Napa, CA metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Napa Metro

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

Figures describe the Napa, CA metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Napa 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 (1 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 267 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Napa, CA metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$299,710	$144.09	90
2	Chief Executives	$241,590	$116.15	150
3	Physicians, All Other	$239,200 or more	$115.00 or more	40
4	Pharmacists	$200,580	$96.43	180
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$191,490	$92.06	110
6	Nurse Practitioners	$176,270	$84.74	60
7	Veterinarians	$172,600	$82.98	30
8	Physician Assistants	$172,170	$82.78	50
9	Lawyers	$168,720	$81.11	110
10	Medical and Health Services Managers	$167,530	$80.54	270
11	Human Resources Managers	$167,490	$80.52	120
12	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$164,150	$78.92	50
13	Marketing Managers	$163,870	$78.78	120
14	Industrial Production Managers	$161,220	$77.51	240
15	Managers, All Other	$160,350	$77.09	220
16	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$159,660	Not published	120
17	Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$158,660	$76.28	150
18	Software Developers	$153,130	$73.62	130
19	Healthcare Social Workers	$142,940	$68.72	160
20	Construction Managers	$138,730	$66.70	180
21	Physical Therapists	$138,540	$66.61	50
22	Sales Managers	$137,770	$66.24	520
23	Dental Hygienists	$131,370	$63.16	100
24	Urban and Regional Planners	$128,530	$61.79	30
25	Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$128,170	$61.62	40

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Napa 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.