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
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$45,620	160	View salary detail
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other	$45,430	390	View salary detail
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$45,300	140	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$45,300	1,760	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$45,180	1,180	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$45,130	26,610	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$45,020	1,490	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Aides	$44,980	—	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$44,880	740	View salary detail
Passenger Attendants	$44,800	510	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$44,710	4,160	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$44,670	3,390	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$44,540	8,260	View salary detail
Nannies	$44,540	8,260	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$44,490	2,820	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$44,490	2,820	View salary detail
Parking Attendants	$44,480	3,470	View salary detail
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	$44,460	70	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$44,440	680	View salary detail
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$44,410	920	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$44,350	4,930	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$44,330	1,010	View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$44,300	380	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$44,180	29,930	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$44,100	220	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$44,020	290	View salary detail
Baristas	$43,870	49,970	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$43,870	49,970	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$43,850	39,460	View salary detail
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$43,810	410	View salary detail
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$43,790	600	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$43,680	5,220	View salary detail
Barbers	$43,650	170	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$43,640	3,440	View salary detail
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other	$43,570	60	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$43,310	2,040	View salary detail
School Bus Monitors	$43,250	140	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$43,140	1,220	View salary detail
Cooks, All Other	$42,860	1,120	View salary detail
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	$42,860	1,880	View salary detail
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	$42,580	40	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$42,400	3,370	View salary detail
Dishwashers	$42,100	9,530	View salary detail
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$41,970	2,740	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$41,610	5,750	View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$41,600	4,040	View salary detail
Cashiers	$41,270	38,250	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$41,000	14,470	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$40,280	1,800	View salary detail
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$40,140	5,800	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.