Fresno, CA metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Fresno Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Fresno, CA metro area

Figures describe the Fresno, CA metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Fresno city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (4 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 527 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Fresno, CA metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Psychiatrists	$315,470	$151.67	140
2	Physicians, All Other	$315,390	$151.63	450
3	Pediatricians, General	$289,290	$139.08	410
4	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$287,490	$138.22	Not published
5	Family Medicine Physicians	$277,650	$133.49	320
6	Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$209,100	$100.53	70
7	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$195,310	Not published	80
8	Chief Executives	$188,930	$90.83	700
9	Dentists, General	$188,510	$90.63	340
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$175,530	$84.39	190
11	Pharmacists	$169,160	$81.33	890
12	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$167,160	Not published	70
13	Nurse Practitioners	$166,570	$80.08	570
14	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$163,380	$78.55	50
15	Lawyers	$162,680	$78.21	1,570
16	Natural Sciences Managers	$157,470	$75.71	90
17	Veterinarians	$157,460	$75.70	170
18	Physician Assistants	$155,440	$74.73	360
19	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$148,650	$71.46	650
20	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$145,530	$69.97	40
21	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$144,170	Not published	50
22	Human Resources Managers	$143,180	$68.84	400
23	Marketing Managers	$139,990	$67.30	430
24	Power Plant Operators	$138,930	$66.80	130
25	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$138,680	Not published	100

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Fresno metro area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.