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
Telephone Operators$57,170230View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics$57,0401,730View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$57,000143,060View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$56,88022,250View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$56,80023,470View salary detail
Log Graders and Scalers$56,670320View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$56,51021,680View salary detail
Word Processors and Typists$56,38010,270View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$56,28010,450View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks$56,26041,290View salary detail
Procurement Clerks$56,1607,080View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$56,1207,340View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$56,1109,390View salary detail
Fence Erectors$56,0603,150View salary detail
Phlebotomists$56,04013,520View salary detail
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas$55,480—View salary detail
Helpers--Roofers$55,4701,200View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$55,400158,630View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$55,2203,130View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers$55,1801,680View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians$55,11039,860View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$54,870109,180View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$54,4902,500View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$54,490115,050View salary detail
Carpet Installers$54,4402,270View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$54,30061,130View salary detail
Food Science Technicians$54,2003,990View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$54,02023,120View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$53,96010,850View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers$53,8602,020View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$53,7904,730View salary detail
Correspondence Clerks$53,640240View salary detail
Agricultural Inspectors$53,6202,340View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$53,62013,620View salary detail
Library Technicians$53,2607,190View salary detail
Agricultural Workers, All Other$53,090960View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$52,95011,570View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$52,91014,210View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$52,81028,480View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$52,35023,970View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks$52,100950View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians$52,0803,120View salary detail
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks$51,950590View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$51,8702,810View salary detail
Helpers--Extraction Workers$51,7201,170View salary detail
Medical Appliance Technicians$51,5301,300View salary detail
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners$51,300620View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$51,23023,630View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians$51,23023,630View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants$51,09058,730View 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.