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

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Rail Transportation Workers, All Other$60,360230View salary detail
Precision Agriculture Technicians$60,3202,420View salary detail
Agricultural Technicians$60,3202,420View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$60,300115,660View salary detail
Construction Laborers$60,27088,240View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants$60,2505,300View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$60,230205,090View salary detail
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$60,1802,600View salary detail
Embalmers$60,060520View salary detail
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians$60,0102,060View salary detail
Plasterers and Stucco Masons$59,9406,780View salary detail
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers$59,770—View salary detail
Fallers$59,590260View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers$59,5808,150View salary detail
Mechanical Door Repairers$59,5602,680View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Preschool$59,5502,510View salary detail
Chemical Technicians$59,5106,800View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$59,49010,090View salary detail
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers$59,450—View salary detail
Animal Breeders$59,280410View salary detail
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$59,250750View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$59,230151,870View salary detail
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$59,0501,960View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$59,02038,430View salary detail
Tile and Stone Setters$58,8808,250View salary detail
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers$58,7701,340View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$58,77016,250View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$58,68018,010View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers$58,4802,760View salary detail
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders$58,310280View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$58,3005,670View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$58,2807,250View salary detail
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators$58,2402,560View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians$58,1206,640View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other$58,1002,690View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$58,06026,060View salary detail
Community Health Workers$58,0509,500View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing$57,9907,840View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$57,99043,600View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors$57,93013,880View salary detail
Freight Forwarders$57,69017,060View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents$57,69017,060View salary detail
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers$57,6601,220View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$57,5903,420View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$57,59011,490View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents$57,56017,500View salary detail
Proofreaders and Copy Markers$57,490300View salary detail
Models$57,400990View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$57,30014,680View salary detail
Machinists$57,19018,950View 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.