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
Writers and Authors	$82,590	350	View salary detail
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	$82,350	80	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$82,260	1,110	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants	$82,160	870	View salary detail
Fashion Designers	$82,010	320	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$81,770	2,360	View salary detail
Hearing Aid Specialists	$81,770	50	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$81,300	9,110	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$81,240	2,730	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$80,840	700	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$80,640	820	View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$80,460	3,100	View salary detail
Real Estate Brokers	$80,450	—	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$80,250	160	View salary detail
Robotics Technicians	$80,250	160	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$80,210	280	View salary detail
Life Scientists, All Other	$80,120	160	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$80,080	1,480	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$80,010	4,130	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$79,990	270	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$79,770	2,910	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$79,720	6,610	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$79,720	210	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$79,630	880	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$79,440	—	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$79,440	—	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$79,350	3,960	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$79,310	260	View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists	$79,270	990	View salary detail
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$79,100	370	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$78,950	710	View salary detail
Editors	$78,870	710	View salary detail
Lodging Managers	$78,800	500	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$78,680	1,450	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$78,460	2,310	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$78,340	1,130	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$78,250	5,480	View salary detail
Range Managers	$78,200	150	View salary detail
Park Naturalists	$78,200	150	View salary detail
Conservation Scientists	$78,200	150	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$78,110	440	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$77,800	320	View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians	$77,800	320	View salary detail
Agricultural Inspectors	$77,550	110	View salary detail
Clergy	$77,450	560	View salary detail
Biofuels Processing Technicians	$77,330	150	View salary detail
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$77,330	150	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$77,230	1,100	View salary detail
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$77,080	450	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$77,020	3,680	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.