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
Medical Appliance Technicians	$47,340	290	View salary detail
Budget Analysts	$107,010	290	View salary detail
Semiconductor Processing Technicians	$47,200	290	View salary detail
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other	$46,960	290	View salary detail
Cooks, All Other	$38,870	290	View salary detail
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$76,490	290	View salary detail
Physicists	$156,480	290	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$80,210	280	View salary detail
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	$56,730	280	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$48,650	280	View salary detail
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$48,670	280	View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,130	270	View salary detail
Microbiologists	$108,900	270	View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$47,390	270	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$79,990	270	View salary detail
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	$85,180	270	View salary detail
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$102,900	270	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$63,280	260	View salary detail
Materials Engineers	$124,180	260	View salary detail
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	$42,210	260	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$79,310	260	View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers	$64,620	260	View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$64,620	260	View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$85,350	260	View salary detail
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$122,640	250	View salary detail
Clinical Neuropsychologists	$148,820	250	View salary detail
Neuropsychologists	$148,820	250	View salary detail
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$105,080	250	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$50,910	250	View salary detail
Orthoptists	$122,640	250	View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$45,800	250	View salary detail
Naturopathic Physicians	$122,640	250	View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$93,500	250	View salary detail
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$138,300	250	View salary detail
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	$74,490	250	View salary detail
Psychologists, All Other	$148,820	250	View salary detail
Compensation and Benefits Managers	$160,970	240	View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$46,950	240	View salary detail
Midwives	$85,470	240	View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other	$50,390	240	View salary detail
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$61,050	240	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$39,210	240	View salary detail
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	$42,420	240	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$117,200	240	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$85,470	240	View salary detail
Traffic Technicians	$85,100	230	View salary detail
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$126,680	230	View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics	$61,820	230	View salary detail
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$66,160	230	View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,270	230	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.