Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Santa Maria, CA

539 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Santa Maria, CA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Psychiatrists	$333,300	60	View salary detail
Allergists and Immunologists	$296,960	280	View salary detail
Hospitalists	$296,960	280	View salary detail
Urologists	$296,960	280	View salary detail
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians	$296,960	280	View salary detail
Physicians, All Other	$296,960	280	View salary detail
Preventive Medicine Physicians	$296,960	280	View salary detail
Sports Medicine Physicians	$296,960	280	View salary detail
Family Medicine Physicians	$287,230	440	View salary detail
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$207,900	340	View salary detail
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$207,900	340	View salary detail
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$207,760	700	View salary detail
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$202,030	30	View salary detail
Chief Sustainability Officers	$195,650	360	View salary detail
Chief Executives	$195,650	360	View salary detail
Natural Sciences Managers	$175,400	110	View salary detail
Clinical Research Coordinators	$175,400	110	View salary detail
Water Resource Specialists	$175,400	110	View salary detail
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$173,640	70	View salary detail
Computer and Information Research Scientists	$171,880	70	View salary detail
Lawyers	$170,970	700	View salary detail
Dentists, General	$170,940	140	View salary detail
Marketing Managers	$170,920	340	View salary detail
Compliance Managers	$167,090	900	View salary detail
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$167,090	900	View salary detail
Managers, All Other	$167,090	900	View salary detail
Loss Prevention Managers	$167,090	900	View salary detail
Wind Energy Development Managers	$167,090	900	View salary detail
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$167,090	900	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$167,090	900	View salary detail
Nurse Practitioners	$165,580	200	View salary detail
Human Resources Managers	$165,160	210	View salary detail
Investment Fund Managers	$164,270	760	View salary detail
Treasurers and Controllers	$164,270	760	View salary detail
Financial Managers	$164,270	760	View salary detail
Pharmacists	$162,520	290	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$161,440	110	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$159,950	360	View salary detail
Data Warehousing Specialists	$159,240	40	View salary detail
Database Architects	$159,240	40	View salary detail
Veterinarians	$158,840	140	View salary detail
Physician Assistants	$158,360	210	View salary detail
Anesthesiologist Assistants	$158,360	210	View salary detail
Software Developers	$158,290	1,680	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$153,950	150	View salary detail
Fundraising Managers	$153,940	80	View salary detail
Public Relations Managers	$153,010	40	View salary detail
Commercial Pilots	$149,200	60	View salary detail
Computer Hardware Engineers	$148,440	60	View salary detail
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$145,530	40	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.