Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in California

921 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in California for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$400,150	820	View salary detail
Neurologists	$357,080	1,090	View salary detail
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$353,900	10,670	View salary detail
Psychiatrists	$353,500	5,420	View salary detail
General Internal Medicine Physicians	$313,890	6,370	View salary detail
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$301,240	1,610	View salary detail
Nurse Anesthetists	$292,410	2,230	View salary detail
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians	$281,590	25,530	View salary detail
Preventive Medicine Physicians	$281,590	25,530	View salary detail
Physicians, All Other	$281,590	25,530	View salary detail
Urologists	$281,590	25,530	View salary detail
Allergists and Immunologists	$281,590	25,530	View salary detail
Sports Medicine Physicians	$281,590	25,530	View salary detail
Hospitalists	$281,590	25,530	View salary detail
Radiologists	$270,560	690	View salary detail
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$253,430	—	View salary detail
Family Medicine Physicians	$252,010	—	View salary detail
Dentists, All Other Specialists	$230,730	340	View salary detail
Chief Executives	$218,600	34,700	View salary detail
Chief Sustainability Officers	$218,600	34,700	View salary detail
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$218,290	94,720	View salary detail
Pediatricians, General	$214,140	6,680	View salary detail
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$210,280	29,630	View salary detail
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$210,280	29,630	View salary detail
Water Resource Specialists	$210,230	14,950	View salary detail
Clinical Research Coordinators	$210,230	14,950	View salary detail
Natural Sciences Managers	$210,230	14,950	View salary detail
Physicists	$207,490	5,930	View salary detail
Nurse Midwives	$203,840	870	View salary detail
Podiatrists	$201,300	1,000	View salary detail
Lawyers	$195,080	95,770	View salary detail
Marketing Managers	$193,620	54,660	View salary detail
Physicians, Pathologists	$186,300	1,790	View salary detail
Cardiologists	$185,610	630	View salary detail
Computer Hardware Engineers	$185,180	19,820	View salary detail
Investment Fund Managers	$180,770	93,310	View salary detail
Treasurers and Controllers	$180,770	93,310	View salary detail
Financial Managers	$180,770	93,310	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other	$180,500	120	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Technicians	$180,500	120	View salary detail
Materials Scientists	$177,030	1,030	View salary detail
Loss Prevention Managers	$174,560	99,580	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$174,560	99,580	View salary detail
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$174,560	99,580	View salary detail
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$174,560	99,580	View salary detail
Wind Energy Development Managers	$174,560	99,580	View salary detail
Managers, All Other	$174,560	99,580	View salary detail
Compliance Managers	$174,560	99,580	View salary detail
Software Developers	$174,410	284,390	View salary detail
Nuclear Engineers	$172,400	1,070	View salary detail

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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.