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
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$59,810	40	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$59,810	280	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$59,530	270	View salary detail
Biological Technicians	$59,320	40	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$59,180	1,270	View salary detail
File Clerks	$59,040	80	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$58,530	200	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$58,530	200	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$58,530	200	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$58,530	200	View salary detail
Tile and Stone Setters	$58,430	140	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$58,390	50	View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$58,310	50	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$58,240	200	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$58,200	310	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$57,880	190	View salary detail
Word Processors and Typists	$57,590	80	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$57,360	90	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$57,340	1,500	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$57,180	360	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$57,060	160	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$57,020	50	View salary detail
Community Health Workers	$56,810	90	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$56,800	50	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$56,790	570	View salary detail
Machinists	$56,490	90	View salary detail
Helpers--Roofers	$55,470	30	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$55,430	170	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$55,380	1,190	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$55,140	50	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$54,940	210	View salary detail
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	$54,880	50	View salary detail
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$54,570	50	View salary detail
Freight Forwarders	$54,490	30	View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents	$54,490	30	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$54,320	310	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$54,310	120	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$54,310	120	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$54,310	120	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$54,220	30	View salary detail
Precision Agriculture Technicians	$53,510	50	View salary detail
Agricultural Technicians	$53,510	50	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$53,460	80	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$53,390	2,140	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$53,140	830	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$53,000	130	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$52,940	110	View salary detail
Food Science Technicians	$52,870	50	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$52,320	150	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$51,740	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.