Exactly 40,520 of the 585,620 business professionals employed in California, work in Hayward. Between 2006 and 2010, in Hayward, there has been a 5% decline in the number of business professionals. As the number of business professionals in Hayward has decreased, overall employment in Hayward has increased.

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In Hayward, salaries for business professionals have increased. In 2010 Hayward business professionals earned an average yearly salary of $114,162. The average salary for business professionals in Hayward was $97,352 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Hayward.

Business professionals make a median salary of $96,362 per year in Hayward. The difference in pay between the business professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 113%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $62,054 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $131,912 per year.

On average business professional salaries in Hayward are higher than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

There are 3 accredited business schools in the city. Many of Hayward's business professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

There are a total of 19 degree and certificate programs in business offered by Hayward's business schools.

Approximately 1,289 students graduated from business courses in 2010.