Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in San Francisco, CA

811 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in San Francisco, CA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	$69,410	—	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$68,990	350	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$68,970	5,340	View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$68,780	410	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$68,390	2,560	View salary detail
Machinists	$67,750	1,610	View salary detail
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$67,230	40	View salary detail
Stonemasons	$66,790	110	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$66,550	1,300	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$66,520	2,180	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$66,520	2,180	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$66,520	2,180	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$66,450	16,450	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$66,390	4,690	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$65,820	1,740	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$65,530	18,100	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$65,500	230	View salary detail
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	$65,370	340	View salary detail
Agricultural Technicians	$65,280	—	View salary detail
Precision Agriculture Technicians	$65,280	—	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$64,630	740	View salary detail
Tile and Stone Setters	$64,430	1,020	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$64,390	7,530	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$64,320	1,990	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$64,260	2,390	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$64,250	4,730	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$64,220	250	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$63,690	730	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$63,650	1,510	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$63,630	18,550	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$63,600	5,310	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$63,300	420	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$63,020	2,540	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$63,000	1,720	View salary detail
Acupuncturists	$62,590	450	View salary detail
Exercise Physiologists	$62,440	—	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$62,400	110	View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters	$62,370	340	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$62,340	6,860	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$62,320	730	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$62,110	20,270	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$61,780	700	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$61,780	2,910	View salary detail
Carpet Installers	$61,500	290	View salary detail
Animal Trainers	$61,490	300	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$61,330	13,660	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$61,260	550	View salary detail
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$61,130	280	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$61,060	1,690	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$61,000	6,820	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.