Highest paying jobs in Redding, CA

The best paying occupations in the Redding, 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 0.7% above the national average (2024).

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025

#	Occupation	MedianRedding, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$287,080	$82,390 – $396,380	80
2	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$267,600	$128,800 – $322,690	120
3	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$184,720	$121,770 – $228,830	50
4	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$170,770	$84,240 – $352,320	110
5	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$170,060	$97,270 – $256,520	60
6	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$166,800	$82,190 – $213,400	160
7	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$162,220	$112,000 – $253,420	110
8	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$161,910	$81,320 – $264,050	70
9	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$160,480	$116,230 – $210,520	120
10	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$159,010	$76,640 – $246,880	60
11	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$150,010	$111,950 – $173,750	70
12	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$143,330	$92,220 – $213,320	50
13	Environmental EngineersBachelor's degree	$140,570	$92,230 – $164,670	40
14	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$138,350	$82,170 – $245,970	230
15	Commercial PilotsPostsecondary nondegree award	$135,340	$58,680 – $294,380	50
16	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$135,110	$107,440 – $203,910	70
17	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$134,350	$96,990 – $168,480	1,720
18	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$134,020	$86,720 – $168,950	150
19	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$133,900	$78,110 – $211,580	250
20	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$133,340	$76,840 – $170,150	40
21	Fundraising ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,400	$80,850 – $200,010	30
22	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$129,960	$65,850 – $168,160	90
23	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$129,230	$77,970 – $173,300	160
24	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$126,730	$75,010 – $205,890	200
25	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$126,170	$79,560 – $170,360	70
26	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$126,000	$75,990 – $173,440	380
27	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,780	$75,910 – $195,130	90
28	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,210	$67,270 – $219,900	360
29	SurveyorsBachelor's degree	$124,160	$74,900 – $166,770	40
30	Medical Scientists, Except EpidemiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$123,510	$36,670 – $184,160	50
31	Engineers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$122,740	$70,100 – $142,870	40
32	Architects, Except Landscape and NavalBachelor's degree	$120,060	$71,630 – $212,680	60
33	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$118,130	$104,130 – $128,370	130
34	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and GeographersBachelor's degree	$111,830	$69,770 – $142,300	30
35	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$111,500	$49,530 – $180,000	150
36	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$110,230	$78,710 – $143,830	70
37	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$107,980	$75,310 – $154,410	150
38	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$107,850	$67,010 – $171,490	40
39	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$107,270	$59,150 – $166,550	290
40	Urban and Regional PlannersMaster's degree	$106,920	$71,000 – $162,230	50
41	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthBachelor's degree	$106,510	$65,370 – $152,910	130
42	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersPostsecondary nondegree award	$106,330	$48,880 – $129,700	60
43	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$105,980	$59,660 – $161,160	60
44	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$103,830	$69,020 – $130,830	90
45	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$102,420	$78,220 – $178,610	70
46	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$99,210	$79,980 – $131,650	110
47	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$99,030	$60,280 – $156,270	270
48	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$98,510	$51,170 – $211,860	1,240
49	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$98,440	$61,180 – $160,680	70
50	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$97,930	$57,680 – $204,390	360

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