Salaries in California

Median pay for 81 in-demand careers in California, ranked highest to lowest, from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data.

#	Occupation	Median / yr	Median / hr
1	Anesthesiologist	$287,054	$138.01
2	Radiologist	$265,081	$127.44
3	Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)	$256,422	$123.28
4	Dentist	$200,786	$96.53
5	Orthodontist	$195,807	$94.14
6	Marketing Manager	$177,492	$85.33
7	Lawyer	$175,863	$84.55
8	Air Traffic Controller	$167,361	$80.46
9	Pharmacist	$158,461	$76.18
10	Optometrist	$157,866	$75.90
11	Petroleum Engineer	$154,574	$74.31
12	Physician Assistant	$153,792	$73.94
13	Software Developer	$153,300	$73.70
14	Aerospace Engineer	$151,489	$72.83
15	Nurse Practitioner	$147,050	$70.70
16	Veterinarian	$144,361	$69.40
17	Cyber Security Analyst	$138,275	$66.48
18	Chemical Engineer	$132,119	$63.52
19	Electrical Engineer	$131,968	$63.45
20	Data Analyst	$124,744	$59.97
21	Project Manager	$122,059	$58.68
22	Industrial Engineer	$121,138	$58.24
23	Mechanical Engineer	$120,017	$57.70
24	Financial Analyst	$118,872	$57.15
25	UX Designer	$117,231	$56.36
26	Biomedical Engineer	$116,729	$56.12
27	Psychologist	$114,180	$54.89
28	Physical Therapist	$113,363	$54.50
29	Architect	$112,506	$54.09
30	Environmental Engineer	$110,853	$53.29
31	Network Administrator	$110,803	$53.27
32	Speech-Language Pathologist	$109,492	$52.64
33	Occupational Therapist	$108,770	$52.29
34	Civil Engineer	$108,500	$52.16
35	Registered Nurse	$102,903	$49.47
36	College Professor	$102,715	$49.38
37	Dental Hygienist	$99,175	$47.68
38	Web Developer	$97,486	$46.87
39	MRI Technologist	$95,602	$45.96
40	Accountant	$95,352	$45.84
41	Ultrasound Technician	$95,289	$45.81
42	Aircraft Mechanic	$88,394	$42.50
43	Police Officer	$86,979	$41.82
44	Radiologic Technologist	$83,116	$39.96
45	Dietitian	$82,148	$39.49
46	HR Specialist	$81,184	$39.03
47	Respiratory Therapist	$79,117	$38.04
48	Flight Attendant	$77,893	$37.45
49	Elementary School Teacher	$77,059	$37.05
50	Electrician	$76,107	$36.59
51	Wind Turbine Technician	$74,827	$35.97
52	Surgical Technologist	$74,535	$35.83
53	High School Teacher	$74,451	$35.79
54	Paralegal	$74,326	$35.73
55	Physical Therapist Assistant	$74,042	$35.60
56	Plumber	$72,614	$34.91
57	Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	$72,187	$34.71
58	HVAC Technician	$70,717	$34.00
59	IT Support Specialist	$70,188	$33.74
60	School Counselor	$69,738	$33.53
61	Carpenter	$69,592	$33.46
62	Diesel Mechanic	$67,901	$32.64
63	CDL Truck Driver	$67,161	$32.29
64	Firefighter	$65,460	$31.47
65	Heavy Equipment Operator	$64,784	$31.15
66	Social Worker	$63,827	$30.69
67	Real Estate Agent	$63,798	$30.67
68	Massage Therapist	$63,060	$30.32
69	Solar Installer	$60,434	$29.05
70	Machinist	$57,064	$27.43
71	Medical Coder	$56,703	$27.26
72	Auto Mechanic	$55,444	$26.66
73	Welder	$54,954	$26.42
74	Dental Assistant	$54,024	$25.97
75	Veterinary Technician	$50,963	$24.50
76	Pharmacy Technician	$49,313	$23.71
77	Phlebotomist	$48,912	$23.52
78	Medical Assistant	$48,911	$23.51
79	Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)	$46,059	$22.14
80	Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)	$45,271	$21.76
81	Preschool Teacher	$43,818	$21.07

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