Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, 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 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA are those of all other physicians, with an average annual salary of $222,330. The second highest-paying jobs are those of psychiatrist, with an average salary of $213,620.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Santa Rosa-Petaluma, 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 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	All Other Physicians	$222,330	$81,490	180
2	Psychiatrists	$213,620	$174,510	60
3	Chief Executives	$202,120	$91,670	400
4	Family Medicine Physicians	$198,440	$166,060	130
5	Postsecondary Psychology Teachers	$178,420	$104,910	60
6	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$167,070	$95,450	210
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$165,820	$103,920	320
8	Pharmacists	$164,800	$134,560	340
9	Real Estate Brokers	$163,180	$51,450	180
10	General Dentists	$162,480	$86,710	250
11	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$161,340	$92,990	390
12	Lawyers	$161,070	$82,880	500
13	Physician Assistants	$160,430	$82,720	170
14	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$158,010	$104,690	90
15	Financial Managers	$157,760	$91,230	950
16	Registered Nurses	$156,250	$102,470	3,490
17	Medical and Health Services Managers	$146,830	$78,170	660
18	Nurse Practitioners	$143,860	$93,100	250
19	Human Resources Managers	$143,530	$84,380	210
20	Marketing Managers	$142,460	$82,020	380
21	Software Developers	$140,070	$84,990	630
22	Public Relations Managers	$138,030	$88,760	50
23	All Other Managers	$136,790	$75,250	610
24	Computer Hardware Engineers	$135,100	$81,310	30
25	Natural Sciences Managers	$134,980	$86,860	80
26	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$134,340	$96,680	330
27	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$132,140	$73,000	130
28	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$131,840	$72,800	120
29	Training and Development Managers	$131,730	$77,450	30
30	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$131,250	$81,830	100
31	Purchasing Managers	$131,180	$77,880	80
32	Optometrists	$130,420	$104,000	80
33	Construction Managers	$130,280	$70,530	620
34	Physical Therapists	$129,830	$93,250	240
35	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$127,670	$69,050	80
36	Radiologic Technologists	$124,990	$73,790	180
37	Industrial Production Managers	$124,910	$73,360	360
38	Veterinarians	$124,180	$64,230	200
39	Dental Hygienists	$123,510	$107,980	460
40	School Psychologists	$123,400	$72,650	170
41	Data Scientists	$122,560	$62,980	110
42	Electrical Engineers	$121,910	$75,500	160
43	Fundraising Managers	$118,960	$87,930	30
44	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$117,630	$54,080	100
45	Occupational Therapists	$117,390	$84,830	100
46	Sales Engineers	$112,510	$72,940	60
47	Financial Risk Specialists	$112,450	$65,370	30
48	Engineers, All Other	$111,800	$75,780	160
49	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$111,130	$62,940	310
50	Financial Analysts	$109,990	$64,440	200
51	Administrative Services Managers	$109,630	$63,070	390
52	Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers	$109,060	$52,760	90
53	General and Operations Managers	$108,490	$59,990	3,660
54	Mechanical Engineers	$108,330	$77,360	200
55	Computer Programmers	$107,690	$57,820	60
56	Environmental Engineers	$106,950	$81,650	100
57	Urban and Regional Planners	$106,400	$80,250	130
58	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$106,360	$81,900	230
59	Industrial Engineers	$106,180	$80,800	230
60	Speech-Language Pathologists	$106,150	$76,210	150
61	Computer Systems Analysts	$105,960	$65,820	250
62	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$105,800	$59,470	200
63	Civil Engineers	$105,700	$75,560	500
64	Facilities Managers	$105,620	$62,020	260
65	Art Directors	$105,560	$71,990	50
66	Other Biological Scientists	$105,300	$62,230	130
67	Respiratory Therapists	$104,660	$74,530	180
68	Budget Analysts	$104,600	$68,180	40
69	Construction and Building Inspectors	$103,800	$57,980	160
70	Database Administrators	$103,560	$57,490	50
71	Insurance Underwriters	$102,550	$65,930	70
72	Computer Network Architects	$101,960	$79,200	90
73	Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$101,880	$59,720	30
74	Stonemasons	$101,570	$60,360	120
75	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$101,530	$68,730	840
76	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$101,320	$77,770	60
77	Other Education Administrators	$101,080	$47,190	90
78	Property Appraisers and Assessors	$100,860	$61,600	40
79	Landscape Architects	$100,370	$58,120	40
80	Information Security Analysts	$99,990	$74,070	40
81	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$99,900	$61,390	90
82	Technical Writers	$99,670	$69,370	40
83	Web Developers	$99,600	$45,360	90
84	Sales Managers	$99,550	$54,900	1,350
85	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$99,310	$47,350	180
86	Other Social Workers	$98,940	$46,890	60
87	Healthcare Social Workers	$98,680	$56,170	160
88	Labor Relations Specialists	$97,780	$48,540	40
89	Project Management Specialists	$97,610	$59,250	930
90	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$95,790	$62,370	160
91	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$95,620	$51,810	80
92	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$94,640	$59,380	70
93	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$94,030	$59,660	200
94	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$93,970	$60,530	50
95	Cost Estimators	$92,700	$57,700	640
96	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$92,670	$57,840	240
97	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$91,960	$51,450	90
98	Surveyors	$90,140	$54,980	110
99	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$89,460	$63,500	30
100	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$89,170	$52,770	190

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$173,210
2	General Dentists	$167,680
3	Pharmacists	$166,560
4	Physician Assistants	$164,620
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$163,380
6	Real Estate Brokers	$163,180
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$162,800
8	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$161,000
9	Marketing Managers	$154,030
10	Financial Managers	$148,800

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$180,070
2	Postsecondary Psychology Teachers	$165,000
3	Marketing Managers	$161,020
4	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$158,920
5	Optometrists	$154,240
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$151,800
7	Pharmacists	$151,790
8	Chief Executives	$151,300
9	Physician Assistants	$150,880
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$148,870

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$198,440
2	Chief Executives	$166,090
3	General Dentists	$161,520
4	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$154,260
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$150,930
6	Pharmacists	$150,790
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$139,320
8	Lawyers	$137,660
9	Physician Assistants	$134,470
10	Marketing Managers	$133,620

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