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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
Education Administrators, All Other$99,65011,480View salary detail
Budget Analysts$99,5204,160View salary detail
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$99,4109,820View salary detail
Nuclear Technicians$99,270—View salary detail
Nuclear Monitoring Technicians$99,270—View salary detail
Gambling Managers$99,230620View salary detail
Fire Inspectors and Investigators$99,2301,350View salary detail
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians$99,0001,560View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$98,95037,300View salary detail
Dietitians and Nutritionists$98,8508,720View salary detail
Farm and Home Management Educators$98,77040View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$98,5302,210View salary detail
Landscape Architects$98,3802,310View salary detail
Recreational Therapists$98,1701,920View salary detail
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes$98,1104,860View salary detail
Editors$98,03014,830View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$97,9808,810View salary detail
Transportation Planners$97,9002,970View salary detail
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$97,9002,970View salary detail
Credit Analysts$97,8605,260View salary detail
Chemists$97,8609,820View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers$97,68071,750View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$97,68071,750View salary detail
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators$97,680—View salary detail
Ship Engineers$97,660610View salary detail
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$97,620380View salary detail
Historians$97,420210View salary detail
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists$97,370480View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors$97,050175,360View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators$97,01020,950View salary detail
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers$96,98049,880View salary detail
Coroners$96,98049,880View salary detail
Customs Brokers$96,98049,880View salary detail
Environmental Compliance Inspectors$96,98049,880View salary detail
Compliance Officers$96,98049,880View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists$96,98049,880View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators$96,98049,880View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers$96,37037,860View salary detail
Insurance Underwriters$95,3206,580View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$94,700119,070View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists$94,700119,070View salary detail
Lighting Technicians$94,0702,950View salary detail
Food Scientists and Technologists$93,9502,210View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$93,66051,670View salary detail
Music Directors and Composers$93,0902,510View salary detail
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic$92,960260View salary detail
Logistics Engineers$92,89032,940View salary detail
Logisticians$92,89032,940View salary detail
Logistics Analysts$92,89032,940View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other$92,6902,330View 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.