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Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers Salary in California

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers in California is $39,520. BLS estimates approximately 560 people work in this occupation in California. California is 4.5% below the national median ($41,380).

Median salary
$39,520
Average salary
$43,310
Median hourly
$19.00
Employment
560

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$35,090$16.87
25th percentile$35,090$16.87
Median (50th)$39,520$19.00
75th percentile$46,050$22.14
90th percentile$62,830$30.21

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 10.9% — Reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 30.9% — Low reliability

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
0.031
Location quotient
1.73

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

California’s regional price level is above the national average (index 110.72, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $35,694 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Opportunity Score

26.9/ 100

A Career Atlas USA score combining cost-adjusted salary, job density, concentration and employment availability, ranked against every other state for this career. How we calculate this score →

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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