Home / Wages / Fresno Fresno salaries The median worker in the Fresno, CA metro area earned $45,810 a year in 2024, about $22.03 an hour. That ranks #230 of the 391 metro areas published here, 7.5% below the national median.
California
Median pay $45,810 $22.03 per hour
Vs national -7.5% U.S. $49,500
Workers 470,480 wage and salary
Metro rank #230 of 391 by median pay
What this labour market looks like Fresno pays 19.5% less than California as a whole. Metros usually run ahead of their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and the gap is a rough measure of how much of a state's economy sits in its cities.
Housing here moved +1.3% over the year to 2026 Q2 and +26.9% over five years. Pay and house prices rarely move together, and where they diverge for long the
affordability of an area changes even when nothing about the jobs does.
House prices in Fresno .
Unusually concentrated here Occupations against their national share, 2024 Occupation Concentration Employed Median Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 34.66× 27,680 $34,790 Slaughterers and Meat Packers 15.39× 3,170 $37,980 First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 13.14× 1,180 $54,340 Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 11.56× 950 $35,230 Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents 9.4× 1,530 $54,080 Agricultural Equipment Operators 8.1× 760 $37,760 Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 6.44× 3,070 $58,070 Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 4.66× 6,840 $52,070 Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 4.43× 500 $46,450 Marriage and Family Therapists 3.4× 680 $66,090 Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other 3.17× 1,110 $59,050 Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 3.02× 500 $45,340
Best paid occupations Highest median pay in Fresno Occupation Median Hourly Employed Chief Executives $179,360 $86.23 720 Dentists, General $173,660 $83.49 370 Pharmacists $164,520 $79.09 930 Nurse Practitioners $161,550 $77.67 640 Architectural and Engineering Managers $160,680 $77.25 270 Physician Assistants $150,650 $72.43 350 Financial Managers $135,900 $65.34 1,320 Human Resources Managers $135,640 $65.21 400 Medical and Health Services Managers $135,420 $65.11 1,820 Computer and Information Systems Managers $134,710 $64.76 610 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $132,930 $63.91 330 Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $132,620 n/a 1,310 Marketing Managers $130,950 $62.96 490 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $130,740 $62.85 210 First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers $129,860 $62.43 340 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists $129,670 $62.34 330 Managers, All Other $128,840 $61.94 1,120 Electrical Engineers $126,950 $61.03 350 Registered Nurses $126,630 $60.88 10,440 Software Developers $126,290 $60.72 650 School Psychologists $125,450 $60.31 470 Clinical and Counseling Psychologists $123,460 $59.36 300 Education Administrators, Postsecondary $121,430 $58.38 340 Physical Therapists $120,430 $57.90 600 Engineers, All Other $114,260 $54.93 250 Civil Engineers $110,920 $53.33 1,240 Construction Managers $110,410 $53.08 820 Industrial Production Managers $108,600 $52.21 610 Speech-Language Pathologists $108,500 $52.17 570 Occupational Therapists $107,370 $51.62 260 Detectives and Criminal Investigators $104,980 $50.47 390 Diagnostic Medical Sonographers $104,320 $50.16 300 Instructional Coordinators $103,610 $49.81 610 Dental Hygienists $103,310 $49.67 400 Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $103,260 $49.64 680 Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School $102,240 n/a 250 General and Operations Managers $101,670 $48.88 5,920 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $101,640 $48.87 1,540 Administrative Services Managers $101,610 $48.85 760 Computer Systems Analysts $100,130 $48.14 580 Urban and Regional Planners $99,480 $47.83 200 Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $99,190 $47.69 1,360 Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School $98,550 n/a 440 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $98,300 $47.26 290 Project Management Specialists $98,240 $47.23 1,600 Facilities Managers $98,050 $47.14 350 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $97,510 n/a 3,200 Special Education Teachers, Secondary School $97,300 n/a 410 Industrial Engineers $97,290 $46.78 200 Sales Managers $97,160 $46.71 1,740 Special Education Teachers, All Other $96,040 n/a 340 Personal Financial Advisors $95,920 $46.11 330 Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers $93,640 $45.02 380 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $93,190 $44.80 650 Correctional Officers and Jailers $92,010 $44.24 2,640 Healthcare Social Workers $91,640 $44.06 620 Network and Computer Systems Administrators $91,580 $44.03 470 Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health $90,890 $43.70 370 Financial and Investment Analysts $90,630 $43.57 310 Mechanical Engineers $90,410 $43.47 340
Where most people work Largest occupations in Fresno by employment Occupation Employed Median Hourly Home Health and Personal Care Aides 28,680 $33,280 $16.00 Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 27,680 $34,790 $16.73 Fast Food and Counter Workers 12,340 $35,640 $17.14 Registered Nurses 10,440 $126,630 $60.88 Cashiers 9,720 $34,340 $16.51 Office Clerks, General 8,900 $45,700 $21.97 Retail Salespersons 8,830 $35,070 $16.86 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 8,410 $51,350 $24.69 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 8,140 $37,160 $17.86 Stockers and Order Fillers 7,840 $38,140 $18.34 Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 6,840 $52,070 $25.03 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 5,950 $36,420 $17.51 General and Operations Managers 5,920 $101,670 $48.88 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 5,040 $39,290 n/a Packers and Packagers, Hand 5,030 $34,330 $16.51 Customer Service Representatives 4,880 $44,480 $21.39 Cooks, Fast Food 4,610 $35,160 $16.90 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 4,570 $80,040 n/a Waiters and Waitresses 4,500 $33,290 $16.00 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 4,460 $50,770 $24.41
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 state estimates. Wage and salary workers only, excluding the self-employed.
Other California metro areas San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 1,134,660 workers $82,470 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 2,405,740 workers $73,960 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom 1,066,390 workers $58,880 Vallejo 142,930 workers $57,170 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad 1,533,290 workers $56,580 Santa Rosa-Petaluma 204,980 workers $55,140 Fresno pay: common questions What is the average salary in Fresno? The median across all occupations is $45,810 , or $22.03 an hour, covering 470,480 wage and salary workers. The mean is $62,240, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.
Does Fresno pay more than the rest of California? No. The metro median of $45,810 is 19.5% below the California median of $56,940. Metropolitan areas usually pay more than their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and usually cost more to live in for the same reason.
Which jobs pay best in Fresno? Chief Executives ($179,360), Dentists, General ($173,660), Pharmacists ($164,520). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.
What is Fresno unusually full of? Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse, at 34.66× the national concentration. Location quotient is a better description of a local economy than its biggest employers, which are retail and food service almost everywhere.