Top 100 Highest Paying Jobs in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division

The top 100 highest paying jobs in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division (ranked by annual average salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid workers) and the number of employment of each job in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division are also shown. We note from the table that the highest paying profession in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division is postsecondary health specialties teacher with an average annual salary of $195,170. The second highest paying job is computer and information systems manager (average salary $186,760). The salary and the employment information in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2018 [1].

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Jobs in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl i
1	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$195,170	$91,850	2,900
2	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$186,760	$129,800	8,760
3	Podiatrists	$176,910	$54,980	30
4	Financial Managers	$175,220	$96,730	8,710
5	Marketing Managers	$166,920	$103,080	6,290
6	Natural Sciences Managers	$161,900	$107,360	1,130
7	Nurse Midwives	$156,410	$63,990	50
8	Human Resources Managers	$153,830	$97,530	2,220
9	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$152,130	$89,840	260
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$150,180	$94,770	2,850
11	General and Operations Managers	$146,660	$59,430	19,610
12	Medical and Health Services Managers	$146,280	$71,740	2,170
13	Purchasing Managers	$144,670	$94,680	720
14	Construction Managers	$143,690	$88,600	1,990
15	Sales Managers	$140,900	$65,890	6,220
16	Training and Development Managers	$137,350	$79,220	540
17	Industrial Production Managers	$134,010	$76,130	870
18	Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	$129,900	$84,710	1,370
19	Administrative Services Managers	$120,620	$69,760	3,760
20	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$117,580	$68,980	770
21	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$115,850	$75,270	1,280
22	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$115,010	$85,410	860
23	Genetic Counselors	$113,390	$84,230	50
24	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$111,600	$69,730	820
25	Audiologists	$111,120	$64,200	30
26	Microbiologists	$109,900	$49,430	550
27	Power Plant Operators	$109,680	$73,100	90
28	Materials Scientists	$108,160	$77,690	60
29	Mechanical Insulation Workers	$103,260	$45,870	30
30	Postsecondary Foreign Language and Literature Teachers	$102,330	$50,820	160
31	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$101,740	$51,040	0
32	Postsecondary Political Science Teachers	$99,300	$56,290	40
33	Postsecondary Chemistry Teachers	$93,690	$52,480	50
34	Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$93,330	$36,980	50
35	Mining and Geological Engineers	$92,420	$66,730	30
36	Postsecondary History Teachers	$92,100	$57,350	80
37	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$90,700	$54,810	80
38	Animal Scientists	$90,700	$66,770	0
39	Postsecondary Sociology Teachers	$87,540	$58,450	40
40	Other Education Administrators	$84,130	$52,540	430
41	Transportation Inspectors	$79,980	$54,630	270
42	Traffic Technicians	$78,100	$64,400	30
43	Lodging Managers	$76,270	$55,530	470
44	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$75,580	$44,040	3,590
45	Ship Engineers	$73,970	$53,930	30
46	Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$73,790	$63,830	30
47	Orthotists and Prosthetists	$73,470	$53,510	50
48	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$72,640	$50,910	40
49	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$72,500	$55,190	2,240
50	Funeral Service Managers	$70,240	$44,520	30
51	Avionics Technicians	$69,650	$56,720	400
52	Legislators	$67,960	$37,170	90
53	Auto Damage Insurance Appraisers	$67,830	$49,020	260
54	Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$62,600	$56,630	80
55	Exercise Physiologists	$62,250	$38,010	30
56	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$61,830	$41,620	2,140
57	Preschool and Childcare Center Education Administrators	$61,790	$43,340	570
58	First-line supervisors of transportation moving workers	$61,750	$41,420	2,160
59	Food Service Managers	$61,060	$32,750	2,580
60	Other Therapists	$58,340	$47,640	30
61	All Occupations	$57,290	$26,070	1,116,390
62	Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$56,230	$39,990	40
63	Subway and Streetcar Operators	$56,030	$45,140	2,240
64	Embalmers	$54,160	$43,830	40
65	Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	$54,050	$37,700	190
66	All Other Teachers and Instructors Except Substitute Teachers	$52,820	$23,830	1,840
67	Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	$51,050	$39,480	0
68	Other Building Cleaning Workers	$50,720	$24,420	0
69	Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	$49,960	$26,860	0
70	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	$49,230	$32,740	1,500
71	Other Grounds Maintenance Workers	$49,220	$42,370	0
72	Gaming Supervisors	$45,820	$34,820	50
73	Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,140	$33,950	30
74	Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$41,960	$28,790	50
75	Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$39,460	$29,190	30
76	Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers	$38,480	$33,240	0
77	Stonemasons	$38,450	$32,850	60
78	Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers	$37,740	$24,580	90
79	Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$36,150	$23,360	60
80	All other assemblers and fabricators	$35,630	$22,630	2,300
81	Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants	$35,350	$25,480	260
82	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	$35,000	$24,140	890
83	Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$34,560	$30,150	0
84	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$33,430	$23,030	160
85	Gaming and Sports Book Writers and Runners	$33,340	$17,570	110
86	Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	$33,220	$17,790	30
87	Tour and Travel Guides	$31,710	$25,810	1,160
88	Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$31,310	$25,660	0
89	Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$28,700	$21,400	0
90	Psychiatric Aides	$28,120	$22,180	110
91	Food Processing Workers, All Other	$27,440	$21,870	70
92	Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons Helpers	$27,200	$20,810	0
93	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$19,900	$17,840	30

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