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
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$163,200	2,370	View salary detail
Human Resources Managers	$163,190	2,300	View salary detail
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$162,380	110	View salary detail
Compensation and Benefits Managers	$160,970	240	View salary detail
Veterinarians	$159,750	1,080	View salary detail
Purchasing Managers	$158,620	680	View salary detail
Dentists, General	$158,160	1,710	View salary detail
Computer Network Architects	$157,700	1,490	View salary detail
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	$157,700	1,490	View salary detail
Public Relations Managers	$157,630	650	View salary detail
Data Warehousing Specialists	$156,800	390	View salary detail
Database Architects	$156,800	390	View salary detail
Physicists	$156,480	290	View salary detail
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$156,480	3,450	View salary detail
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists	$156,480	3,450	View salary detail
Mathematicians	$156,480	40	View salary detail
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$152,190	120	View salary detail
Training and Development Managers	$148,860	630	View salary detail
Neuropsychologists	$148,820	250	View salary detail
Clinical Neuropsychologists	$148,820	250	View salary detail
Psychologists, All Other	$148,820	250	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$148,310	960	View salary detail
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$141,950	110	View salary detail
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$140,700	80	View salary detail
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$140,250	170	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$139,520	28,680	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$139,520	28,680	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$139,520	28,680	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$139,520	28,680	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$139,520	28,680	View salary detail
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$138,300	250	View salary detail
Medical and Health Services Managers	$138,080	6,980	View salary detail
Advertising and Promotions Managers	$137,050	120	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$135,860	390	View salary detail
History Teachers, Postsecondary	$135,420	160	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineers	$135,010	800	View salary detail
Fundraising Managers	$134,740	470	View salary detail
Computer Programmers	$134,130	1,600	View salary detail
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$134,110	310	View salary detail
Optometrists	$133,280	540	View salary detail
Construction Managers	$133,210	3,800	View salary detail
Mechatronics Engineers	$132,790	3,570	View salary detail
Wind Energy Engineers	$132,790	3,570	View salary detail
Nanosystems Engineers	$132,790	3,570	View salary detail
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$132,790	3,570	View salary detail
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar	$132,790	3,570	View salary detail
Robotics Engineers	$132,790	3,570	View salary detail
Photonics Engineers	$132,790	3,570	View salary detail
Engineers, All Other	$132,790	3,570	View salary detail
Microsystems Engineers	$132,790	3,570	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.