Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Modesto, CA

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$98,170	220	View salary detail
Database Administrators	$97,850	40	View salary detail
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$97,830	100	View salary detail
Geneticists	$97,120	60	View salary detail
Biologists	$97,120	60	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Scientists	$97,120	60	View salary detail
Biological Scientists, All Other	$97,120	60	View salary detail
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	$97,120	60	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$96,940	120	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$96,500	—	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$96,210	30	View salary detail
Management Analysts	$96,120	550	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$95,630	40	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$95,250	220	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$94,910	180	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$94,370	430	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$91,140	780	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$91,140	780	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$90,560	430	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$89,590	610	View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$88,940	140	View salary detail
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$87,650	40	View salary detail
Logistics Engineers	$85,130	200	View salary detail
Logisticians	$85,130	200	View salary detail
Logistics Analysts	$85,130	200	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$83,560	1,200	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants	$83,450	150	View salary detail
Chemists	$83,120	90	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$82,250	190	View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$82,140	90	View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$81,650	70	View salary detail
Soil and Plant Scientists	$81,570	30	View salary detail
Cost Estimators	$81,330	290	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,260	50	View salary detail
Food Scientists and Technologists	$80,960	80	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$80,860	80	View salary detail
Energy Auditors	$80,660	120	View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors	$80,660	120	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$80,350	1,330	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$80,350	1,330	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$80,350	1,330	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$80,350	1,330	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$80,350	1,330	View salary detail
Operations Research Analysts	$80,240	80	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$79,950	120	View salary detail
Coroners	$79,600	290	View salary detail
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$79,600	290	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$79,600	290	View salary detail
Compliance Officers	$79,600	290	View salary detail
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	$79,600	290	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.