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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

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Industrial Engineers$132,2305,470View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists$132,2305,470View salary detail
Validation Engineers$132,2305,470View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$132,0007,990View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers$132,0007,990View salary detail
Financial Examiners$131,820750View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$131,630160View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathologists$130,8501,760View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$130,800580View salary detail
Computer Programmers$130,7302,440View salary detail
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors$130,7103,950View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$130,7103,950View salary detail
Talent Directors$130,6405,030View salary detail
Media Programming Directors$130,6405,030View salary detail
Producers and Directors$130,6405,030View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers$130,6405,030View salary detail
School Psychologists$130,540680View salary detail
Financial and Investment Analysts$130,5209,910View salary detail
Epidemiologists$130,400320View salary detail
Respiratory Therapists$130,2202,010View salary detail
Transportation Engineers$130,16010,990View salary detail
Civil Engineers$130,16010,990View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers$130,16010,990View salary detail
Microbiologists$130,070700View salary detail
Law Teachers, Postsecondary$130,010760View salary detail
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$129,930980View salary detail
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$129,6803,910View salary detail
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$129,610330View salary detail
Materials Engineers$129,480340View salary detail
Fire Inspectors and Investigators$129,410270View salary detail
Avionics Technicians$129,32080View salary detail
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners$129,270260View salary detail
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary$129,12050View salary detail
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists$128,720—View salary detail
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$128,640430View salary detail
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary$128,05060View salary detail
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$127,8001,050View salary detail
Chemists$127,7902,180View salary detail
Database Administrators$127,7601,470View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts$127,2101,320View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists$127,2101,320View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners$127,2101,320View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$127,2101,320View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$126,8602,550View salary detail
Management Analysts$126,73023,560View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts$126,700690View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$126,700690View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers$126,700690View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$126,5503,780View salary detail
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators$126,470450View 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.