Job market report: Irvine, CA

Open jobs, pay and living costs in and around Irvine, from the listings JoRoute reads from employers' own job boards. Data as of November 5, 2026.

At a glance

  • 64 open listings in Irvine; 475 jobs within 25 miles.
  • ▲ 2 new in the last 7 days; 0 today.
  • Typical listed pay: $102k a year ($90k at U.S.-average prices). Each employer counts once.
  • Living costs in CA: 13% above the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2023 (U.S. average = 100)).
  • 5,076 workers in WARN layoff notices within 50 miles.
Alabama: 359 jobsAlaska: 285 jobsArizona: 1,400 jobsColorado: 1,181 jobsFlorida: 1,500 jobsGeorgia: 1,160 jobsIndiana: 783 jobsKansas: 295 jobsMaine: 101 jobsMassachusetts: 1,406 jobsMinnesota: 645 jobsNew Jersey: 370 jobsNorth Carolina: 532 jobsNorth Dakota: 207 jobsOklahoma: 702 jobsPennsylvania: 601 jobsSouth Dakota: 215 jobsTexas: 3,664 jobsWyoming: 137 jobsConnecticut: 182 jobsMissouri: 914 jobsWest Virginia: 119 jobsIllinois: 1,499 jobsNew Mexico: 723 jobsArkansas: 205 jobsCalifornia: 7,726 jobsDelaware: 91 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 1,946 jobsHawaii: 342 jobsIowa: 168 jobsKentucky: 279 jobsMaryland: 700 jobsMichigan: 342 jobsMississippi: 173 jobsMontana: 197 jobsNew Hampshire: 80 jobsNew York: 3,724 jobsOhio: 636 jobsOregon: 584 jobsTennessee: 391 jobsUtah: 801 jobsVirginia: 1,155 jobsWashington: 2,845 jobsWisconsin: 226 jobsNebraska: 214 jobsSouth Carolina: 209 jobsIdaho: 219 jobsNevada: 274 jobsVermont: 66 jobsLouisiana: 638 jobsRhode Island: 54 jobsLos AngelesPasadenaSan BernardinoAnaheimRiversideGlendaleInglewoodBurbankVan NuysNorth HollywoodSanta MonicaTorranceFullertonAlhambraEscondidoGarden GroveMoreno ValleyOceansideCarlsbadNorthridgeBeverly HillsCarson City Of Industry, CA: 2 jobsWhittier, CA: 2 jobsLong Beach, CA: 303 jobs, median listed pay $113k a year, ▲ 64 new this week, 7 new todayLong Beach · 303 · $113kSignal Hill, CA: 1 jobChino, CA: 2 jobsLakewood, CA: 2 jobsSan Clemente, CA: 6 jobs, median listed pay $122k a yearCerritos, CA: 2 jobsLa Mirada, CA: 1 jobCorona, CA: 4 jobsLos Alamitos, CA: 3 jobsDana Point, CA: 3 jobsBrea, CA: 4 jobsSeal Beach, CA: 13 jobs, median listed pay $70k a year, ▲ 3 new this week, 1 new todaySeal Beach · 13 · $70kCypress, CA: 2 jobsLadera Ranch, CA: 2 jobsLaguna Niguel, CA: 3 jobsRancho Santa Margarita, CA: 2 jobsMission Viejo, CA: 7 jobs, median listed pay $73k a year, ▲ 3 new this weekMission Viejo · 7 · $73kHuntington Beach, CA: 2 jobsLaguna Hills, CA: 1 job, ▲ 1 new this weekOrange, CA: 2 jobsLake Forest, CA: 6 jobsLake Forest · 6Newport Beach, CA: 6 jobsNewport Beach · 6Costa Mesa, CA: 16 jobs, median listed pay $128k a year, ▲ 2 new this weekCosta Mesa · 16 · $128kSanta Ana, CA: 11 jobs, median listed pay $101k a year, ▲ 1 new this weekSanta Ana · 11 · $101kAliso Viejo, CA: 3 jobs, ▲ 2 new this weekIrvine, CA: 64 jobs, ▲ 2 new this weekIrvine · 64 You: Irvine, CA Dashed rings: 13 and 25 miles
Red pins: cities with jobs within 25 miles of Irvine; a bigger pin means more jobs.

Most common jobs in Irvine

  1. Engineer · 56 listings

Employers hiring most

  1. SpaceX · 57 jobs
  2. Gopuff · 3 jobs
  3. U.S. Census Bureau · 1 job
  4. sweetgreen · 1 job
  5. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · 1 job
  6. DoorDash · 1 job

Nearby cities

  • Hawthorne, CA · 1,038 jobs · 35 mi
  • Los Angeles, CA · 813 jobs · 35 mi
  • Long Beach, CA · 303 jobs · 23 mi
  • Beverly Hills, CA · 70 jobs · 43 mi
  • Riverside, CA · 39 jobs · 30 mi
  • Pasadena, CA · 31 jobs · 37 mi

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