Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Los Angeles, CA

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Public Relations Managers	$163,830	3,610	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineers	$163,280	5,200	View salary detail
Anesthesiologist Assistants	$161,890	3,890	View salary detail
Physician Assistants	$161,890	3,890	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$161,590	10,310	View salary detail
Nurse Practitioners	$161,470	10,060	View salary detail
Software Developers	$160,920	55,540	View salary detail
Physicists	$160,270	550	View salary detail
Veterinarians	$160,080	2,740	View salary detail
Medical Dosimetrists	$159,030	—	View salary detail
Computer Hardware Engineers	$158,530	1,870	View salary detail
Pharmacists	$157,440	12,450	View salary detail
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$156,410	460	View salary detail
Purchasing Managers	$156,400	2,800	View salary detail
Computer and Information Research Scientists	$155,960	940	View salary detail
Database Architects	$155,740	1,530	View salary detail
Data Warehousing Specialists	$155,740	1,530	View salary detail
Compensation and Benefits Managers	$155,380	1,030	View salary detail
Clinical Neuropsychologists	$153,630	470	View salary detail
Neuropsychologists	$153,630	470	View salary detail
Psychologists, All Other	$153,630	470	View salary detail
Economists	$151,510	200	View salary detail
Environmental Economists	$151,510	200	View salary detail
Materials Scientists	$149,980	200	View salary detail
Computer Network Architects	$147,510	3,500	View salary detail
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	$147,510	3,500	View salary detail
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary	$146,040	100	View salary detail
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	$144,230	180	View salary detail
Training and Development Managers	$142,180	2,080	View salary detail
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$141,370	560	View salary detail
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance	$140,870	780	View salary detail
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$140,600	850	View salary detail
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists	$140,530	4,880	View salary detail
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$140,530	4,880	View salary detail
Dentists, General	$139,990	6,300	View salary detail
Electrical Engineers	$139,780	8,970	View salary detail
Optometrists	$138,940	2,360	View salary detail
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$137,760	1,130	View salary detail
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$137,740	250	View salary detail
Art Directors	$137,560	6,590	View salary detail
Physical Scientists, All Other	$136,160	820	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists	$136,160	820	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$135,560	109,360	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$135,560	109,360	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$135,560	109,360	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$135,560	109,360	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$135,560	109,360	View salary detail
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$134,890	8,520	View salary detail
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$134,590	8,410	View salary detail
Medical and Health Services Managers	$134,230	23,740	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.