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
Floral Designers	$44,960	440	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$44,940	5,130	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$44,840	2,140	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$44,810	440	View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,760	150	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$44,730	2,530	View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$44,610	170	View salary detail
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$44,420	120	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$44,420	1,390	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$44,390	6,690	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$44,270	2,570	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$44,270	2,570	View salary detail
Photographers	$44,030	620	View salary detail
Aircraft Service Attendants	$44,010	210	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$43,810	780	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$43,770	1,020	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Workers	$43,680	140	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$43,670	2,350	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$43,620	1,750	View salary detail
Costume Attendants	$43,620	90	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$43,320	21,950	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$43,320	21,950	View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$43,220	150	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$43,180	400	View salary detail
Bakers	$43,080	2,200	View salary detail
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$43,050	2,480	View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$42,910	370	View salary detail
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers	$42,910	—	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$42,600	5,950	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$42,450	10,630	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$42,440	690	View salary detail
Concierges	$42,430	470	View salary detail
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	$42,420	240	View salary detail
Etchers and Engravers	$42,310	60	View salary detail
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	$42,210	260	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$42,190	42,550	View salary detail
Baristas	$42,190	42,550	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$42,150	10,400	View salary detail
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	$41,680	70	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$40,510	1,130	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$40,380	4,200	View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$40,300	50	View salary detail
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$40,110	130	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$40,000	2,500	View salary detail
Telemarketers	$39,970	340	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$39,800	4,420	View salary detail
Nannies	$39,800	4,420	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$39,630	440	View salary detail
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	$39,460	150	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$39,360	1,150	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.