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
Billing and Posting Clerks	$55,260	3,610	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$54,500	3,600	View salary detail
Engineers, All Other	$132,790	3,570	View salary detail
Photonics Engineers	$132,790	3,570	View salary detail
Wind Energy Engineers	$132,790	3,570	View salary detail
Robotics Engineers	$132,790	3,570	View salary detail
Microsystems Engineers	$132,790	3,570	View salary detail
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar	$132,790	3,570	View salary detail
Nanosystems Engineers	$132,790	3,570	View salary detail
Mechatronics Engineers	$132,790	3,570	View salary detail
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$132,790	3,570	View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$101,820	3,480	View salary detail
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists	$156,480	3,450	View salary detail
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$156,480	3,450	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$61,780	3,420	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$38,260	3,400	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineers	$121,750	3,370	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$37,120	3,370	View salary detail
Automotive Engineers	$121,750	3,370	View salary detail
Fuel Cell Engineers	$121,750	3,370	View salary detail
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$36,330	3,340	View salary detail
Computer Hardware Engineers	$174,440	3,330	View salary detail
Tutors	$47,050	3,320	View salary detail
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$202,810	3,270	View salary detail
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$202,810	3,270	View salary detail
Parking Attendants	$37,960	3,220	View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$76,290	3,220	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$74,880	3,210	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$62,230	3,170	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$83,670	3,130	View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$80,460	3,100	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$47,100	3,070	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$37,870	3,030	View salary detail
Personal Financial Advisors	$130,330	3,010	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$124,840	2,990	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$124,840	2,990	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$124,840	2,990	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$39,000	2,980	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$62,560	2,940	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$79,770	2,910	View salary detail
Natural Sciences Managers	$207,200	2,890	View salary detail
Water Resource Specialists	$207,200	2,890	View salary detail
Clinical Research Coordinators	$207,200	2,890	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$47,230	2,890	View salary detail
Firefighters	$70,900	2,880	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$37,290	2,870	View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$84,550	2,840	View salary detail
Pharmacists	$165,130	2,840	View salary detail
Business Intelligence Analysts	$130,990	2,830	View salary detail
Data Scientists	$130,990	2,830	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.