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Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Bakersfield, CA

581 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Bakersfield, CA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$632,190340View salary detail
Family Medicine Physicians$332,530190View salary detail
Psychiatrists$299,99070View salary detail
Pediatricians, General$290,42070View salary detail
Hospitalists$269,000—View salary detail
Urologists$269,000—View salary detail
Preventive Medicine Physicians$269,000—View salary detail
Sports Medicine Physicians$269,000—View salary detail
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians$269,000—View salary detail
Allergists and Immunologists$269,000—View salary detail
Anesthesiologist Assistants$198,070350View salary detail
Physician Assistants$198,070350View salary detail
Chief Executives$195,400390View salary detail
Chief Sustainability Officers$195,400390View salary detail
Architectural and Engineering Managers$179,980220View salary detail
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers$179,980220View salary detail
Dentists, General$172,120220View salary detail
Nurse Practitioners$165,580430View salary detail
Computer and Information Systems Managers$164,470430View salary detail
Pharmacists$161,930600View salary detail
Water Resource Specialists$156,27060View salary detail
Clinical Research Coordinators$156,27060View salary detail
Natural Sciences Managers$156,27060View salary detail
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$154,410800View salary detail
Treasurers and Controllers$153,030900View salary detail
Financial Managers$153,030900View salary detail
Investment Fund Managers$153,030900View salary detail
Lawyers$150,900610View salary detail
Veterinarians$150,780100View salary detail
Marketing Managers$149,960240View salary detail
Petroleum Engineers$147,440160View salary detail
Compliance Managers$145,690800View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Managers$145,690800View salary detail
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers$145,690800View salary detail
Wind Energy Operations Managers$145,690800View salary detail
Wind Energy Development Managers$145,690800View salary detail
Loss Prevention Managers$145,690800View salary detail
Managers, All Other$145,690800View salary detail
Mechatronics Engineers$139,980670View salary detail
Solar Energy Systems Engineers$139,980670View salary detail
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar$139,980670View salary detail
Photonics Engineers$139,980670View salary detail
Wind Energy Engineers$139,980670View salary detail
Nanosystems Engineers$139,980670View salary detail
Robotics Engineers$139,980670View salary detail
Microsystems Engineers$139,980670View salary detail
Engineers, All Other$139,980670View salary detail
Human Resources Managers$138,130240View salary detail
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists$137,34060View salary detail
Physical Scientists, All Other$137,34060View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.