San Diego, CA Careers and Salaries

799 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in San Diego, CA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Baristas	$42,190	42,550	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$42,190	42,550	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$37,810	34,390	View salary detail
Cashiers	$37,020	30,420	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$139,520	28,680	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$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
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$139,520	28,680	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$49,920	28,470	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$119,600	26,230	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$35,850	24,050	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$43,320	21,950	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$43,320	21,950	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$38,450	21,700	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$39,160	21,220	View salary detail
Software Developers	$163,270	20,610	View salary detail
Security Guards	$38,500	16,090	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$96,580	15,690	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$96,580	15,690	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$96,580	15,690	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$96,580	15,690	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$96,580	15,690	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$46,440	15,670	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$48,730	14,030	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$96,340	13,450	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$46,980	12,920	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$58,580	12,830	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$54,530	12,350	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$55,380	12,070	View salary detail
Management Analysts	$101,190	11,950	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$76,120	11,780	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$74,610	11,730	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$97,000	11,340	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$51,650	11,260	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$45,560	10,870	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$117,460	10,740	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$42,450	10,630	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$59,780	10,440	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$42,150	10,400	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$56,300	9,780	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$48,070	9,670	View salary detail
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$35,960	9,620	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$59,860	9,480	View salary detail
Managers, All Other	$169,240	9,370	View salary detail
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,240	9,370	View salary detail
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$169,240	9,370	View salary detail
Compliance Managers	$169,240	9,370	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$169,240	9,370	View salary detail
Loss Prevention Managers	$169,240	9,370	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.