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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

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Instructional Coordinators$84,8507,300View salary detail
Ship Engineers$84,630—View salary detail
Clergy$84,050—View salary detail
Education Administrators, All Other$83,9903,940View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$83,9901,670View salary detail
Survey Researchers$83,520550View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$83,490—View salary detail
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$83,310800View salary detail
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$83,2505,020View salary detail
Film and Video Editors$83,2106,010View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$82,99039,390View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists$82,99039,390View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers$82,9501,350View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$82,85020,850View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$82,75050,470View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists$82,75050,470View salary detail
Online Merchants$82,75050,470View salary detail
Security Management Specialists$82,75050,470View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners$82,75050,470View salary detail
Soil and Plant Scientists$82,490200View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$82,4602,230View salary detail
Funeral Home Managers$82,370270View salary detail
Cost Estimators$82,2607,600View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants$82,1403,730View salary detail
Desktop Publishers$82,010—View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$81,950810View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$81,9403,230View salary detail
Logisticians$81,73010,950View salary detail
Logistics Engineers$81,73010,950View salary detail
Logistics Analysts$81,73010,950View salary detail
Surgical Technologists$81,5803,440View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators$81,490590View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$81,0006,610View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts$80,8404,100View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other$80,8404,100View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts$80,8404,100View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$80,8006,860View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters$80,7801,480View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators$80,3702,140View salary detail
Loan Officers$80,3609,690View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents$80,3605,230View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other$80,3302,020View salary detail
Pipelayers$80,260500View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists$80,22036,850View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment$80,200220View salary detail
Hearing Aid Specialists$80,050480View salary detail
Interior Designers$80,0003,880View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$79,9301,230View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists$79,86011,910View salary detail
Exercise Physiologists$79,840—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.