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Private employers in Yuba County paid an average of $1,305 a week per job in January–March 2026, +4.7% from a year earlier, not adjusted for inflation. Over the last four quarters, pay per job came to about $66,000 a year. The private average was $2,006 a week in California, +3.0% from a year earlier, and $1,681 nationally, +4.0%. Government employers paid $1,526 a week at the federal level, $2,350 at the state level and $1,305 at the local level, the same as the county private average.
The largest ranked industry, social assistance, with 1,357 jobs, paid $510 a week, 39% of the county private average.
All 9 ranked industries, by pay
The 9 ranked industries below account for 5,889 of Yuba County's 12,104 private payroll jobs; the rest are in industries below the size floor, industries not ranked, or industries the state does not publish. All 9 private industries with at least 200 jobs this quarter whose pay is ranked, from highest to lowest:
| Industry | Jobs | Share of private jobs | Weekly pay | × county average | Yearly, last 4 quarters | Pay change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambulatory health care (doctors' offices, clinics, home health) | 704 | 5.8% | $1,679 | 1.29× | $87,000 | −1.2% |
| Specialty trade contractors (electricians, plumbers, roofers) | 768 | 6.3% | $1,306 | 1.00× | $72,000 | +6.5% |
| Wood products manufacturing (sawmills, plywood and other wood products) | 214 | 1.8% | $1,161 | 0.89× | $63,000 | +11.3% |
| Crop production (farms growing crops) | 280 | 2.3% | $823 | 0.63× | $43,000 | −4.0% |
| General merchandise stores (department stores and warehouse clubs) | 834 | 6.9% | $780 | 0.60× | $40,000 | −4.3% |
| Grocery and beverage stores | 330 | 2.7% | $697 | 0.53× | $36,000 | +2.2% |
| Gas stations and fuel dealers | 207 | 1.7% | $661 | 0.51× | $36,000 | −1.9% |
| Restaurants and bars | 1,195 | 9.9% | $570 | 0.44× | $30,000 | −1.0% |
| Social assistance (child care, family services, food banks) | 1,357 | 11.2% | $510 | 0.39× | $25,000 | +9.0% |
Pay over the year
Of all 9 ranked industries, average weekly pay rose the most by percentage over the year in wood products manufacturing, with 214 jobs at $1,161 a week (+11.3%, not adjusted for inflation). It fell the most by percentage in general merchandise stores, with 834 jobs at $780 a week (−4.3%).
How we calculated this
Changes compare a period with the same period a year earlier.Show the formula
change = value(this period) − value(same period last year); % change = change ÷ value(same period last year) × 100
An industry whose weekly pay moves 15% or more in a year is left out of rankings until checked; one whose pay moves 50% or more while its jobs move 30% or more is treated as a possible reclassification.Show the formula
Review when |weekly pay % change| ≥ 15. Possible reclassification when |weekly pay % change| ≥ 50 and |jobs % change| ≥ 30.
County figures are shown next to California and the United States for the same period.Show the formula
the same measure for California and the United States in the same period; where a change is shown for them, the same change formula
Industries are ranked by pay only if they had at least 200 jobs in the quarter shown.Show the formula
Size floor for pay rankings = 200
These figures cover payroll jobs reported to the state's unemployment insurance program. Self-employed workers, most religious organizations and uniformed military are not included. The state does not publish figures that would identify an employer, so some industries are missing from the tables.
Weekly pay is a quarter's total payroll divided by employment and by 13 weeks, so it reflects hours worked and the mix of jobs as well as pay rates.
Source: California EDD, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, data released 2026-10-01.
