Home / Wages / Hanford-Corcoran Hanford-Corcoran salaries The median worker in the Hanford-Corcoran, CA metro area earned $47,920 a year in 2024, about $23.04 an hour. That ranks #145 of the 391 metro areas published here, 3.2% below the national median.
California
Median pay $47,920 $23.04 per hour
Vs national -3.2% U.S. $49,500
Workers 47,230 wage and salary
Metro rank #145 of 391 by median pay
What this labour market looks like Hanford-Corcoran pays 15.8% 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.
Unusually concentrated here Occupations against their national share, 2024 Occupation Concentration Employed Median Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 34.85× 2,790 $35,720 Cooks, Fast Food 2.74× 560 $35,780 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 2.49× 3,040 $33,970 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 2.27× 750 $99,800 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 2.02× 850 $41,260 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 1.71× 730 $98,250 Fast Food and Counter Workers 1.48× 1,720 $36,840 Cashiers 1.23× 1,190 $35,140 Office Clerks, General 1.18× 910 $45,460 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 1.13× 720 $57,260 Stockers and Order Fillers 0.94× 800 $38,760 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 0.88× 600 $39,480
Best paid occupations Highest median pay in Hanford-Corcoran Occupation Median Hourly Employed Registered Nurses $130,740 $62.86 810 General and Operations Managers $100,680 $48.41 510 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $99,800 n/a 750 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $98,250 n/a 730 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $83,600 $40.19 200 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $82,190 $39.52 260 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $78,830 n/a 200 Business Operations Specialists, All Other $77,010 $37.02 390 Accountants and Auditors $75,780 $36.43 230 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $75,560 $36.33 280 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $63,240 $30.41 370 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $57,260 $27.53 720 Substitute Teachers, Short-Term $55,580 $26.72 250 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $54,440 $26.17 480 First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers $52,620 $25.30 230 Food Processing Workers, All Other $51,910 $24.96 290 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $50,840 $24.44 300 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $50,080 $24.08 370 Dental Assistants $49,090 $23.60 200 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders $48,360 $23.25 410 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $47,150 $22.67 330 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $46,680 $22.44 470 Medical Assistants $45,870 $22.05 430 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $45,540 $21.90 260 Office Clerks, General $45,460 $21.85 910 Nursing Assistants $45,380 $21.82 260 Customer Service Representatives $44,820 $21.55 200 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $44,470 $21.38 660 Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $44,460 $21.38 240 Social and Human Service Assistants $43,830 $21.07 250 Security Guards $42,030 $20.21 280 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $41,260 n/a 850 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $39,480 $18.98 600 Stockers and Order Fillers $38,760 $18.64 800 Cooks, Restaurant $38,140 $18.34 270 Agricultural Equipment Operators $36,970 $17.78 220 Fast Food and Counter Workers $36,840 $17.71 1,720 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $36,780 $17.68 240 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment $36,740 $17.66 330 Food Preparation Workers $36,300 $17.45 230 Retail Salespersons $36,280 $17.44 810 Cooks, Fast Food $35,780 $17.20 560 Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products $35,740 $17.18 290 Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse $35,720 $17.17 2,790 Cashiers $35,140 $16.89 1,190 Packers and Packagers, Hand $35,070 $16.86 410 Home Health and Personal Care Aides $33,970 $16.33 3,040 Waiters and Waitresses $33,740 $16.22 260
Where most people work Largest occupations in Hanford-Corcoran by employment Occupation Employed Median Hourly Home Health and Personal Care Aides 3,040 $33,970 $16.33 Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 2,790 $35,720 $17.17 Fast Food and Counter Workers 1,720 $36,840 $17.71 Cashiers 1,190 $35,140 $16.89 Office Clerks, General 910 $45,460 $21.85 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 850 $41,260 n/a Registered Nurses 810 $130,740 $62.86 Retail Salespersons 810 $36,280 $17.44 Stockers and Order Fillers 800 $38,760 $18.64 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 750 $99,800 n/a Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 730 $98,250 n/a Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 720 $57,260 $27.53 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 660 $44,470 $21.38 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 600 $39,480 $18.98 Cooks, Fast Food 560 $35,780 $17.20 General and Operations Managers 510 $100,680 $48.41 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 480 $54,440 $26.17 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 470 $46,680 $22.44 Medical Assistants 430 $45,870 $22.05 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 410 $48,360 $23.25
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 Hanford-Corcoran pay: common questions What is the average salary in Hanford-Corcoran? The median across all occupations is $47,920 , or $23.04 an hour, covering 47,230 wage and salary workers. The mean is $63,850, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.
Does Hanford-Corcoran pay more than the rest of California? No. The metro median of $47,920 is 15.8% 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 Hanford-Corcoran? Registered Nurses ($130,740), General and Operations Managers ($100,680), Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education ($99,800). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.
What is Hanford-Corcoran unusually full of? Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse, at 34.85× 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.