Los Angeles, CA Careers and Salaries

862 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Los Angeles, CA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$42,110	160,270	View salary detail
Baristas	$42,110	160,270	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$37,700	130,650	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$42,390	120,720	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$42,390	120,720	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$48,100	112,270	View salary detail
Cashiers	$36,980	109,940	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$135,560	109,360	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$135,560	109,360	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$135,560	109,360	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$135,560	109,360	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$135,560	109,360	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$125,830	104,610	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$38,650	85,630	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$35,850	85,210	View salary detail
Security Guards	$40,030	83,280	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$38,720	83,160	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$94,360	70,640	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$48,840	66,590	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$60,340	61,270	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$53,550	58,800	View salary detail
Software Developers	$160,920	55,540	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$74,490	54,950	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$77,530	54,340	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$44,460	54,320	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$58,590	53,910	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$82,750	50,470	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$79,450	50,470	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$82,750	50,470	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$82,750	50,470	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$82,750	50,470	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$82,750	50,470	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$38,000	48,440	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$56,520	47,890	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$39,770	44,930	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$101,860	44,790	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$47,380	43,090	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$46,970	41,640	View salary detail
Lawyers	$194,410	41,580	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$46,500	40,900	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$51,410	40,380	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$47,760	39,770	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$82,990	39,390	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$82,990	39,390	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$108,310	38,540	View salary detail
Sales Managers	$132,330	37,790	View salary detail
Management Analysts	$104,930	37,060	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$80,220	36,850	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$51,390	36,580	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$57,210	35,740	View salary detail

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.