Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in San Diego, CA

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Cardiologists	$493,670	—	View salary detail
Psychiatrists	$335,620	310	View salary detail
Physicians, Pathologists	$333,330	90	View salary detail
Allergists and Immunologists	$323,050	4,200	View salary detail
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians	$323,050	4,200	View salary detail
Urologists	$323,050	4,200	View salary detail
Sports Medicine Physicians	$323,050	4,200	View salary detail
Physicians, All Other	$323,050	4,200	View salary detail
Preventive Medicine Physicians	$323,050	4,200	View salary detail
Hospitalists	$323,050	4,200	View salary detail
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$321,950	340	View salary detail
Family Medicine Physicians	$295,530	1,360	View salary detail
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$293,400	100	View salary detail
General Internal Medicine Physicians	$282,200	—	View salary detail
Pediatricians, General	$262,650	630	View salary detail
Chief Sustainability Officers	$238,440	2,710	View salary detail
Chief Executives	$238,440	2,710	View salary detail
Podiatrists	$235,390	60	View salary detail
Dermatologists	$233,370	—	View salary detail
Natural Sciences Managers	$207,200	2,890	View salary detail
Clinical Research Coordinators	$207,200	2,890	View salary detail
Water Resource Specialists	$207,200	2,890	View salary detail
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$206,740	7,250	View salary detail
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$204,290	230	View salary detail
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$202,810	3,270	View salary detail
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$202,810	3,270	View salary detail
Nurse Midwives	$181,450	60	View salary detail
Lawyers	$178,220	8,020	View salary detail
Marketing Managers	$174,840	3,790	View salary detail
Computer Hardware Engineers	$174,440	3,330	View salary detail
Financial Managers	$174,210	7,350	View salary detail
Investment Fund Managers	$174,210	7,350	View salary detail
Treasurers and Controllers	$174,210	7,350	View salary detail
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$173,120	100	View salary detail
Radiation Therapists	$171,500	140	View salary detail
Managers, All Other	$169,240	9,370	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$169,240	9,370	View salary detail
Compliance Managers	$169,240	9,370	View salary detail
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$169,240	9,370	View salary detail
Loss Prevention Managers	$169,240	9,370	View salary detail
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$169,240	9,370	View salary detail
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,240	9,370	View salary detail
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$168,410	150	View salary detail
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$166,850	570	View salary detail
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$166,550	300	View salary detail
Physician Assistants	$165,160	1,370	View salary detail
Anesthesiologist Assistants	$165,160	1,370	View salary detail
Pharmacists	$165,130	2,840	View salary detail
Nurse Practitioners	$163,860	2,340	View salary detail
Software Developers	$163,270	20,610	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.