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Cashiers in California

Considering a career as a Cashier in California?

0.2% Jobs Projection
$24,750 Median Salary
75,110 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Cashiers in California are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Cashiers in California is growing slower than average.

  • Cashiers in California earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Cashiers Work in California?

There were approximately 420,430 workers employed as Cashiers in this state in 2018.

There were 405,030 Cashiers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 15,400 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 52,660 Cashiers working in it, which means California has more Cashiers than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Cashiers in this state are growing at a rate of 0.2% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -0.9%.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 75,110 annual job openings, and a total of 404,800 jobs for California Cashiers in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 653,700 annual jobs and 3,524,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Cashiers Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Cashiers ranged from $22,270 to $37,990 with $24,750 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.71 to $18.26. The median hourly rate was $11.9.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $11.3 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.60.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Cashiers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Cashiers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 143,310 $24,670
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 51,660 $28,030
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 45,110 $24,020
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 39,490 $24,250
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 23,130 $24,560
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 20,330 $27,530
Fresno, CA 10,000 $24,040
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 9,590 $24,280
Bakersfield, CA 8,530 $24,190
Modesto, CA 6,390 $24,340
Stockton-Lodi, CA 6,240 $24,180
Santa Rosa, CA 5,550 $26,990
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 5,250 $24,850
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 5,150 $24,540
Salinas, CA 5,130 $24,400
Visalia-Porterville, CA 4,890 $24,000
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 2,900 $25,420
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 2,900 $25,690
Redding, CA 2,720 $24,030
Chico, CA 2,390 $24,390
Merced, CA 2,220 $24,550
El Centro, CA 1,980 $24,050
Napa, CA 1,790 $26,610
Yuba City, CA 1,370 $24,200
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 1,210 $24,790
Madera, CA 1,200 $24,070

Top States for Cashiers Employment

View the list below to see where most Cashiers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 420,430 $24,750
Texas 273,590 $21,410
Florida 242,900 $20,680
New York 197,490 $23,840
Pennsylvania 145,340 $19,990
Illinois 143,230 $22,100
North Carolina 126,460 $19,330
Virginia 123,290 $20,770
Ohio 121,600 $20,190
Georgia 120,320 $19,680
New Jersey 99,360 $21,670
Michigan 90,600 $21,650
Maryland 80,610 $22,180
Tennessee 76,290 $20,030
Massachusetts 75,960 $24,800
Missouri 75,060 $20,760
Louisiana 70,630 $18,940
Indiana 70,150 $20,140
Washington 67,720 $26,550
South Carolina 66,960 $19,340

Below are the states where Cashiers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $26,770
Alaska $26,720
Washington $26,550
Massachusetts $24,800
California $24,750
Oregon $24,270
North Dakota $24,130
Hawaii $24,070
Vermont $24,060
Connecticut $23,900

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