Highest-paying business jobs in Chico

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November 30, 2022
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Highest-paying business jobs in Chico

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying business jobs in Chico, CA metro area using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage. Jobs the BLS lists as "business and financial operations occupations" were included. Keep reading to discover the highest paying business jobs in your city.

#17. Tax preparers

Chico, CA
- Annual mean salary: $47,470
- #98 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $51,080
- Employment: 83,190
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($81,880)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($79,470)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($73,170)

#16. Meeting, convention, and event planners

Chico, CA
- Annual mean salary: $50,360
- #151 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,850
- Employment: 98,150
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($82,140)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($79,790)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($79,740)

#15. Market research analysts and marketing specialists

Chico, CA
- Annual mean salary: $63,680
- #208 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

National
- Annual mean salary: $76,080
- Employment: 727,540
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($119,180)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($108,370)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($99,510)

#14. Human resources specialists

Chico, CA
- Annual mean salary: $66,140
- #142 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,720
- Employment: 740,830
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($102,590)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($95,460)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($91,400)

#13. Cost estimators

Chico, CA
- Annual mean salary: $66,870
- #226 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,740
- Employment: 208,950
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($104,660)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($99,450)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,550)

#12. Training and development specialists

Chico, CA
- Annual mean salary: $67,630
- #118 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,620
- Employment: 336,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dothan, AL ($111,580)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,720)
--- Decatur, AL ($94,650)

#11. Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists

Chico, CA
- Annual mean salary: $69,830
- #82 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,810
- Employment: 87,750
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,980)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($97,020)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($96,830)

#10. Compliance officers

Chico, CA
- Annual mean salary: $73,710
- #113 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

National
- Annual mean salary: $75,810
- Employment: 334,340
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,650)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($99,460)
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($96,030)

#9. Management analysts

Chico, CA
- Annual mean salary: $76,810
- #421 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 290

National
- Annual mean salary: $100,530
- Employment: 768,450
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dothan, AL ($135,020)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($127,320)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($125,250)

#8. Logisticians

Chico, CA
- Annual mean salary: $76,920
- #126 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,230
- Employment: 189,320
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($115,100)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($111,740)
--- Kokomo, IN ($101,310)

#7. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

Chico, CA
- Annual mean salary: $77,320
- #42 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,960
- Employment: 278,140
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($104,350)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($95,200)
--- Salinas, CA ($90,800)

#6. Accountants and auditors

Chico, CA
- Annual mean salary: $77,500
- #120 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 410

National
- Annual mean salary: $83,980
- Employment: 1,318,550
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,830)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($109,330)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($107,540)

#5. Financial and investment analysts

Chico, CA
- Annual mean salary: $78,320
- #255 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $103,020
- Employment: 291,880
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($135,620)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($133,640)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($132,820)

#4. Fundraisers

Chico, CA
- Annual mean salary: $79,160
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,870
- Employment: 82,080
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($91,460)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($86,070)
--- Salinas, CA ($83,760)

#3. Loan officers

Chico, CA
- Annual mean salary: $82,570
- #106 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $80,570
- Employment: 340,170
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($111,830)
--- Bend-Redmond, OR ($106,290)
--- Wilmington, NC ($104,930)

#2. Personal financial advisors

Chico, CA
- Annual mean salary: $84,270
- #377 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,960
- Employment: 263,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Barnstable Town, MA ($172,780)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($161,010)
--- East Stroudsburg, PA ($158,790)

#1. Project management specialists

Chico, CA
- Annual mean salary: $91,130
- #129 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

National
- Annual mean salary: $98,420
- Employment: 743,860
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($133,950)
--- Birmingham-Hoover, AL ($130,250)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($125,330)

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