Home / Wages / Stockton-Lodi Stockton-Lodi salaries The median worker in the Stockton-Lodi, CA metro area earned $49,000 a year in 2024, about $23.56 an hour. That ranks #104 of the 391 metro areas published here, 1% below the national median.
California
Median pay $49,000 $23.56 per hour
Vs national -1% U.S. $49,500
Workers 286,420 wage and salary
Metro rank #104 of 391 by median pay
What this labour market looks like Stockton-Lodi pays 13.9% 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 +2.0% over the year to 2026 Q2 and +12.9% 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 Stockton-Lodi .
Unusually concentrated here Occupations against their national share, 2024 Occupation Concentration Employed Median Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 12.32× 610 $33,280 Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 9.9× 4,810 $35,830 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 5.89× 8,810 $57,630 Protective Service Workers, All Other 4.52× 700 $37,320 Packers and Packagers, Hand 3.18× 3,560 $35,250 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 3.04× 16,860 $46,060 Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 2.88× 2,570 $60,800 Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 2.87× 4,580 $40,170 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 2.73× 10,490 $61,140 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 2.53× 1,000 $96,500 Tutors 2.52× 820 $35,820 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 2.25× 1,600 $43,740
Best paid occupations Highest median pay in Stockton-Lodi Occupation Median Hourly Employed Chief Executives $208,450 $100.21 340 Lawyers $168,330 $80.93 510 Nurse Practitioners $161,010 $77.41 230 Computer and Information Systems Managers $160,790 $77.30 390 Pharmacists $158,030 $75.98 510 Financial Managers $153,160 $73.63 760 Dentists, General $139,310 $66.98 260 Human Resources Managers $136,810 $65.78 250 Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $134,900 n/a 750 Medical and Health Services Managers $132,110 $63.51 870 Managers, All Other $132,060 $63.49 590 Registered Nurses $131,840 $63.39 5,100 Marketing Managers $131,730 $63.33 320 Software Developers $128,440 $61.75 580 Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $126,180 $60.66 280 Dental Hygienists $124,550 $59.88 350 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $123,940 $59.59 230 Construction Managers $122,980 $59.13 500 Physical Therapists $121,100 $58.22 320 Industrial Production Managers $119,660 $57.53 440 Computer Systems Analysts $117,620 $56.55 410 Speech-Language Pathologists $116,590 $56.05 330 School Psychologists $110,760 $53.25 240 Civil Engineers $108,010 $51.93 610 Facilities Managers $106,330 $51.12 290 General and Operations Managers $106,080 $51.00 3,740 Mechanical Engineers $103,330 $49.68 200 Sales Managers $102,720 $49.38 1,140 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $102,720 $49.39 1,000 Instructional Coordinators $102,470 $49.27 290 Industrial Engineers $101,380 $48.74 250 Project Management Specialists $100,660 $48.40 930 Administrative Services Managers $97,700 $46.97 460 Respiratory Therapists $97,280 $46.77 390 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators $97,200 $46.73 280 Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School $96,940 n/a 240 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $96,500 $46.40 1,000 Teachers and Instructors, All Other $95,380 n/a 460 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $95,370 n/a 2,560 Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $95,030 $45.69 640 Management Analysts $94,310 $45.34 920 Network and Computer Systems Administrators $94,290 $45.33 230 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $93,990 n/a 2,050 Psychiatric Technicians $91,910 $44.19 370 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $89,890 $43.22 990 Healthcare Social Workers $87,890 $42.26 210 Occupational Health and Safety Specialists $86,110 $41.40 240 Business Operations Specialists, All Other $84,360 $40.56 2,030 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $84,240 $40.50 1,160 Accountants and Auditors $81,470 $39.17 1,460 Computer Occupations, All Other $80,200 $38.56 420 Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators $79,830 $38.38 240 Physicians, All Other $79,420 $38.18 370 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $79,330 $38.14 630 Special Education Teachers, Secondary School $79,310 n/a 240 Cost Estimators $78,750 $37.86 500 Compliance Officers $78,730 $37.85 460 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $78,670 $37.82 770 Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education $78,440 n/a 250 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $78,170 n/a 1,520
Where most people work Largest occupations in Stockton-Lodi by employment Occupation Employed Median Hourly Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 16,860 $46,060 $22.14 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 11,200 $33,380 $16.05 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 10,490 $61,140 $29.40 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 8,810 $57,630 $27.71 Fast Food and Counter Workers 7,560 $36,720 $17.65 Stockers and Order Fillers 7,530 $41,530 $19.97 Cashiers 6,170 $35,400 $17.02 Retail Salespersons 5,580 $35,810 $17.22 Registered Nurses 5,100 $131,840 $63.39 Office Clerks, General 5,100 $47,140 $22.67 Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 4,810 $35,830 $17.23 Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 4,580 $40,170 $19.31 General and Operations Managers 3,740 $106,080 $51.00 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 3,670 $39,190 $18.84 Packers and Packagers, Hand 3,560 $35,250 $16.95 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 3,050 $44,370 n/a Security Guards 2,900 $37,420 $17.99 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 2,840 $58,400 $28.08 Customer Service Representatives 2,730 $47,060 $22.63 Light Truck Drivers 2,630 $44,890 $21.58
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 Stockton-Lodi pay: common questions What is the average salary in Stockton-Lodi? The median across all occupations is $49,000 , or $23.56 an hour, covering 286,420 wage and salary workers. The mean is $63,630, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.
Does Stockton-Lodi pay more than the rest of California? No. The metro median of $49,000 is 13.9% 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 Stockton-Lodi? Chief Executives ($208,450), Lawyers ($168,330), Nurse Practitioners ($161,010). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.
What is Stockton-Lodi unusually full of? Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products, at 12.32× 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.