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
Compliance Officers	$79,600	290	View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators	$79,600	290	View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$79,350	40	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$78,880	170	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$78,710	210	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$78,620	70	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$78,420	1,250	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$78,370	810	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$78,310	30	View salary detail
Midwives	$78,310	30	View salary detail
Agricultural Inspectors	$78,310	30	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$78,200	1,120	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$77,900	520	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$77,690	810	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$77,530	50	View salary detail
Firefighters	$77,370	230	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$77,070	730	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$77,020	280	View salary detail
Electricians	$76,710	770	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$76,640	420	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$76,610	140	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$76,500	350	View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists	$75,970	40	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$75,890	240	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$75,820	100	View salary detail
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$75,590	60	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$74,670	80	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$74,220	580	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$74,140	1,490	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$73,990	60	View salary detail
Carpenters	$73,730	1,430	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$73,690	1,000	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$73,640	40	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$73,270	310	View salary detail
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors	$73,160	80	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$73,160	80	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$72,360	350	View salary detail
Paramedics	$72,170	130	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$71,600	580	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$71,600	580	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$71,460	150	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$70,870	80	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$70,180	70	View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$69,900	90	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$69,680	240	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$69,110	140	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$69,100	50	View salary detail
Drafters, All Other	$68,850	30	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$68,640	180	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$68,150	250	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.