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
Data Warehousing Specialists	$170,160	6,210	View salary detail
Database Architects	$170,160	6,210	View salary detail
Human Resources Managers	$170,080	27,450	View salary detail
Nurse Practitioners	$168,520	25,120	View salary detail
Public Relations Managers	$167,980	9,400	View salary detail
Advertising and Promotions Managers	$167,230	3,080	View salary detail
Compensation and Benefits Managers	$166,730	2,970	View salary detail
Radiation Therapists	$166,450	1,720	View salary detail
Dentists, General	$165,950	16,770	View salary detail
Physician Assistants	$165,650	13,600	View salary detail
Anesthesiologist Assistants	$165,650	13,600	View salary detail
Commercial Pilots	$165,590	4,900	View salary detail
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$165,110	17,350	View salary detail
Pharmacists	$164,610	34,030	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$163,960	13,200	View salary detail
Veterinarians	$163,920	9,170	View salary detail
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$162,380	1,500	View salary detail
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists	$160,520	20,830	View salary detail
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$160,520	20,830	View salary detail
Air Traffic Controllers	$160,080	2,290	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$159,950	31,370	View salary detail
Purchasing Managers	$159,830	7,470	View salary detail
Computer and Information Research Scientists	$159,100	8,440	View salary detail
Computer Network Architects	$158,870	14,870	View salary detail
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	$158,870	14,870	View salary detail
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	$158,130	520	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineers	$157,620	9,170	View salary detail
Psychologists, All Other	$157,540	1,600	View salary detail
Clinical Neuropsychologists	$157,540	1,600	View salary detail
Neuropsychologists	$157,540	1,600	View salary detail
Training and Development Managers	$156,260	6,680	View salary detail
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary	$146,040	280	View salary detail
Electrical Engineers	$144,040	24,230	View salary detail
Petroleum Engineers	$143,590	1,060	View salary detail
Clinical Data Managers	$141,590	39,310	View salary detail
Business Intelligence Analysts	$141,590	39,310	View salary detail
Data Scientists	$141,590	39,310	View salary detail
Medical and Health Services Managers	$141,480	75,090	View salary detail
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$141,180	1,910	View salary detail
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance	$140,870	830	View salary detail
Medical Dosimetrists	$140,380	240	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$140,270	338,940	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$140,270	338,940	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$140,270	338,940	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$140,270	338,940	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$140,270	338,940	View salary detail
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$139,720	1,460	View salary detail
Biochemists and Biophysicists	$139,580	3,240	View salary detail
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$139,420	1,130	View salary detail
Sales Engineers	$139,160	6,310	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.