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
Foresters	$93,340	40	View salary detail
Avionics Technicians	$92,480	180	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$92,480	1,450	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$92,480	1,450	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$92,480	1,450	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$92,390	690	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	$92,360	—	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$91,620	1,980	View salary detail
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$91,600	140	View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$90,070	1,000	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$89,920	570	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$89,650	1,420	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$89,650	1,420	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$89,650	1,420	View salary detail
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	$88,860	140	View salary detail
Music Therapists	$88,330	40	View salary detail
Art Therapists	$88,330	40	View salary detail
Therapists, All Other	$88,330	40	View salary detail
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$87,560	1,720	View salary detail
Cost Estimators	$87,170	2,740	View salary detail
Soil and Plant Scientists	$86,330	140	View salary detail
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$86,280	110	View salary detail
Food Scientists and Technologists	$85,930	80	View salary detail
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers	$85,490	40	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$85,470	240	View salary detail
Midwives	$85,470	240	View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$85,350	260	View salary detail
Ship Engineers	$85,310	70	View salary detail
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	$85,180	270	View salary detail
Traffic Technicians	$85,100	230	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$85,080	4,240	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$85,010	100	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$84,810	820	View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$84,550	2,840	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$84,540	4,510	View salary detail
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	$84,460	110	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$83,670	3,130	View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters	$83,550	370	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$83,520	3,900	View salary detail
Film and Video Editors	$83,480	220	View salary detail
Audiologists	$83,200	390	View salary detail
Landscape Architects	$83,190	210	View salary detail
Aviation Inspectors	$83,000	180	View salary detail
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation	$83,000	180	View salary detail
Transportation Inspectors	$83,000	180	View salary detail
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage	$82,750	100	View salary detail
Funeral Home Managers	$82,700	60	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$82,680	360	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$82,630	1,440	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$82,590	350	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.