Modesto

Modesto, CA metropolitan area. 28 published occupation pages; regional price parity 104.1 (US = 100).

Data released May 2025 BLS OEWS · 28 occupations

Table 1 — By occupation

What Modesto pays

Median annual pay for every published occupation in the metro, exactly as released.

Occupation	Median	Employment
Nurse Practitioners	$173,380	380
Medical and Health Services Managers	$138,950	980
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$104,890	190
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$101,640	2,450
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$101,250	740
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$78,420	1,250
Electricians	$76,710	770
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling	$66,800	800
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$63,440	1,990
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$62,950	540
Construction Laborers	$60,630	1,070
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$59,650	1,660
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$55,810	2,350
Social and Human Service Assistants	$55,330	710
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$53,870	260
Production Workers, All Other	$52,430	380
Tutors	$50,650	490
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$49,500	640
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$49,460	1,610
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$48,770	310
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$47,990	3,470
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$46,630	4,810
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$45,740	1,080
Counter and Rental Clerks	$44,600	750
Childcare Workers	$41,920	660
Stockers and Order Fillers	$41,320	4,080
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$40,680	1,620
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$37,850	4,120

Sources

Wage data: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.

Medians are reported exactly as released. We take no payment for how any figure is presented.