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
Healthcare Social Workers	$79,830	6,340	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,680	2,350	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$79,450	50,470	View salary detail
Flight Attendants	$79,390	10,080	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$79,310	33,590	View salary detail
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,100	260	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$79,080	1,220	View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians	$79,080	1,220	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$79,000	17,110	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$78,940	1,430	View salary detail
Midwives	$78,940	1,430	View salary detail
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage	$78,930	130	View salary detail
Spa Managers	$78,910	650	View salary detail
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators	$78,910	650	View salary detail
Personal Service Managers, All Other	$78,910	650	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$78,770	6,070	View salary detail
Traffic Technicians	$78,640	400	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$78,410	9,380	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$78,400	1,570	View salary detail
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$78,200	2,200	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$78,160	21,050	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$78,090	1,720	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$78,040	2,150	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$78,020	950	View salary detail
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,970	160	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$77,850	11,330	View salary detail
Sound Engineering Technicians	$77,850	2,820	View salary detail
Brokerage Clerks	$77,710	1,730	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$77,640	1,380	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$77,640	1,380	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$77,630	860	View salary detail
Art Therapists	$77,610	370	View salary detail
Therapists, All Other	$77,610	370	View salary detail
Music Therapists	$77,610	370	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$77,550	4,230	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$77,530	54,340	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$77,520	22,240	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$77,380	6,520	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$77,250	—	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$77,250	—	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$77,230	19,780	View salary detail
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons	$77,220	—	View salary detail
Curators	$77,160	390	View salary detail
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$77,130	400	View salary detail
Biofuels Processing Technicians	$77,130	400	View salary detail
Range Managers	$76,940	310	View salary detail
Park Naturalists	$76,940	310	View salary detail
Conservation Scientists	$76,940	310	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$76,890	560	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$76,870	14,680	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.