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
Transportation Security Screeners	$72,130	690	View salary detail
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$72,090	1,650	View salary detail
Riggers	$72,030	340	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$71,690	470	View salary detail
Firefighters	$70,900	2,880	View salary detail
Paramedics	$70,630	430	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$70,380	540	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$70,170	690	View salary detail
Survey Researchers	$69,620	60	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$69,300	1,230	View salary detail
Animal Breeders	$69,070	—	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$68,790	480	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$68,350	690	View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$68,140	220	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$67,830	630	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$67,480	2,230	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$67,400	490	View salary detail
Credit Counselors	$67,120	200	View salary detail
Biological Technicians	$67,060	1,770	View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities	$66,870	60	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$66,530	2,330	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$66,520	670	View salary detail
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$66,160	230	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$66,060	2,430	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$65,640	4,880	View salary detail
Glaziers	$65,150	840	View salary detail
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	$65,150	80	View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$64,870	110	View salary detail
Pipelayers	$64,770	90	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$64,730	720	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$64,640	180	View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$64,620	260	View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers	$64,620	260	View salary detail
Acupuncturists	$64,490	300	View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$64,320	130	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$64,320	4,910	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$63,810	1,840	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$63,810	200	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$63,740	1,490	View salary detail
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	$63,720	210	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$63,650	480	View salary detail
Airfield Operations Specialists	$63,550	60	View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$63,450	320	View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$63,410	710	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$63,380	2,820	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$63,280	260	View salary detail
Sound Engineering Technicians	$63,020	140	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$62,750	130	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$62,680	1,350	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$62,640	1,010	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.