California Careers and Salaries

921 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in California for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Human Resources Specialists	$83,500	104,000	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$42,660	103,430	View salary detail
Carpenters	$75,920	100,750	View salary detail
Compliance Managers	$174,560	99,580	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$174,560	99,580	View salary detail
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$174,560	99,580	View salary detail
Wind Energy Development Managers	$174,560	99,580	View salary detail
Loss Prevention Managers	$174,560	99,580	View salary detail
Managers, All Other	$174,560	99,580	View salary detail
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$174,560	99,580	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$101,370	99,230	View salary detail
Lawyers	$195,080	95,770	View salary detail
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$218,290	94,720	View salary detail
Investment Fund Managers	$180,770	93,310	View salary detail
Treasurers and Controllers	$180,770	93,310	View salary detail
Financial Managers	$180,770	93,310	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$47,770	89,620	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$46,520	88,760	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$60,270	88,240	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$79,750	82,850	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$44,100	82,470	View salary detail
Information Security Engineers	$134,440	80,150	View salary detail
Blockchain Engineers	$134,440	80,150	View salary detail
Digital Forensics Analysts	$134,440	80,150	View salary detail
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians	$134,440	80,150	View salary detail
Penetration Testers	$134,440	80,150	View salary detail
Document Management Specialists	$134,440	80,150	View salary detail
Computer Occupations, All Other	$134,440	80,150	View salary detail
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	$134,440	80,150	View salary detail
Information Technology Project Managers	$134,440	80,150	View salary detail
Web Administrators	$134,440	80,150	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$37,260	79,730	View salary detail
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$36,010	75,460	View salary detail
Medical and Health Services Managers	$141,480	75,090	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$79,570	74,490	View salary detail
Dishwashers	$37,870	74,160	View salary detail
Electricians	$76,160	73,310	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$97,680	71,750	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$97,680	71,750	View salary detail
Bartenders	$36,220	71,470	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$45,010	67,770	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$118,880	65,940	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$118,880	65,940	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$64,980	65,420	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$54,300	61,130	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$65,200	60,310	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$49,570	60,260	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$89,000	59,640	View salary detail
Health Informatics Specialists	$127,720	59,060	View salary detail
Computer Systems Analysts	$127,720	59,060	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.