Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA are those of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineer, with an average annual salary of $235,570. The second highest-paying jobs are those of physicians, pathologist, with an average salary of $223,990.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$235,570	$96,350	6,170
2	Physicians, Pathologists	$223,990	$58,790	820
3	Chief Executives	$222,240	$95,990	12,390
4	Family Medicine Physicians	$221,230	$52,920	3,110
5	Postsecondary Home Economics Teachers	$218,670	$100,520	140
6	Other Specialists Dentists	$212,640	$64,380	90
7	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$200,460	$165,610	950
8	Orthodontists	$199,250	$183,150	340
9	Neurologists	$193,200	$97,270	1,320
10	Nurse Anesthetists	$188,230	$47,850	540
11	General Pediatricians	$183,990	$125,990	1,610
12	Nurse Midwives	$177,460	$89,230	250
13	Podiatrists	$174,990	$37,010	340
14	Lawyers	$174,860	$97,170	38,510
15	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$171,450	$95,620	24,630
16	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$171,200	$111,740	10,670
17	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$171,040	$83,820	820
18	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$164,150	$118,750	3,510
19	General Dentists	$164,060	$48,440	7,570
20	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$163,380	$47,990	2,270
21	Other Life Scientists	$162,710	$80,170	590
22	Natural Sciences Managers	$161,400	$98,330	2,210
23	Financial Managers	$161,150	$90,680	36,380
24	Postsecondary Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers	$155,850	$81,380	520
25	Nurse Practitioners	$155,380	$103,890	6,190
26	All Other Managers	$151,480	$76,770	32,760
27	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$150,440	$86,710	1,860
28	Marketing Managers	$147,580	$83,840	20,120
29	Mining and Geological Engineers	$145,680	$77,560	60
30	Pharmacists	$143,950	$84,350	12,740
31	Physicists	$140,560	$75,380	300
32	Human Resources Managers	$140,450	$79,990	8,470
33	Purchasing Managers	$140,320	$86,960	2,850
34	Physician Assistants	$139,900	$78,260	5,720
35	Economists	$137,820	$66,440	490
36	Commercial Pilots	$136,750	$66,960	1,910
37	Database Architects	$136,680	$80,070	1,180
38	Aerospace Engineers	$136,640	$80,980	4,740
39	Software Developers	$135,960	$82,530	53,220
40	Public Relations Managers	$134,500	$81,140	2,940
41	Mathematicians	$134,220	$114,670	60
42	Postsecondary Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers	$133,310	$105,660	230
43	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$131,580	$79,620	760
44	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$131,560	$77,580	1,750
45	Art Directors	$131,510	$76,760	8,090
46	Air Traffic Controllers	$130,690	$56,120	790
47	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$130,680	$93,880	8,110
48	Multimedia Artists and Animators	$130,000	$64,980	14,410
49	Models	$130,000	$33,190	230
50	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$129,900	$99,910	480
51	Elevator Installers and Repairers	$129,800	$66,490	1,050
52	Postsecondary Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers	$129,620	$57,040	650
53	Electrical Engineers	$129,410	$75,770	8,670
54	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$129,410	$57,820	900
55	Registered Nurses	$128,960	$83,890	111,660
56	Radiation Therapists	$128,860	$83,320	290
57	Medical and Health Services Managers	$128,800	$65,570	16,430
58	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$128,750	$83,740	660
59	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$127,730	$80,620	640
60	Information Security Analysts	$127,460	$76,140	3,600
61	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$127,200	$76,140	5,190
62	Veterinarians	$126,600	$62,260	2,480
63	Optometrists	$125,590	$30,350	3,360
64	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$125,060	$73,460	190
65	Sales Managers	$124,340	$54,000	35,650
66	Training and Development Managers	$124,330	$72,190	2,090
67	Nuclear Engineers	$123,720	$99,970	60
68	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$123,670	$67,350	630
69	Petroleum Engineers	$123,590	$77,180	380
70	Actuaries	$121,710	$76,630	410
71	Postsecondary Mathematical Science Teachers	$120,850	$65,290	1,220
72	Computer Network Architects	$120,540	$74,200	4,790
73	Postsecondary Architecture Teachers	$120,540	$99,570	60
74	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$120,520	$52,380	2,640
75	Construction Managers	$118,990	$77,580	10,730
76	Postsecondary Library Science Teachers	$118,960	$74,760	130
77	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$117,850	$79,980	2,930
78	Computer Hardware Engineers	$117,370	$55,480	3,050
79	Genetic Counselors	$116,850	$84,400	60
80	Postsecondary Communications Teachers	$116,630	$59,070	910
81	Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	$114,110	$80,270	150
82	General and Operations Managers	$113,800	$55,290	94,640
83	Writers and Authors	$113,070	$48,540	6,580
84	Emergency Management Directors	$112,740	$81,270	160
85	Fundraising Managers	$112,450	$68,180	1,070
86	Other Psychologists	$112,110	$52,890	310
87	Statisticians	$111,730	$75,240	750
88	Computer Systems Analysts	$111,350	$70,810	15,020
89	Industrial Production Managers	$109,430	$66,750	8,300
90	Power Plant Operators	$109,100	$59,990	450
91	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$108,620	$53,630	2,370
92	Hydrologists	$108,270	$76,720	140
93	Dental Hygienists	$107,960	$102,840	9,560
94	Commercial Divers	$107,420	$106,160	100
95	Administrative Services Managers	$107,250	$63,820	13,630
96	Producers and Directors	$107,120	$50,850	38,920
97	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$107,110	$75,360	960
98	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$107,000	$64,620	5,400
99	Other Postsecondary Social Sciences Teachers	$106,850	$62,300	720
100	Other Physical Scientists	$106,820	$77,230	510

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Other Specialists Dentists	$199,800
2	Neurologists	$193,200
3	Orthodontists	$171,310
4	Commercial Pilots	$171,040
5	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$165,800
6	General Pediatricians	$165,250
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$164,460
8	Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance	$164,200
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$164,060
10	General Dentists	$164,060

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$207,270
2	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$200,460
3	Nurse Midwives	$199,730
4	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$185,760
5	General Pediatricians	$179,490
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$174,100
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$171,050
8	Astronomers	$170,690
9	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$167,320
10	Other Specialists Dentists	$167,110

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists	$206,840
2	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$196,360
3	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$181,430
4	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$178,060
5	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$174,180
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$171,770
7	Nurse Midwives	$171,250
8	General Pediatricians	$168,150
9	Astronomers	$165,410
10	Lawyers	$161,390

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