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The top 100 highest paying jobs in San Diego

Posted at 2:20 PM, Oct 17, 2016
and last updated 2016-10-17 17:30:00-04
SAN DIEGO -- What are the highest paid professions in San Diego?
 
Career website Zippia put together a top 100 list using records from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. They looked at data for over 600 job classifications in San Diego to see who gets paid the most.
 
Tops on the list are obstetricians and gynecologists and rounding out the bottom are those in computer occupations. Here's a look at the rankings (all salaries are annual):
  1. Obstetricians and Gynecologists - $255,900
  2. Nurse Anesthetists - $241,900
  3. Surgeons - $239,350
  4. Psychiatrists - $235,880
  5. Physicians and Surgeons, All Other - $224,900
  6. Chief Executives - $205,580
  7. Internists, General - $205,130
  8. Family and General Practitioners - $199,110
  9. Pediatricians, General - $194,300
  10. Natural Sciences Managers - $170,550
  11. Dentists, General - $168,250
  12. Architectural and Engineering Managers - $165,760
  13. Computer and Information Systems Managers - $163,770
  14. Marketing Managers - $148,430
  15. Optometrists - $144,280
  16. Compensation and Benefits Managers - $142,780
  17. Financial Managers - $142,670
  18. Lawyers - $139,440
  19. Economics Teachers, Postsecondary - $137,790
  20. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary - $134,600
  21. Personal Financial Advisors
  22. Managers, All Other - $129,550
  23. Pharmacists - $128,790
  24. First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives - $127,560
  25. Podiatrists - $127,320
  26. For the rest of the rankings through 100 visit Zippia.com.

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