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
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,960	5,610	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$81,770	25,790	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$81,770	11,630	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$81,770	3,840	View salary detail
Art Therapists	$81,760	840	View salary detail
Therapists, All Other	$81,760	840	View salary detail
Music Therapists	$81,760	840	View salary detail
Robotics Technicians	$81,550	1,850	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$81,550	1,850	View salary detail
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,500	230	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$81,310	11,920	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$81,140	19,600	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$80,850	156,110	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$80,810	14,290	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$80,810	14,290	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$80,810	14,290	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$80,620	3,260	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$80,480	7,330	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$80,480	7,330	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$80,480	7,330	View salary detail
Real Estate Brokers	$80,450	8,430	View salary detail
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	$80,370	220	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$80,360	9,620	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$80,230	8,500	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$80,120	8,520	View salary detail
Hearing Aid Specialists	$80,060	990	View salary detail
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	$80,060	1,460	View salary detail
Conservation Scientists	$79,810	2,110	View salary detail
Range Managers	$79,810	2,110	View salary detail
Park Naturalists	$79,810	2,110	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$79,750	82,850	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$79,730	55,860	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$79,710	12,860	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$79,570	2,130	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$79,570	74,490	View salary detail
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$79,550	7,000	View salary detail
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other	$79,450	450	View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists	$79,190	13,620	View salary detail
Traffic Technicians	$79,110	1,250	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$79,070	5,710	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$79,070	5,710	View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities	$79,040	810	View salary detail
Athletes and Sports Competitors	$79,040	830	View salary detail
Judicial Law Clerks	$79,030	1,800	View salary detail
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$79,010	1,250	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$79,000	19,860	View salary detail
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage	$78,930	550	View salary detail
Curators	$78,740	1,140	View salary detail
Subway and Streetcar Operators	$78,680	900	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$78,550	20,080	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.