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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
General and Operations Managers$124,390300,840View salary detail
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors$124,22027,590View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$124,22027,590View salary detail
Physical Therapists$124,19026,580View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$124,0003,570View salary detail
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$123,78030,540View salary detail
Supply Chain Managers$123,78030,540View salary detail
Astronomers$123,540110View salary detail
Transportation Engineers$122,50055,180View salary detail
Civil Engineers$122,50055,180View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers$122,50055,180View salary detail
Hydrologists$122,110540View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$121,5201,680View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$121,26020,900View salary detail
Project Management Specialists$120,910114,380View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Mechanical$119,6901,310View salary detail
Web Developers$119,5707,320View salary detail
Law Teachers, Postsecondary$119,5407,800View salary detail
Environmental Economists$119,410860View salary detail
Economists$119,410860View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathologists$118,97016,930View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$118,88065,940View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers$118,88065,940View salary detail
Facilities Managers$118,62020,550View salary detail
Security Managers$118,62020,550View salary detail
Boilermakers$118,150720View salary detail
Computer Programmers$116,76011,340View salary detail
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners$116,0201,400View salary detail
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$116,00012,840View salary detail
Audiologists$114,9101,740View salary detail
Geographers$114,46080View salary detail
Bioinformatics Scientists$113,53011,880View salary detail
Molecular and Cellular Biologists$113,53011,880View salary detail
Geneticists$113,53011,880View salary detail
Biologists$113,53011,880View salary detail
Biological Scientists, All Other$113,53011,880View salary detail
Database Administrators$113,0607,240View salary detail
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$111,8503,100View salary detail
Epidemiologists$110,7601,480View salary detail
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects$110,700250View salary detail
Pile Driver Operators$110,340480View salary detail
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$110,0902,420View salary detail
Watch and Clock Repairers$110,050—View salary detail
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$109,930400View salary detail
Transit and Railroad Police$109,650100View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners$109,6107,460View salary detail
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers$109,1401,650View salary detail
Financial and Investment Analysts$109,11045,380View salary detail
Administrative Services Managers$108,89041,240View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$108,54013,270View 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.