Pay for California Doctors, Dentists Far Exceeds Next Highest-Paid Worker Group
The average and median salaries for doctors and dentists in California were more than double that of state attorneys and administrative law judges -- the next highest-paid worker group. Last year, California doctors and dentists had an average base pay of $204,764 and a median pay of about $234,000.
- "What California State Workers Earn: Doctors and Dentists" (Ortiz, Sacramento Bee, 7/22).