Stockton-Lodi, CA metro area · also Lodi

Average Salary in Stockton, CA

The average salary in Stockton, California is $64,950 a year ($31.22 an hour) across all jobs, and the median is $48,990, according to BLS estimates for May 2025 covering the Stockton-Lodi, CA metro area. That is 7% less than the U.S. average ($69,770) and 20% less than the California average ($80,690).

$64,950average salary
$48,990median salary
105cost of living (U.S. = 100)
289,660jobs in the metro
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Average salary by job family in Stockton

Legal$137,940
Management$131,950
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical$127,380
Computer and Mathematical$108,980
Architecture and Engineering$108,140
Life, Physical, and Social Science$97,490
Business and Financial Operations$89,260
Educational Instruction and Library$75,140
Community and Social Service$72,870
Construction and Extraction$72,110
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair$68,810
Protective Service$67,410
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media$65,500
Office and Administrative Support$56,170
Production$52,170
Sales and Related$51,900
Transportation and Material Moving$50,340
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance$45,390
Personal Care and Service$42,800
Food Preparation and Serving Related$42,040
Healthcare Support$41,460
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry$39,280
BLS OEWS May 2025, all employers in the metro area.

Highest-paying jobs in Stockton

Most common jobs in Stockton and what they pay

JobJobsAverage salaryMedian
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand15,030$47,860$47,330
Home Health and Personal Care Aides12,580$35,710$34,320
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers10,110$61,820$60,470
Fast Food and Counter Workers7,560$40,770$41,740
Cashiers5,900$38,910$36,340
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators5,810$50,480$48,290
Retail Salespersons5,680$41,530$37,660
Registered Nurses5,460$145,400$134,580
Office Clerks, General4,900$49,870$48,500
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse3,990$37,060$35,640
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Cost of living in Stockton

Prices in the Stockton area are 5% above the U.S. average, with a BEA price parity of 105.1 for 2024. The average local salary of $64,950 therefore buys what $61,805 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. A typical home is worth $531,785, 6.0 times the median household income of $88,531.

$531,785typical home value
$88,531median household income
105.1BEA price parity
787,416metro population

Take-home pay in Stockton

Salary levelGrossAfter taxPer month
25th percentile wage$39,510$33,210$2,768
Median wage$48,990$40,411$3,368
Average wage$64,950$52,213$4,351
75th percentile wage$75,070$58,708$4,892

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Compare Stockton with another city

Salaries for every job in Stockton

Legal3 jobs
Management30 jobs
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical34 jobs
Computer and Mathematical14 jobs
Architecture and Engineering17 jobs
Life, Physical, and Social Science18 jobs
Business and Financial Operations24 jobs
Educational Instruction and Library20 jobs
Community and Social Service15 jobs
Construction and Extraction32 jobs
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair25 jobs
Protective Service13 jobs
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media13 jobs
Office and Administrative Support39 jobs
Production50 jobs
Sales and Related15 jobs
Transportation and Material Moving19 jobs
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance9 jobs
Personal Care and Service16 jobs
Food Preparation and Serving Related15 jobs
Healthcare Support13 jobs
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry7 jobs

Average salary in nearby cities

Average salary in California

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Salary in Stockton: questions

What is a good salary in Stockton?

Half of all workers in the Stockton metro earn less than $48,990 and the average is $64,950. Earning more than $75,070 puts you in the top quarter of local wages.

How much do you need to earn in Stockton to match a $69,770 salary elsewhere?

About $73,321, because prices here are 5% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 105.1).

What are the highest-paying jobs in Stockton?

Family Medicine Physicians ($289,370), Psychiatrists ($281,270), Chief Executives ($243,950).

What is the average salary in Lodi?

Lodi is part of the Stockton-Lodi, CA metro area, where the average salary is $64,950 a year and the median $48,990. BLS does not publish separate wage figures for Lodi, so these metro figures are the closest official guide.

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