Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Vallejo-Fairfield, CA

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Vallejo-Fairfield, 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 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA are those of all other physicians, with an average annual salary of $229,990. The second highest-paying jobs are those of chief executive, with an average salary of $209,330.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Vallejo-Fairfield, 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 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Vallejo-Fairfield, CA (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	All Other Physicians	$229,990	$78,640	70
2	Chief Executives	$209,330	$94,630	210
3	Other Postsecondary Teachers	$182,010	$63,190	570
4	Pharmacists	$174,460	$134,130	460
5	Nurse Practitioners	$172,840	$107,380	110
6	Physician Assistants	$171,760	$94,720	90
7	General Dentists	$167,250	$98,820	140
8	Labor Relations Specialists	$166,730	$56,260	70
9	Registered Nurses	$164,960	$101,530	3,790
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$164,380	$125,740	170
11	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$162,860	$95,320	70
12	Medical and Health Services Managers	$160,160	$78,640	660
13	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$157,760	$102,570	180
14	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$149,240	$83,870	100
15	Natural Sciences Managers	$146,120	$109,830	70
16	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$143,380	$106,130	100
17	Optometrists	$139,960	$77,200	70
18	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$137,960	$90,590	110
19	Human Resources Managers	$137,750	$84,770	130
20	Public Relations Managers	$137,700	$107,680	40
21	Financial Managers	$136,640	$82,880	470
22	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$136,390	$74,830	160
23	Purchasing Managers	$133,790	$74,550	60
24	All Other Managers	$133,680	$71,710	490
25	Radiologic Technologists	$132,190	$81,080	250
26	Lawyers	$131,670	$72,900	180
27	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$131,320	$96,480	250
28	Marketing Managers	$131,230	$74,160	110
29	Software Developers	$127,660	$63,950	230
30	Industrial Engineers	$127,420	$80,500	190
31	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$124,910	$80,490	660
32	Veterinarians	$124,790	$62,130	80
33	Construction Managers	$124,580	$78,940	530
34	Industrial Production Managers	$123,900	$77,620	200
35	Dental Hygienists	$118,840	$99,800	190
36	Physical Therapists	$118,070	$87,460	230
37	Respiratory Therapists	$115,480	$64,070	170
38	Healthcare Social Workers	$115,300	$52,460	100
39	Environmental Engineers	$113,430	$65,870	40
40	General and Operations Managers	$110,910	$53,800	1,910
41	Database Administrators	$110,340	$66,830	40
42	Computer Programmers	$109,590	$72,280	50
43	Producers and Directors	$109,530	$54,990	50
44	Electrical Engineers	$109,490	$79,070	260
45	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$109,450	$60,550	210
46	Computer Network Architects	$108,800	$80,550	60
47	Urban and Regional Planners	$108,460	$76,280	90
48	Materials Engineers	$108,450	$84,270	30
49	Computer Systems Analysts	$107,600	$68,510	190
50	Information Security Analysts	$106,390	$79,280	30
51	Engineers, All Other	$106,090	$75,780	150
52	Occupational Therapists	$106,070	$83,640	110
53	Facilities Managers	$104,640	$63,020	120
54	Mechanical Engineers	$104,540	$67,230	100
55	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$104,480	$77,790	90
56	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$104,260	$65,160	40
57	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$103,980	$54,950	30
58	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$103,400	$81,020	150
59	Civil Engineers	$103,290	$75,430	340
60	Web Developers	$103,150	$60,000	50
61	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$103,040	$52,500	150
62	Administrative Services Managers	$102,830	$55,950	170
63	Construction and Building Inspectors	$102,810	$61,960	340
64	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$102,680	$65,850	80
65	School Psychologists	$101,960	$81,240	130
66	Project Management Specialists	$101,270	$59,990	590
67	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$100,890	$115,150	50
68	Speech-Language Pathologists	$100,730	$80,510	180
69	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$100,570	$60,010	100
70	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$98,980	$55,810	150
71	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$98,910	$52,860	30
72	Financial Analysts	$98,170	$62,390	90
73	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$97,940	$67,790	120
74	Medical Equipment Repairers	$97,920	$43,940	30
75	Correctional Officers and Jailers	$97,490	$68,350	1,370
76	Recreational Therapists	$97,170	$49,420	50
77	Sales Managers	$97,050	$48,650	650
78	Data Scientists	$95,520	$59,370	70
79	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$94,240	$63,510	50
80	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$93,600	$60,710	1,010
81	Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$93,520	$37,810	90
82	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$92,430	$49,430	90
83	Budget Analysts	$92,160	$69,450	50
84	Computer Occupations, All Other	$92,160	$54,300	250
85	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$92,130	$52,360	690
86	Instructional Coordinators	$91,470	$45,500	140
87	Other Engineering Technicians	$89,460	$47,700	90
88	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$89,460	$32,360	40
89	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$88,020	$57,710	60
90	Management Analysts	$87,380	$62,400	620
91	Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$86,640	$48,700	40
92	Logisticians	$86,110	$56,570	150
93	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$85,790	$61,580	180
94	Health Educators	$84,790	$47,740	110
95	Personal Financial Advisors	$84,370	$56,310	90
96	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$84,270	$51,110	1,510
97	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$82,910	$52,000	40
98	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$82,890	$45,120	40
99	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$82,690	$40,810	280
100	Food Scientists and Technologists	$82,680	$60,020	60

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Vallejo-Fairfield, CA – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Practitioners	$176,500
2	Chief Executives	$166,830
3	Pharmacists	$164,620
4	Physician Assistants	$164,620
5	Medical and Health Services Managers	$162,500
6	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$161,880
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$161,630
8	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$157,720
9	Registered Nurses	$154,330
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$151,440

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Vallejo-Fairfield, CA – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Marketing Managers	$193,640
2	Nurse Practitioners	$186,100
3	Medical and Health Services Managers	$178,260
4	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$164,250
5	Pharmacists	$163,770
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$163,540
7	Commercial Pilots	$159,250
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$155,210
9	All Other Personal Service Managers, Entertainment Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers	$152,980
10	Registered Nurses	$150,850

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Vallejo-Fairfield, CA – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$190,740
2	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$169,020
3	Medical and Health Services Managers	$166,980
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$161,810
5	Nurse Practitioners	$161,180
6	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$160,870
7	Pharmacists	$159,590
8	Purchasing Managers	$148,150
9	Marketing Managers	$147,560
10	General Dentists	$142,890

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