.8%
20Special Education Teachers, All Other$100,020
Bachelor's degree
$64,390 – $117,330+30.6%
21Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$96,260
Bachelor's degree
$62,230 – $122,280+29.6%
22Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$106,510
Bachelor's degree
$62,530 – $126,450+29.5%
23Dental Hygienists$124,780
Associate's degree
$104,560 – $131,010+27.2%
24Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$59,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,090 – $77,030+26.8%
25Computer User Support Specialists$78,420
Some college, no degree
$54,450 – $101,810+26.8%
26Driver/Sales Workers$49,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,810 – $66,240+26.7%
27Instructional Coordinators$97,560
Master's degree
$57,550 – $147,840+26.0%
28Carpenters$76,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,160 – $116,880+25.6%
29Public Safety Telecommunicators$66,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,550 – $89,170+25.2%
30Nurse Practitioners$165,020
Master's degree
$115,870 – $209,040+24.7%
31Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$45,880
Some college, no degree
$37,140 – $57,040+24.7%
32Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$60,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,700 – $76,920+23.2%
33Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$58,310
Associate's degree
$47,290 – $61,860+23.1%
34Teachers and Instructors, All Other$81,320
Bachelor's degree
$60,770 – $118,300+23.0%
35Pharmacy Technicians$56,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,120 – $75,360+22.8%
36Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$78,760
Bachelor's degree
$59,600 – $123,070+22.4%
37Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$97,240
Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,220 – $110,880+21.7%
38Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$78,260
Postsecondary nondegree award
$64,750 – $90,770+21.5%
39Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$47,420
No formal educational credential
$35,630 – $58,930+21.1%
40Painters, Construction and Maintenance$58,890
No formal educational credential
$37,660 – $78,010+19.2%
41Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$45,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,960 – $54,830+19.2%
42Civil Engineers$119,990
Bachelor's degree
$77,990 – $156,820+19.0%
43Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$45,240
Associate's degree
$37,400 – $70,050+18.6%
44Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$67,530
No formal educational credential
$49,040 – $99,970+18.4%
45Cooks, Short Order$42,400
No formal educational credential
$35,360 – $46,560+18.2%
46Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$43,940
No formal educational credential
$37,280 – $56,720+17.3%
47Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$66,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,500 – $77,540+17.0%
48Community Health Workers$60,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,170 – $69,110+16.9%
49Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$59,370
Bachelor's degree
$45,390 – $158,260+16.7%
50First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$56,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,920 – $74,430+15.8%

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianYuba City, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	vs. national
1	SurveyorsBachelor's degree	$133,270	$90,840 – $166,770	+76.7%
2	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$101,350	$60,930 – $133,800	+57.5%
3	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$96,570	$52,240 – $124,300	+54.1%
4	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$149,320	$98,270 – $178,300	+53.1%
5	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$97,000	$62,420 – $124,720	+51.6%
6	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$157,540	$106,210 – $197,620	+48.8%
7	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$61,710	$44,770 – $80,430	+48.1%
8	Real Estate Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,440	$48,210 – $106,920	+46.6%
9	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$94,260	$60,490 – $118,110	+44.7%
10	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$100,170	$64,960 – $125,100	+39.0%
11	Cooks, Fast FoodNo formal educational credential	$42,320	$35,680 – $48,450	+37.0%
12	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$80,360	$38,050 – $95,810	+35.6%
13	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$183,460	$122,650 – $210,450	+35.0%
14	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$86,140	$58,830 – $126,550	+34.8%
15	Fast Food and Counter WorkersNo formal educational credential	$42,040	$34,850 – $46,520	+34.7%
16	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,620	$56,130 – $136,330	+34.7%
17	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$100,240	$53,890 – $153,490	+34.2%
18	School PsychologistsMaster's degree	$125,860	$99,100 – $166,420	+31.1%
19	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,520	$52,380 – $111,630	+30.8%
20	Special Education Teachers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$100,020	$64,390 – $117,330	+30.6%
21	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$96,260	$62,230 – $122,280	+29.6%
22	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthBachelor's degree	$106,510	$62,530 – $126,450	+29.5%
23	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$124,780	$104,560 – $131,010	+27.2%
24	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness InstructorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,810	$35,090 – $77,030	+26.8%
25	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$78,420	$54,450 – $101,810	+26.8%
26	Driver/Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,110	$37,810 – $66,240	+26.7%
27	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$97,560	$57,550 – $147,840	+26.0%
28	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,100	$48,160 – $116,880	+25.6%
29	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,420	$49,550 – $89,170	+25.2%
30	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$165,020	$115,870 – $209,040	+24.7%
31	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$45,880	$37,140 – $57,040	+24.7%
32	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,010	$46,700 – $76,920	+23.2%
33	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$58,310	$47,290 – $61,860	+23.1%
34	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$81,320	$60,770 – $118,300	+23.0%
35	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,160	$43,120 – $75,360	+22.8%
36	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$78,760	$59,600 – $123,070	+22.4%
37	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$97,240	$60,220 – $110,880	+21.7%
38	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$78,260	$64,750 – $90,770	+21.5%
39	Landscaping and Groundskeeping WorkersNo formal educational credential	$47,420	$35,630 – $58,930	+21.1%
40	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$58,890	$37,660 – $78,010	+19.2%
41	Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,490	$36,960 – $54,830	+19.2%
42	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$119,990	$77,990 – $156,820	+19.0%
43	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$45,240	$37,400 – $70,050	+18.6%
44	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$67,530	$49,040 – $99,970	+18.4%
45	Cooks, Short OrderNo formal educational credential	$42,400	$35,360 – $46,560	+18.2%
46	Cooks, Institution and CafeteriaNo formal educational credential	$43,940	$37,280 – $56,720	+17.3%
47	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,150	$40,500 – $77,540	+17.0%
48	Community Health WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,610	$46,170 – $69,110	+16.9%
49	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$59,370	$45,390 – $158,260	+16.7%
50	First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,850	$39,920 – $74,430	+15.8%

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