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Highest Paying Jobs in California (2025)

Top 50 occupations by annual mean wage · BLS OEWS May 2025

RankOccupationAnnual Mean
1Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$347,690
2Psychiatrists$315,380
3Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$310,190
4Radiologists$309,990
5Neurologists$306,860
6Cardiologists$296,940
7Athletes and Sports Competitors$294,080
8Nurse Anesthetists$283,780
9General Internal Medicine Physicians$273,270
10Chief Executives$272,920
11Obstetricians and Gynecologists$272,520
12Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$258,550
13Surgeons, All Other$255,620
14Family Medicine Physicians$252,930
15Physicians, All Other$249,620
16Computer and Information Systems Managers$238,440
17Lawyers$230,040
18Natural Sciences Managers$223,850
19Pediatricians, General$221,480
20Physicians, Pathologists$221,080
21Dentists, All Other Specialists$218,050
22Architectural and Engineering Managers$213,110
23Podiatrists$212,350
24Financial Managers$210,490
25Marketing Managers$207,860
26Commercial Pilots$202,040
27Physicists$201,930
28Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$196,500
29Nurse Midwives$194,730
30Human Resources Managers$191,920
31Computer Hardware Engineers$190,590
32Managers, All Other$189,520
33Materials Scientists$189,460
34Software Developers$186,770
35Public Relations Managers$185,180
36Advertising and Promotions Managers$183,200
37Compensation and Benefits Managers$180,130
38Nurse Practitioners$176,760
39Database Architects$175,330
40Dentists, General$170,690
41Personal Financial Advisors$170,070
42Training and Development Managers$169,950
43Veterinarians$169,860
44Physician Assistants$169,110
45Computer and Information Research Scientists$168,580
46Physics Teachers, Postsecondary$166,780
47Purchasing Managers$165,780
48First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$163,210
49Pharmacists$162,340
50Radiation Therapists$161,890
Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · Public domain · Not affiliated with BLS.