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
Microsystems Engineers	$169,650	4,970	View salary detail
Robotics Engineers	$169,650	4,970	View salary detail
Wind Energy Engineers	$169,650	4,970	View salary detail
Photonics Engineers	$169,650	4,970	View salary detail
Engineers, All Other	$169,650	4,970	View salary detail
Fuel Cell Engineers	$168,030	5,540	View salary detail
Automotive Engineers	$168,030	5,540	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineers	$168,030	5,540	View salary detail
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors	$167,630	2,790	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$167,630	2,790	View salary detail
Web Developers	$166,670	1,130	View salary detail
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$166,530	6,480	View salary detail
Financial Risk Specialists	$166,240	480	View salary detail
Genetic Counselors	$165,920	80	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$165,520	1,730	View salary detail
Fundraising Managers	$164,330	460	View salary detail
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$164,050	90	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$163,860	17,230	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$163,700	370	View salary detail
Construction Managers	$163,040	1,850	View salary detail
Physical Scientists, All Other	$160,580	340	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists	$160,580	340	View salary detail
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$160,090	830	View salary detail
Commercial Pilots	$159,420	200	View salary detail
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$159,300	2,150	View salary detail
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$159,220	40	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$158,640	280	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$158,640	280	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$158,640	280	View salary detail
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$157,620	300	View salary detail
Computer Systems Analysts	$157,140	7,260	View salary detail
Health Informatics Specialists	$157,140	7,260	View salary detail
Special Effects Artists and Animators	$156,950	510	View salary detail
Materials Engineers	$156,730	550	View salary detail
Computer Programmers	$154,920	980	View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$154,850	1,000	View salary detail
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$154,760	520	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$154,140	1,450	View salary detail
Firefighters	$152,100	1,330	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$150,400	140	View salary detail
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$149,960	100	View salary detail
Respiratory Therapists	$149,680	1,060	View salary detail
Facilities Managers	$145,000	1,460	View salary detail
Security Managers	$145,000	1,460	View salary detail
Financial and Investment Analysts	$144,910	3,880	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$144,410	560	View salary detail
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$143,170	50	View salary detail
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers	$143,050	160	View salary detail
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$143,050	160	View salary detail
Hydrologists	$142,640	30	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.