Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Visalia-Porterville, CA

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Visalia-Porterville, 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 Visalia-Porterville, CA are those of general internal medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $219,850. The second highest-paying jobs are those of all other physicians, with an average salary of $215,300.

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

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$219,850	$72,160	0
2	All Other Physicians	$215,300	$60,930	240
3	Chief Executives	$168,970	$84,750	210
4	Other Postsecondary Teachers	$163,170	$66,220	150
5	General Dentists	$157,920	$84,590	110
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$153,570	$98,080	70
7	Other Postsecondary Social Sciences Teachers	$150,590	$140,440	40
8	Pharmacists	$148,670	$120,950	310
9	Nurse Practitioners	$136,140	$82,770	250
10	Physician Assistants	$135,500	$83,730	110
11	Human Resources Managers	$133,370	$80,430	100
12	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$132,650	$90,830	140
13	Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers	$132,230	$99,690	60
14	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$131,180	$110,710	60
15	Software Developers	$129,530	$74,510	240
16	Lawyers	$129,290	$66,040	230
17	Marketing Managers	$129,200	$73,860	110
18	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$127,720	$98,610	410
19	Family Medicine Physicians	$126,530	$81,880	250
20	Financial Managers	$125,680	$69,580	410
21	Computer Network Architects	$124,080	$74,020	40
22	Purchasing Managers	$121,050	$78,250	30
23	Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers	$119,980	$51,990	40
24	All Other Managers	$119,150	$61,440	280
25	Medical and Health Services Managers	$118,480	$62,120	420
26	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$115,880	$62,400	70
27	Other Education Administrators	$113,840	$49,190	60
28	Registered Nurses	$106,920	$80,190	2,640
29	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$105,290	$70,880	150
30	Computer Programmers	$105,120	$75,780	50
31	Database Administrators	$104,310	$56,710	30
32	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$103,840	$50,230	220
33	Electrical Engineers	$102,470	$56,850	70
34	Veterinarians	$102,340	$53,600	50
35	Physical Therapists	$101,600	$78,360	190
36	Construction Managers	$100,660	$64,230	200
37	Speech-Language Pathologists	$100,600	$75,320	210
38	Industrial Production Managers	$100,450	$68,330	200
39	Dental Hygienists	$100,050	$83,160	230
40	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$99,350	$70,180	70
41	Computer Systems Analysts	$97,610	$64,260	130
42	Occupational Therapists	$97,460	$77,460	150
43	Industrial Engineers	$97,360	$63,130	90
44	Financial Analysts	$97,110	$61,020	40
45	Civil Engineers	$96,510	$65,430	170
46	Surveyors	$96,310	$59,380	30
47	General and Operations Managers	$94,990	$50,260	1,810
48	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$93,160	$60,270	50
49	Mechanical Engineers	$92,930	$52,000	100
50	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$92,130	$55,270	230
51	Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$91,450	$38,530	70
52	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$91,280	$59,880	370
53	Engineers, All Other	$91,180	$58,670	40
54	Urban and Regional Planners	$91,120	$63,680	50
55	Facilities Managers	$89,440	$61,480	160
56	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$88,740	$49,400	160
57	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$87,780	$57,840	40
58	Sales Managers	$86,630	$45,720	610
59	Instructional Coordinators	$85,230	$29,120	210
60	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$84,400	$59,690	110
61	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$84,200	$50,190	50
62	Administrative Services Managers	$84,070	$46,180	190
63	Project Management Specialists	$83,560	$48,540	380
64	Radiologic Technologists	$81,960	$62,150	160
65	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$81,500	$59,620	60
66	Food Scientists and Technologists	$81,400	$49,600	90
67	Data Scientists	$81,140	$48,530	40
68	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$80,930	$45,770	130
69	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$80,260	$46,860	160
70	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$79,870	$36,520	60
71	Management Analysts	$79,650	$55,450	330
72	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$79,500	$62,260	670
73	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$79,440	$59,460	3,200
74	Respiratory Therapists	$79,370	$60,750	130
75	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$78,310	$48,500	90
76	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$78,210	$35,150	300
77	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$78,160	$48,190	70
78	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$77,060	$56,040	1,140
79	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$76,960	$51,890	410
80	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$76,960	$48,930	460
81	Personal Financial Advisors	$76,900	$54,370	70
82	Sheet Metal Workers	$76,730	$36,020	100
83	Logisticians	$76,310	$46,030	120
84	Accountants and Auditors	$75,850	$49,220	800
85	Physical Therapist Assistants	$75,330	$56,150	80
86	Occupational Therapy Assistants	$74,820	$59,750	40
87	Healthcare Social Workers	$72,780	$47,720	130
88	Farm Labor Contractors	$72,690	$42,830	40
89	Civil Engineering Technicians	$72,070	$48,340	50
90	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$71,690	$45,340	130
91	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$71,560	$43,750	90
92	Financial Risk Specialists	$71,240	$38,590	30
93	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$70,890	$43,660	180
94	Computer Network Support Specialists	$67,850	$47,260	100
95	Computer Occupations, All Other	$67,150	$44,190	160
96	Credit Analysts	$66,490	$51,790	50
97	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$66,230	$40,090	230
98	Social and Community Service Managers	$66,090	$47,260	210
99	Construction and Building Inspectors	$66,040	$50,440	150
100	Psychiatric Technicians	$65,600	$44,580	320

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Visalia-Porterville, CA – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$203,890
2	All Other Physicians	$174,380
3	Pharmacists	$157,610
4	Chief Executives	$156,690
5	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$155,270
6	Postsecondary English Language and Literature Teachers	$155,270
7	Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers	$155,270
8	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$154,320
9	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$154,320
10	General Dentists	$153,880

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Visalia-Porterville, CA – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$180,820
2	General Pediatricians	$170,460
3	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$144,920
4	Pharmacists	$138,730
5	Human Resources Managers	$133,560
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$130,670
7	Nurse Practitioners	$129,000
8	Financial Managers	$125,380
9	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$122,660
10	Other Postsecondary Teachers	$119,100

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Visalia-Porterville, CA – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Pediatricians	$197,570
2	Chief Executives	$196,360
3	Marketing Managers	$150,900
4	Pharmacists	$147,640
5	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$138,820
6	Nurse Practitioners	$128,830
7	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$126,650
8	Human Resources Managers	$123,860
9	Physician Assistants	$123,070
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$120,710

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