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

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Procurement Clerks	$62,310	310	View salary detail
Museum Technicians and Conservators	$62,290	40	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$62,070	1,520	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$62,010	2,740	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$61,970	2,410	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$61,940	6,400	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$61,790	1,360	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$61,710	4,810	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$61,590	110	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$61,200	200	View salary detail
File Clerks	$60,840	540	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$60,780	720	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$60,650	1,930	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$60,610	5,080	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$60,600	350	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$60,510	190	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$60,480	390	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$60,480	8,860	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$60,450	600	View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$60,390	250	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$60,200	420	View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing	$60,130	130	View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing	$60,130	130	View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$60,130	130	View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers	$60,130	130	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$59,620	2,050	View salary detail
Freight Forwarders	$59,610	210	View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents	$59,610	210	View salary detail
Food Science Technicians	$59,580	70	View salary detail
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	$59,400	50	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$59,050	340	View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$59,020	80	View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$59,010	190	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$58,910	510	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$58,890	190	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$58,840	13,470	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$58,810	460	View salary detail
Travel Agents	$58,760	290	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$58,620	320	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$58,580	410	View salary detail
Psychiatric Aides	$58,550	100	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$58,330	4,420	View salary detail
Fence Erectors	$58,250	210	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$58,200	950	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$58,200	950	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$58,170	620	View salary detail
Helpers--Roofers	$58,090	100	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$57,910	580	View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$57,680	140	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$57,580	2,620	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.