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Average Stockers And Order Fillers Salary in California

Stockers And Order Fillers in California earn a median annual salary of $42,870, which is +14.8% compared to the national median. There are 310,870 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for California (state).

$42,870
California median annual wage
$21/hour median
+14.8%
Difference vs national median
National median is $37,330
310,870
Local employment
17.1 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.94
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$35,910
25th
$37,630
Median
$42,870
75th
$45,820
90th
$54,820

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in California, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
110.7%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$38,719
Goods: 106.1%
Services: 158.9%
Rents: 154.3%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Washington $44,620 Compare 57,370
Oregon $43,480 Compare 42,690
Colorado $42,350 Compare 55,520
Connecticut $40,590 Compare 35,490
Alaska $40,310 Compare 6,770
District of Columbia $39,640 Compare 3,150

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in California

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric $400,150 0.78
Neurologists $357,080 0.88
Airline Pilots, Copilots, And Flight Engineers $353,900 0.88
Psychiatrists $353,500 1.66
General Internal Medicine Physicians $313,890 0.81
Obstetricians And Gynecologists $301,240 0.65
Nurse Anesthetists $292,410 0.37
Physicians, All Other $281,590 0.64

California has salary data for 807 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric.

Historical series

Trend for Stockers And Order Fillers in California

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Stockers And Order Fillers are projected to change by +8.5% from 2024 to 2034, with 472,300 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.