Traffic Technicians · SOC 53-6041
Traffic Technicians Salary in the California
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025California
Figures describe the state of California as a whole.
Traffic Technicians in the California earned a median of $79,110 per year ($38.03 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $52,990 at the 10th percentile to $97,080 at the 90th. BLS estimates 1,250 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Traffic Technicians in the California earn more than $79,110 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $59,120 and $85,240.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $52,990 | $59,120 | $79,110 | $85,240 | $97,080 |
| Hourly | $25.48 | $28.42 | $38.03 | $40.98 | $46.67 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- California$79,110 median for California; middle half earns $59,120 to $85,240
- United Statesnational$59,090 median for United States; middle half earns $46,440 to $75,850
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is +34% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in California
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for traffic technicians, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Californiathis page$79,110 median for California; middle half earns $59,120 to $85,240
- $92,710 median for San Francisco metro area; middle half earns $67,290 to $97,080
- $85,100 median for San Diego metro area; middle half earns $59,090 to $85,110
- $84,650 median for Santa Maria metro area; middle half earns $58,780 to $84,650
- $78,640 median for Los Angeles metro area; middle half earns $59,000 to $84,940
- $77,540 median for Bakersfield metro area; middle half earns $56,410 to $77,540
- $63,230 median for Riverside metro area; middle half earns $43,780 to $78,590
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.