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Entry-level U.S. Department of Defense salary in California
$35,000 yearly
| Rank | Job title | Average U.S. Department of Defense salary | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Director Of Intelligence | $167,500 | $81 |
| 2 | Adjunct Faculty | $153,038 | $74 |
| 3 | Information Systems Manager | $147,365 | $71 |
| 4 | Information Systems Director | $147,091 | $71 |
| 5 | Associate General Counsel | $146,084 | $70 |
| 6 | Associate Counsel | $144,735 | $70 |
| 7 | Division Chief | $143,436 | $69 |
| 8 | General Counsel | $133,141 | $64 |
| 9 | Sharepoint Architect | $129,917 | $62 |
| 10 | Executive Officer | $129,654 | $62 |
The highest paying cities in California for U.S. Department of Defense employees are Fairfield, Sacramento, and Twentynine Palms.
U.S. Department of Defense workers in Fairfield earn an average salary of $64,299 a year, compared to Sacramento with an average salary of $64,003 and Twentynine Palms with an average salary of $62,006.
| Rank | City | Average U.S. Department of Defense salary | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairfield, CA | $64,299 | $31 |
| 2 | Sacramento, CA | $64,003 | $31 |
| 3 | Twentynine Palms, CA | $62,006 | $30 |
| 4 | San Diego, CA | $61,962 | $30 |
The departments with the highest salaries for U.S. Department of Defense employees in California are Corporate Management, Legal, and Engineering.
California U.S. Department of Defense employees in the Corporate Management department earn an average salary of $110,415 a year, compared to an average salary of $100,101 in the Legal department and $84,747 in the Engineering department.
| Rank | Department | Average U.S. Department of Defense salary | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corporate Management | $110,415 | $53 |
| 2 | Legal | $100,101 | $48 |
| 3 | Engineering | $84,747 | $41 |
| 4 | IT | $81,948 | $39 |
| 5 | Marketing | $81,755 | $39 |
| 6 | Finance | $75,390 | $36 |
| 7 | Plant/Manufacturing | $66,225 | $32 |
| 8 | Education | $66,008 | $32 |
| 9 | Non Profit/Government | $65,821 | $32 |
| 10 | Research & Development | $62,714 | $30 |
| Rank | Company name | Average pay in California | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Intelligence Agency | $76,746 | $37 |
| 2 | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | $72,525 | $35 |
| 3 | NRC | $69,051 | $33 |
| 4 | City of Seattle | $68,629 | $33 |
| 5 | U.S. Department of Transportation | $66,728 | $32 |
| 6 | U.S. Department of Labor | $66,422 | $32 |
| 7 | U.S. Department of State | $65,907 | $32 |
| 8 | Hanford Site | $65,865 | $32 |
| 9 | U.S. Department of Education | $65,754 | $32 |
| 10 | U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission | $65,219 | $31 |