The 100 Highest Paying Jobs In San Francisco, CA For 2023

Editor’s Note: Article updated for 2022. This is our sixth time ranking the highest paying jobs in San Francisco

Ever wonder who gets paid the most? Or how much your dentist makes for all the pain they put you through?

We had that same burning desire to know more about the highest paid professions in the San Francisco area. And if you can’t tell by that sentence, we’re a bit of what you’d call data nerds.

We decided to go directly to the source: The Bureau of Labor Statistics.

After scrounging through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, we discovered that Psychiatrists are the highest paid people in San Francisco.

Here’s a quick look at the top ten highest paying jobs in San Francisco:

Psychiatrists
Family Medicine Physicians
Physicians, All Other
Chief Executives
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
General Internal Medicine Physicians
Natural Sciences Managers
Computer and Information Systems Managers
Computer and Information Research Scientists
Architectural and Engineering Managers

Everyone’s favorite, dentists, place number 19 on the list of highest paid professions in San Francisco. So the next time you sit there while they drill you can dwell on the fact that they are getting extremely well paid for it.

If you’re interested, you can read more about the San Francisco and California job scene here:

How we determined the highest paid jobs in San Francisco For 2022

We looked at the BLS’s data set for all 663 job classifications in San Francisco in order to identify those that get paid the most.

Pretty straightforward and easy to do when the government does your job for you 🙂

We used the most recently released BLS data for this analysis which came out on March 29, 2022.

For more reading, check out:

Detailed List Of Highest Paying Jobs In San Francisco

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary	# Of People
1	Psychiatrists	$360,740	$171,310	470
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$275,220	$100,970	2,430
3	Physicians, All Other	$260,010	$73,890	2,760
4	Chief Executives	$258,010	$99,370	5,350
5	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$243,380	$125,000	2,070
6	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$228,130	$70,960	200
7	Natural Sciences Managers	$216,750	$119,410	4,100
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$211,470	$126,230	25,690
9	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$209,890	$127,370	2,410
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$206,050	$129,360	5,930
11	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$200,230	$133,030	420
12	Marketing Managers	$198,870	$114,890	11,640
13	Lawyers	$191,460	$99,530	16,570
14	Financial Managers	$188,900	$99,630	20,350
15	Commercial Pilots	$185,920	$75,870	360
16	Podiatrists	$185,290	$57,600	50
17	Computer Hardware Engineers	$185,210	$117,260	3,880
18	Managers, All Other	$183,480	$95,510	18,670
19	Dentists, General	$181,700	$62,610	2,250
20	Nurse Practitioners	$177,160	$128,050	2,550
21	Human Resources Managers	$175,410	$95,700	5,190
22	Sales Managers	$172,470	$75,630	15,980
23	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$170,740	$120,650	690
24	Petroleum Engineers	$168,210	$101,810	370
25	Training and Development Managers	$166,410	$95,400	1,240
26	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$166,330	$95,690	440
27	Physician Assistants	$164,150	$128,130	1,760
28	Pharmacists	$163,840	$128,160	4,040
29	Nurse Midwives	$162,800	$56,980	240
30	Purchasing Managers	$161,960	$99,410	1,310
31	Database Architects	$161,830	$62,420	1,570
32	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$161,620	$80,100	90
33	Economists	$161,320	$91,910	420
34	Personal Financial Advisors	$161,010	$61,130	7,980
35	Radiation Therapists	$159,660	$118,360	170
36	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$159,650	$95,540	900
37	Software Developers	$158,320	$99,310	64,460
38	Art Directors	$157,310	$81,280	1,430
39	Industrial Production Managers	$155,640	$85,520	3,690
40	Public Relations Managers	$155,630	$78,690	1,820
41	Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	$153,630	$94,520	30
42	Data Scientists	$153,180	$81,180	5,290
43	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$153,050	$72,120	220
44	Computer Network Architects	$152,900	$91,310	3,850
45	General and Operations Managers	$152,510	$61,200	45,190
46	Registered Nurses	$151,640	$98,260	41,160
47	Medical and Health Services Managers	$150,250	$74,400	7,970
48	Fundraising Managers	$149,940	$78,060	570
49	Aerospace Engineers	$149,490	$103,070	680
50	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$148,240	$113,970	170
51	Air Traffic Controllers	$148,100	$58,120	420
52	Sales Engineers	$146,150	$78,060	1,810
53	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$145,170	$77,740	440
54	Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$144,550	$99,090	30
55	Veterinarians	$144,440	$74,810	1,000
56	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$142,810	$46,510	1,440
57	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$142,330	$78,780	230
58	Emergency Management Directors	$142,000	$98,970	70
59	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$141,740	$75,910	1,750
60	Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$140,840	$77,020	120
61	Construction Managers	$139,900	$75,900	5,770
62	Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$139,870	$79,270	90
63	Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$139,770	$79,550	210
64	Financial Risk Specialists	$139,620	$75,470	980
65	Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$137,790	$79,270	60
66	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$136,920	$76,000	4,880
67	Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$136,870	$78,780	270
68	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$136,070	$74,750	1,100
69	Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$135,900	$75,490	60
70	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$135,860	$99,060	810
71	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$135,760	$79,600	350
72	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$135,430	$83,080	2,580
73	Optometrists	$135,310	$100,610	1,100
74	Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$135,100	$72,860	100
75	Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	$134,990	$78,300	70
76	Electrical Engineers	$133,640	$78,380	4,720
77	Administrative Services Managers	$133,570	$70,290	5,130
78	Genetic Counselors	$132,840	$91,980	100
79	Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$132,020	$61,970	280
80	Computer Occupations, All Other	$131,960	$57,570	20,340
81	Computer Systems Analysts	$131,650	$78,080	12,980
82	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$131,500	$78,420	2,780
83	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$131,080	$73,870	940
84	Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	$130,530	$74,460	110
85	Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$130,320	$61,960	540
86	Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$130,290	$76,140	570
87	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$129,880	$64,880	1,660
88	Web and Digital Interface Designers	$129,760	$61,680	3,240
89	Statisticians	$129,620	$62,250	780
90	Biochemists and Biophysicists	$129,490	$91,790	3,210
91	Actuaries	$129,400	$80,960	270
92	Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$129,190	$74,120	210
93	Financial Examiners	$128,280	$73,610	980
94	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$127,930	$86,940	330
95	Environmental Engineers	$127,470	$78,800	970
96	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$127,070	$60,790	630
97	Mechanical Engineers	$127,030	$77,770	3,780
98	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$127,000	$72,480	3,260
99	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$126,640	$72,700	7,920
100	History Teachers, Postsecondary	$126,560	$62,060	160

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Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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