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Highest paying jobs in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

The best paying occupations in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, ranked by median annual wage. Metro wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure that too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Cost of living: prices here run 13.6% above the national average (2024).

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025

#OccupationMedianLos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darkerEmployed
1RadiologistsDoctoral or professional degree$488,670$96,420 – $496,790310
2Ophthalmologists, Except PediatricDoctoral or professional degree$433,520$94,190 – $453,160—
3PsychiatristsDoctoral or professional degree$370,510$95,750 – $510,5301,610
4Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight EngineersBachelor's degree$364,730$179,270 – $427,6606,710
5Physicians, PathologistsDoctoral or professional degree$319,340$95,260 – $440,610330
6Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeonsDoctoral or professional degree$313,780$221,220 – $398,580—
7General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree$303,980$76,250 – $500,690—
8Obstetricians and GynecologistsDoctoral or professional degree$301,240$99,060 – $401,440—
9Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree$282,930$229,470 – $292,920—
10Dentists, All Other SpecialistsDoctoral or professional degree$241,090$89,250 – $333,780—
11Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree$234,290$101,250 – $522,06010,800
12Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree$204,370$125,600 – $297,26023,180
13Orthopedic Surgeons, Except PediatricDoctoral or professional degree$203,890$80,660 – $457,010—
14Nurse MidwivesMaster's degree$202,850$143,070 – $237,310220
15PodiatristsDoctoral or professional degree$199,990$35,880 – $362,350350
16Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree$196,760$79,340 – $451,0106,810
17LawyersDoctoral or professional degree$194,410$93,980 – $375,44041,580
18Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree$193,340$101,170 – $306,9702,530
19Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree$190,900$132,870 – $269,3209,570
20Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree$186,700$74,510 – $307,820—
21Pediatricians, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree$176,900$96,810 – $306,6703,080
22Financial ManagersBachelor's degree$175,310$102,360 – $337,68034,480
23Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree$175,120$80,150 – $290,860580
24Air Traffic ControllersAssociate's degree$173,020$63,520 – $225,680690
25Physics Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree$172,510$80,850 – $282,760440
26Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree$171,900$100,360 – $318,96018,550
27First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersPostsecondary nondegree award$169,350$102,030 – $209,3902,410
28Radiation TherapistsAssociate's degree$169,150$131,570 – $191,960480
29Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree$168,400$98,810 – $299,7409,070
30Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree$168,160$93,160 – $290,44031,210
31Advertising and Promotions ManagersBachelor's degree$167,930$74,840 – $315,4901,350
32First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent$167,600$137,680 – $203,4104,840
33Petroleum EngineersBachelor's degree$167,000$127,610 – $206,230330
34Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree$163,830$96,100 – $281,8903,610
35Aerospace EngineersBachelor's degree$163,280$108,330 – $227,4405,200
36Physician AssistantsMaster's degree$161,890$99,570 – $220,5803,890
37Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree$161,590$104,260 – $202,66010,310
38Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree$161,470$119,950 – $216,18010,060
39Software DevelopersBachelor's degree$160,920$98,270 – $223,15055,540
40PhysicistsDoctoral or professional degree$160,270$88,000 – $275,560550
41VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree$160,080$67,410 – $284,0502,740
42Medical DosimetristsBachelor's degree$159,030$53,230 – $202,960—
43Computer Hardware EngineersBachelor's degree$158,530$105,390 – $222,4701,870
44PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree$157,440$62,800 – $209,06012,450
45Nuclear Medicine TechnologistsAssociate's degree$156,410$123,100 – $177,210460
46Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree$156,400$99,440 – $226,1102,800
47Computer and Information Research ScientistsMaster's degree$155,960$81,450 – $227,300940
48Database ArchitectsBachelor's degree$155,740$79,890 – $206,6901,530
49Compensation and Benefits ManagersBachelor's degree$155,380$103,010 – $270,9101,030
50Psychologists, All OtherMaster's degree$153,630$60,960 – $182,440470

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