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
Logistics Analysts	$115,570	3,440	View salary detail
Logisticians	$115,570	3,440	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$115,530	480	View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$115,460	160	View salary detail
Chemists	$114,890	580	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$113,800	400	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$113,250	380	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$112,140	7,970	View salary detail
Food Scientists and Technologists	$110,810	50	View salary detail
Range Managers	$110,200	70	View salary detail
Conservation Scientists	$110,200	70	View salary detail
Park Naturalists	$110,200	70	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$109,440	330	View salary detail
Survey Researchers	$109,350	—	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$109,280	750	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$109,050	1,010	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$108,330	11,970	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$108,330	11,970	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$108,330	11,970	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$108,330	11,970	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$108,330	11,970	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$108,230	4,130	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$108,190	460	View salary detail
Orthotists and Prosthetists	$108,110	50	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$107,980	380	View salary detail
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$107,770	290	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$107,560	3,830	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$107,560	3,830	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$107,310	390	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$107,170	770	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$106,840	700	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$106,760	1,060	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$106,510	340	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$106,510	340	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$106,510	340	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$106,510	340	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$106,220	5,300	View salary detail
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$105,720	440	View salary detail
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	$105,430	40	View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$105,280	340	View salary detail
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$105,250	160	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$105,030	3,330	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$104,770	3,310	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$104,070	2,360	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$103,670	6,530	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$103,240	700	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$102,980	420	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$102,860	7,810	View salary detail
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	$102,720	100	View salary detail
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$102,710	590	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.