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
Avionics Technicians	$92,480	1,220	View salary detail
Soil and Plant Scientists	$91,930	1,440	View salary detail
Orthotists and Prosthetists	$91,820	1,050	View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$91,790	24,290	View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$91,410	13,430	View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$90,750	2,920	View salary detail
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$90,650	5,840	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$89,790	10,180	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$89,660	17,690	View salary detail
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers	$89,010	930	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$89,000	59,640	View salary detail
Film and Video Editors	$88,490	8,110	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$87,570	155,000	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$87,570	155,000	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$87,570	155,000	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$87,570	155,000	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$87,570	155,000	View salary detail
Chemical Plant and System Operators	$87,550	780	View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$87,460	31,010	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$87,390	3,660	View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians	$87,390	3,660	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$87,160	36,020	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$87,080	5,830	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$86,500	45,140	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$86,480	8,390	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$86,480	8,390	View salary detail
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$86,100	12,590	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$86,090	13,450	View salary detail
Riggers	$85,730	2,260	View salary detail
Farm Labor Contractors	$85,710	—	View salary detail
Cost Estimators	$85,460	26,020	View salary detail
Firefighters	$85,120	31,470	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$85,030	32,710	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	$84,820	1,480	View salary detail
Signal and Track Switch Repairers	$84,670	390	View salary detail
Survey Researchers	$83,520	1,180	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$83,500	104,000	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$83,490	7,250	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$83,210	33,510	View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$83,130	1,400	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants	$83,110	9,400	View salary detail
Transportation Inspectors	$83,000	1,790	View salary detail
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation	$83,000	1,790	View salary detail
Aviation Inspectors	$83,000	1,790	View salary detail
Statistical Assistants	$82,580	110	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$82,550	7,430	View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters	$82,510	3,640	View salary detail
Funeral Home Managers	$82,370	760	View salary detail
Flight Attendants	$82,170	15,840	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$82,090	2,990	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.