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
Tutors	$50,350	2,270	View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,260	90	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$50,200	940	View salary detail
Aircraft Service Attendants	$50,140	150	View salary detail
Tellers	$50,090	1,030	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$50,060	680	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$50,040	1,140	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$49,990	390	View salary detail
Religious Workers, All Other	$49,830	60	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$49,610	790	View salary detail
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other	$49,530	70	View salary detail
Bicycle Repairers	$49,450	50	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$49,450	1,470	View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$49,330	250	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,230	830	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$49,210	620	View salary detail
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	$48,950	70	View salary detail
Carpet Installers	$48,830	90	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$48,740	80	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$48,570	2,880	View salary detail
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	$48,470	40	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$48,330	6,000	View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$48,230	180	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$48,200	5,620	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$48,050	330	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$47,450	380	View salary detail
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	$47,450	80	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$47,450	190	View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$47,430	70	View salary detail
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$47,360	90	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$47,220	220	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$47,220	4,790	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$47,170	8,900	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$47,130	3,990	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$47,060	11,830	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$47,060	11,830	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$47,040	280	View salary detail
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$46,790	40	View salary detail
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$46,430	220	View salary detail
Security Guards	$46,250	11,800	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$46,210	1,960	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$46,170	670	View salary detail
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	$46,140	80	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$46,060	570	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$45,990	1,660	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$45,920	420	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$45,900	530	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$45,740	1,260	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$45,720	3,090	View salary detail
Nannies	$45,720	3,090	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.