High paying business and finance jobs in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA run 8.6% above the national average (2024), so a San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA salary is worth about 0.92× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA · Employed

1Project Management Specialists$108,730
Bachelor's degree
$67,500 – $171,500640
2Financial and Investment Analysts$102,970
Bachelor's degree
$65,150 – $131,740120
3Property Appraisers and Assessors$102,840
Bachelor's degree
$76,120 – $133,29070
4Compliance Officers$91,570
Bachelor's degree
$51,360 – $159,700160
5Personal Financial Advisors$91,340
Bachelor's degree
$63,560 – $289,650120
6Logisticians$91,240
Bachelor's degree
$54,320 – $168,480100
7Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$89,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,870 – $130,85040
8Accountants and Auditors$88,160
Bachelor's degree
$59,940 – $133,180860
9Management Analysts$84,290
Bachelor's degree
$58,160 – $140,450720
10Cost Estimators$82,800
Bachelor's degree
$51,470 – $141,100260
11Loan Officers$82,470
Bachelor's degree
$43,880 – $186,410100
12Business Operations Specialists, All Other$79,130
Bachelor's degree
$41,710 – $134,740700
13Human Resources Specialists$78,020
Bachelor's degree
$58,540 – $124,940610
14Fundraisers$77,730
Bachelor's degree
$50,190 – $126,16060
15Financial Specialists, All Other$77,380
Bachelor's degree
$36,770 – $139,170100
16Training and Development Specialists$76,270
Bachelor's degree
$43,240 – $174,300250
17Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$75,350
Bachelor's degree
$52,940 – $100,98040
18Buyers and Purchasing Agents$74,750
Bachelor's degree
$51,250 – $129,310260
19Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$66,660
Bachelor's degree
$46,900 – $128,630520
20Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$63,760
Bachelor's degree
$45,450 – $96,420140

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianSan Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$108,730	$67,500 – $171,500	640
2	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$102,970	$65,150 – $131,740	120
3	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$102,840	$76,120 – $133,290	70
4	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$91,570	$51,360 – $159,700	160
5	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$91,340	$63,560 – $289,650	120
6	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$91,240	$54,320 – $168,480	100
7	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$89,070	$60,870 – $130,850	40
8	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$88,160	$59,940 – $133,180	860
9	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$84,290	$58,160 – $140,450	720
10	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$82,800	$51,470 – $141,100	260
11	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$82,470	$43,880 – $186,410	100
12	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$79,130	$41,710 – $134,740	700
13	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$78,020	$58,540 – $124,940	610
14	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$77,730	$50,190 – $126,160	60
15	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$77,380	$36,770 – $139,170	100
16	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$76,270	$43,240 – $174,300	250
17	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$75,350	$52,940 – $100,980	40
18	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$74,750	$51,250 – $129,310	260
19	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$66,660	$46,900 – $128,630	520
20	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$63,760	$45,450 – $96,420	140

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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