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
Video Game Designers	$123,850	1,270	View salary detail
Dental Hygienists	$123,790	1,940	View salary detail
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$123,230	110	View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$123,080	320	View salary detail
Economists	$122,750	50	View salary detail
Environmental Economists	$122,750	50	View salary detail
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$122,640	250	View salary detail
Orthoptists	$122,640	250	View salary detail
Naturopathic Physicians	$122,640	250	View salary detail
Sales Engineers	$122,610	360	View salary detail
Administrative Services Managers	$122,000	2,740	View salary detail
Fuel Cell Engineers	$121,750	3,370	View salary detail
Automotive Engineers	$121,750	3,370	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineers	$121,750	3,370	View salary detail
Biochemists and Biophysicists	$121,740	710	View salary detail
Occupational Therapists	$121,680	1,620	View salary detail
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists	$121,680	1,620	View salary detail
Computer and Information Research Scientists	$121,530	1,680	View salary detail
Financial Risk Specialists	$121,010	380	View salary detail
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$120,960	1,920	View salary detail
Supply Chain Managers	$120,960	1,920	View salary detail
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$120,870	740	View salary detail
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$120,370	50	View salary detail
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$120,210	2,280	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$120,040	1,280	View salary detail
Sales Managers	$119,750	8,630	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathologists	$119,690	1,590	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$119,600	26,230	View salary detail
Environmental Engineers	$119,390	540	View salary detail
Computer Systems Analysts	$119,090	5,760	View salary detail
Health Informatics Specialists	$119,090	5,760	View salary detail
Validation Engineers	$119,050	3,990	View salary detail
Manufacturing Engineers	$119,050	3,990	View salary detail
Industrial Engineers	$119,050	3,990	View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$119,050	3,990	View salary detail
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$118,970	90	View salary detail
Special Effects Artists and Animators	$118,750	100	View salary detail
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	$118,100	90	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$117,460	10,740	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$117,200	240	View salary detail
Emergency Management Directors	$117,070	60	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$115,160	1,220	View salary detail
Physical Therapists	$113,850	2,680	View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$113,480	1,770	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$112,280	100	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$110,400	4,950	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$110,400	4,950	View salary detail
Microbiologists	$108,900	270	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$108,900	5,620	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$108,900	5,620	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.