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
Sales Engineers	$143,970	40	View salary detail
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$142,560	70	View salary detail
Optometrists	$140,160	50	View salary detail
Training and Development Managers	$140,150	40	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$137,360	3,280	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$137,360	3,280	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$137,360	3,280	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$137,360	3,280	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$137,360	3,280	View salary detail
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$136,650	460	View salary detail
Robotics Engineers	$136,650	460	View salary detail
Wind Energy Engineers	$136,650	460	View salary detail
Photonics Engineers	$136,650	460	View salary detail
Nanosystems Engineers	$136,650	460	View salary detail
Microsystems Engineers	$136,650	460	View salary detail
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar	$136,650	460	View salary detail
Engineers, All Other	$136,650	460	View salary detail
Mechatronics Engineers	$136,650	460	View salary detail
Dental Hygienists	$135,990	260	View salary detail
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$135,810	160	View salary detail
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists	$135,810	160	View salary detail
Electrical Engineers	$134,640	230	View salary detail
Purchasing Managers	$134,020	40	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$132,910	180	View salary detail
Construction Managers	$132,620	290	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$132,490	100	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$131,980	100	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineers	$130,870	100	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$130,810	40	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$130,810	40	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$130,810	40	View salary detail
Information Security Analysts	$130,770	140	View salary detail
Geothermal Production Managers	$130,560	290	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Production Managers	$130,560	290	View salary detail
Industrial Production Managers	$130,560	290	View salary detail
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$130,560	290	View salary detail
Quality Control Systems Managers	$130,560	290	View salary detail
Biofuels Production Managers	$130,560	290	View salary detail
Medical and Health Services Managers	$130,290	730	View salary detail
Computer Network Architects	$128,990	130	View salary detail
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	$128,990	130	View salary detail
Physical Therapists	$128,680	310	View salary detail
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$128,620	270	View salary detail
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$128,440	90	View salary detail
Information Security Engineers	$128,390	670	View salary detail
Information Technology Project Managers	$128,390	670	View salary detail
Penetration Testers	$128,390	670	View salary detail
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians	$128,390	670	View salary detail
Computer Occupations, All Other	$128,390	670	View salary detail
Blockchain Engineers	$128,390	670	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.