Job market report: Oakland, CA
Open jobs, pay and living costs in and around Oakland, from the listings JoRoute reads from employers' own job boards. Data as of November 5, 2026.
At a glance
- 70 open listings in Oakland; 3,749 jobs within 25 miles.
- ▲ 11 new in the last 7 days; 0 today.
- Typical listed pay: $105k a year ($93k 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)).
- 6,808 workers in WARN layoff notices within 50 miles.
Most common jobs in Oakland
- Engineer · 25 listings · typical $105k a year
- Manager · 9 listings · typical $194k a year
- Software engineer · 7 listings · typical $221k a year
- IT and help desk · 4 listings · typical $105k a year
- Data and analytics · 3 listings · typical $133k a year
- Mechanic and technician · 3 listings · typical $115k a year
Employers hiring most
- DoorDash · 21 jobs
- U.S. Coast Guard · 14 jobs
- Fivetran · 9 jobs
- Internal Revenue Service · 4 jobs
- Veterans Health Administration · 3 jobs
- Federal Emergency Management Agency · 3 jobs
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency · 2 jobs
- Railroad Retirement Board · 2 jobs
Nearby cities
- San Francisco, CA · 2,977 jobs · 10 mi
- Mountain View, CA · 508 jobs · 30 mi
- Palo Alto, CA · 437 jobs · 26 mi
- San Mateo, CA · 315 jobs · 18 mi
- Menlo Park, CA · 113 jobs · 27 mi
- Sunnyvale, CA · 110 jobs · 32 mi
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Live map and job list for Oakland · Pay is what listings publish, not what people earn.