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
Information Security Analysts	$138,570	15,570	View salary detail
Art Directors	$137,780	12,430	View salary detail
Genetic Counselors	$137,650	440	View salary detail
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$137,570	670	View salary detail
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$137,360	770	View salary detail
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$137,280	2,720	View salary detail
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$136,990	29,830	View salary detail
Optometrists	$136,300	6,890	View salary detail
Video Game Designers	$136,110	27,090	View salary detail
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$136,110	27,090	View salary detail
Biostatisticians	$135,960	2,480	View salary detail
Statisticians	$135,960	2,480	View salary detail
Fundraising Managers	$135,870	5,430	View salary detail
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$135,000	3,140	View salary detail
Sales Managers	$134,910	112,440	View salary detail
Blockchain Engineers	$134,440	80,150	View salary detail
Penetration Testers	$134,440	80,150	View salary detail
Web Administrators	$134,440	80,150	View salary detail
Document Management Specialists	$134,440	80,150	View salary detail
Information Technology Project Managers	$134,440	80,150	View salary detail
Computer Occupations, All Other	$134,440	80,150	View salary detail
Digital Forensics Analysts	$134,440	80,150	View salary detail
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	$134,440	80,150	View salary detail
Information Security Engineers	$134,440	80,150	View salary detail
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians	$134,440	80,150	View salary detail
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$133,230	1,410	View salary detail
Construction Managers	$133,160	34,750	View salary detail
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$132,960	1,650	View salary detail
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$132,920	2,760	View salary detail
Geothermal Production Managers	$132,620	25,130	View salary detail
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$132,620	25,130	View salary detail
Industrial Production Managers	$132,620	25,130	View salary detail
Quality Control Systems Managers	$132,620	25,130	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Production Managers	$132,620	25,130	View salary detail
Biofuels Production Managers	$132,620	25,130	View salary detail
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers	$131,540	2,470	View salary detail
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$131,540	2,470	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$131,210	4,550	View salary detail
Fuel Cell Engineers	$130,900	30,530	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineers	$130,900	30,530	View salary detail
Automotive Engineers	$130,900	30,530	View salary detail
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$130,850	28,610	View salary detail
Photonics Engineers	$130,850	28,610	View salary detail
Wind Energy Engineers	$130,850	28,610	View salary detail
Microsystems Engineers	$130,850	28,610	View salary detail
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar	$130,850	28,610	View salary detail
Engineers, All Other	$130,850	28,610	View salary detail
Mechatronics Engineers	$130,850	28,610	View salary detail
Nanosystems Engineers	$130,850	28,610	View salary detail
Robotics Engineers	$130,850	28,610	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.