Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Salinas, CA

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$98,430	90	View salary detail
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$98,340	150	View salary detail
Operations Research Analysts	$97,410	40	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$97,200	100	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$95,640	140	View salary detail
Manufacturing Engineers	$95,100	60	View salary detail
Industrial Engineers	$95,100	60	View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$95,100	60	View salary detail
Validation Engineers	$95,100	60	View salary detail
Chemists	$95,080	30	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$94,850	240	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$92,540	140	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$91,850	500	View salary detail
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors	$91,850	50	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$91,850	50	View salary detail
Coroners	$91,210	250	View salary detail
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	$91,210	250	View salary detail
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$91,210	250	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$91,210	250	View salary detail
Compliance Officers	$91,210	250	View salary detail
Customs Brokers	$91,210	250	View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators	$91,210	250	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$91,200	500	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$91,200	500	View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$90,450	60	View salary detail
Food Scientists and Technologists	$90,080	30	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$87,900	100	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$87,900	100	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$87,900	100	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$87,900	100	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$86,590	960	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$86,590	960	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$86,590	960	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$86,590	960	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$86,590	960	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$85,640	250	View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$84,900	50	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants	$84,850	70	View salary detail
Database Administrators	$83,970	40	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$83,810	1,050	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$83,470	60	View salary detail
Logistics Engineers	$82,820	140	View salary detail
Logisticians	$82,820	140	View salary detail
Logistics Analysts	$82,820	140	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$81,230	40	View salary detail
Firefighters	$81,070	760	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$80,910	710	View salary detail
Paramedics	$80,710	50	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$80,510	930	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$80,320	340	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.