The time has come to move out west if you’re looking for a job. Doesn’t California sound good? They’ve great weather, a cultural melting pot, exquisite tourist locations, and streets that are paved with celebrities, so what’s not to love? Oh yeah, and did we mention the salaries of the highest-paying jobs in California?
Unless you’re planning on becoming the next Dwayne Johnson, we have offscreen jobs with great pay.
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All data was gotten from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, below listed are the highest paying jobs in California, maybe you’ll run into Dwayne on your way to work.
Highest-paying jobs in California
| Job title | Annual mean pay |
| Surgeon | $248,100 |
| Psychiatrist | $236,930 |
| Gynecologist and Obstetrician | $236,730 |
| Nurse anesthetist | $227,290 |
| Oral and Maxillofacial surgeon | $222,180 |
| Orthodontist $57,970 | $57,970 |
| Chief executive officer $88,350 | $88,350 |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | $114,140 |
| Physicians, All Other; And Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric | $80,010 |
| Airline pilot, Copilots and Flight Engineers | $90,760 |
| Family Medicine Physicians | $66,400 |
| Pediatricians, General | $105,550 |
| Art director | $64,180 |
| Nurse-Midwives | $103,260 |
| Dentist, General | $70,550 |
| Financial Managers | $73,830 |
| First-line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | $95,880 |
| Astronomers | $60,490 |
| Marketing Managers | $83,670 |
| Lawyers | $75,610 |
| Judges, Magistrate Judges and Magistrates | $95,630 |
| Architectural And Engineering Managers | $105,670 |
| Dentists and all other specialists | $105,350 |
| Computer And Information Systems Managers | $107,130 |
| Advertising And Promotions ManagersPersonal Service Managers, All Other; | $78,070 |
| Computer Network Architects | $64,160 |
| Electronics Engineer, except Computer | $75,080 |
| Entertainment And Recreation Managers, Except Gambling; And Managers, All Other | $71,680 |
| Nuclear engineers | $95,710 |
| Economics Teacher, Postsecondary | $63,970 |
| Industrial-organizational Psychologist | $72,000 |
| Athletes and Sport Competitors | $31,590 |
| Pharmacy | $106,080 |
| Political Science Teachers Postsecondary | $57,010 |
| Biology science Teachers, Postsecondary | $58,900 |
| Human Resources Managers | $79,770 |
| Law teachers | $38,580 |
| Optometrists | $85,150 |
| Medical And Health Services Managers | $65,140 |
| Forestry And Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary | $54,240 |
| Software Developers And Software Quality Assurance Analysts And Testers | $77,840 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher Postsecondary | $52,960 |
| Computer Science Teacher Postsecondary | $56,170 |
| Environmental Science Teachers Postsecondary | $61,240 |
| Philosophy and Religion Teachers Post-Secondary | $54,280 |
| Sales Managers | $51,400 |
| General and Operations Managers | $54,860 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Firefighters and Prevention workers | $70,130 |
| Training And Development Managers | $74,710 |
| Nurse Practitioner | $104,890 |
| Computer And Information Research Scientists | $71,430 |
| Public Relations And Fundraising Managers | $74,060 |
| Computer Hardware Engineer | $75,910 |
| Purchasing Managers | $84,340 |
| Petroleum Engineer | $96,390 |
| Air traffic Controllers | $80,410 |
| Physical Scientist, All others | $70,310 |
| Education Administrators, Postsecondary | $70,490 |
| Communications Teachers, Postsecondary | $68,280 |
| Education Administrators, Kindergarten Through Secondary | $88,680 |
| Physician Assistant | $79,000 |
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | $62,540 |
| Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Science Teachers, Postsecondary | $64,600 |
| Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary | $54,960 |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | $56,590 |
| Teachers, Postsecondary | $56,660 |
| Aerospace Engineers | $74,130 |
| Anthropology and Archaeology Teachers, Postsecondary | $61,990 |
| Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | $39,850 |
| Atmospheric and Space Scientists | $80,300 |
| Industrial Production Managers | $65,700 |
| Physicists | $66,380 |
| Producers and Directors | $50,410 |
| Mining and Geological Engineers, including Mining Safety Engineers | $62,630 |
| Construction Managers | $61,480 |
| Chemistry Teacher, Postsecondary | $51,040 |
| English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary | $53,720 |
| Administrative Law judges, Adjudicators and Hearing Officers | $66,250 |
| Economists | $62,740 |
| Emergency Management Directors | $71,750 |
| Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary | $44,850 |
| Geography Teacher, Postsecondary | $50,240 |
| Radiation therapist | $71,880 |
| Film and Video Editing | $42,090 |
| History Teachers, Postsecondary | $52,450 |