Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers Salary in California

Ranked #12 of 51 · CA

11.4% above U.S. average
Mean annual salary $59,540 ≈ $29/hr
Median annual salary $54,300
Employment 61,130

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $38,750P25 $45,630 Median $54,300P75 $68,580P90 $88,210

About 80% of inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weigherss in California earn between $38,750 and $88,210. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

California
$59,540
U.S. average
$53,450

The mean inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers salary in California is $59,540, about 11.4% above the U.S. average ($53,450). That works out to roughly $29/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in California

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $62,480 $59,250 170
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $62,340 $68,450 6,860
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $60,610 $65,420 5,080
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $59,550 $63,230 5,950
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $57,840 $58,500 260
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $57,520 $56,720 370
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $56,890 $59,450 570
Vallejo, CA $55,700 $60,440 570

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