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Legal occupations

May 2005 employment and annual earnings distribution, wage and salary workers

Legal Occupations: This major group includes all workers in legal occupations.

May 2005 employment and annual earnings distribution, wage and salary workers

National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Earnings

Legal occupations
 Percentile annual earnings, $
10th25th50th75th90th
National
U.S.
employment: 986,740
mean earnings: $81,070
30,040 40,840 62,890109,260>$145K
State and Metro Area
Alabama (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 11,040
mean earnings: $73,200
28,570 37,550 55,930 92,160>145K
Anniston - Oxford, AL
employment: 80
mean earnings: $49,120
24,190 30,230 46,500 60,650 81,800
Auburn - Opelika, AL
employment: 90
mean earnings: $57,140
29,020 33,760 40,660 62,410112,940
Birmingham - Hoover, AL
employment: 5,160
mean earnings: $73,130
28,850 37,030 53,800 92,070>145K
Decatur, AL
employment: 110
mean earnings: $81,630
25,240 44,190 69,940126,440142,470
Dothan, AL
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $84,060
23,910 36,300 64,950109,290>145K
Florence - Muscle Shoals, AL
employment: 120
mean earnings: $67,360
26,430 33,380 51,720 85,490138,670
Gadsden, AL
employment: 80
mean earnings: $74,890
31,760 38,980 63,170102,140140,950
Huntsville, AL
employment: 870
mean earnings: $82,310
35,670 43,280 64,370114,440>145K
Mobile, AL
employment: 1,320
mean earnings: $79,340
33,670 43,360 62,630 97,520>145K
Montgomery, AL
employment: 1,490
mean earnings: $78,140
31,550 45,040 68,180 90,920>145K
Tuscaloosa, AL
employment: 380
mean earnings: $72,420
31,860 42,360 54,500 79,940>145K
Alaska (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 2,510
mean earnings: $67,610
32,830 43,470 59,790 82,980111,230
Anchorage, AK
employment: 1,700
mean earnings: $69,120
33,050 43,470 59,910 82,760113,990
Fairbanks, AK
employment: 220
mean earnings: $69,170
36,380 45,430 61,490 92,960119,580
Arizona (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 15,800
mean earnings: $71,270
32,460 41,610 58,460 90,720128,480
Flagstaff, AZ
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $74,930
30,340 38,360 60,350 74,580>145K
Phoenix - Mesa - Scottsdale, AZ
employment: 11,820
mean earnings: $74,460
34,690 43,580 60,940 96,030134,130
Prescott, AZ
employment: 270
mean earnings: $51,140
24,580 32,660 44,580 66,290 79,280
Tucson, AZ
employment: 2,500
mean earnings: $64,990
30,220 37,100 54,000 82,210122,480
Yuma, AZ
employment: 260
mean earnings: $56,520
27,970 33,240 49,390 80,890 97,290
Arkansas (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 5,630
mean earnings: $53,220
20,510 27,650 41,440 60,590 92,930
Fayetteville - Springdale - Rogers, AR - MO
employment: 800
mean earnings: $39,150
20,530 25,440 34,750 50,200 59,810
Hot Springs, AR
employment: 150
mean earnings: $41,660
20,080 25,040 39,700 53,590 59,590
Jonesboro, AR
employment: 170
mean earnings: n.a.
n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.
Little Rock - North Little Rock, AR
employment: 3,190
mean earnings: $63,480
26,300 35,360 48,490 70,950128,950
Pine Bluff, AR
employment: 130
mean earnings: $43,860
14,540 17,380 26,810 40,860 84,770
California (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 109,780
mean earnings: $95,250
36,460 50,340 81,100130,450>145K
Bakersfield, CA
employment: 760
mean earnings: $70,380
30,060 40,370 56,280 98,090125,670
Chico, CA
employment: 250
mean earnings: $57,360
33,950 37,490 41,950 65,170123,360
El Centro, CA
employment: 180
mean earnings: $75,060
29,420 40,930 76,730102,670129,150
Fresno, CA
employment: 2,650
mean earnings: $75,770
33,110 41,130 52,860 95,110>145K
Hanford - Corcoran, CA
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $58,030
24,190 28,730 34,020 61,890143,720
Los Angeles - Long Beach - Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division
employment: 35,950
mean earnings: $99,110
34,970 51,290 84,950139,250>145K
Madera, CA
employment: 100
mean earnings: $120,520
48,320 66,810121,000>145K>145K
Modesto, CA
employment: 780
mean earnings: $68,440
29,970 34,830 43,840 96,750144,390
Napa, CA
employment: 190
mean earnings: $96,160
44,280 57,590 94,080119,100>145K
Oakland - Fremont - Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division
employment: 6,230
mean earnings: $85,550
38,930 48,640 71,350110,960>145K
Oxnard - Thousand Oaks - Ventura, CA
employment: 1,800
mean earnings: $90,360
26,380 38,100 72,910135,500>145K
Redding, CA
employment: 290
mean earnings: $63,580
27,320 37,000 56,190 84,660105,930
Riverside - San Bernardino - Ontario, CA
employment: 4,330
mean earnings: $88,830
37,710 49,700 73,750118,480>145K
Sacramento - - Arden - Arcade - - Roseville, CA
employment: 7,720
mean earnings: $84,630
39,700 55,670 81,660107,560133,740
Salinas, CA
employment: 1,110
mean earnings: $73,490
33,420 43,140 55,300 91,980136,380
San Diego - Carlsbad - San Marcos, CA
employment: 9,930
mean earnings: $87,900
35,330 46,040 69,220117,880>145K
San Francisco - San Mateo - Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division
employment: 13,610
mean earnings: $107,440
42,940 59,680 98,410144,290>145K
San Jose - Sunnyvale - Santa Clara, CA
employment: 6,300
mean earnings: $119,500
42,530 61,840112,650>145K>145K
San Luis Obispo - Paso Robles, CA
employment: 340
mean earnings: $75,810
30,570 42,130 61,140104,860136,270
Santa Ana - Anaheim - Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division
employment: 10,520
mean earnings: $100,480
39,520 58,550 85,400136,230>145K
Santa Barbara - Santa Maria, CA
employment: 1,130
mean earnings: n.a.
n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.
Santa Cruz - Watsonville, CA
employment: 450
mean earnings: $101,100
39,610 46,610 75,260>145K>145K
Santa Rosa - Petaluma, CA
employment: 980
mean earnings: $74,140
24,820 30,280 59,340109,270>145K
Stockton, CA
employment: 820
mean earnings: $69,510
32,640 48,100 63,190 88,010112,700
Vallejo - Fairfield, CA
employment: 490
mean earnings: $72,620
36,260 43,380 62,120100,320122,260
Yuba City, CA
employment: 150
mean earnings: $64,600
34,360 39,730 51,770 87,190120,410
Colorado (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 17,150
mean earnings: $77,000
33,000 42,040 58,420 98,890>145K
Boulder, CO
employment: 1,000
mean earnings: n.a.
n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.
Colorado Springs, CO
employment: 1,340
mean earnings: $63,630
30,490 39,260 51,800 81,810107,130
Denver - Aurora, CO
employment: 12,170
mean earnings: $82,440
35,990 44,220 62,870108,520>145K
Fort Collins - Loveland, CO
employment: 400
mean earnings: $62,680
33,330 40,240 54,470 78,300108,410
Grand Junction, CO
employment: 300
mean earnings: $57,540
31,080 35,050 47,080 68,220 95,110
Greeley, CO
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 240
mean earnings: $65,100
28,700 37,680 45,490 76,630132,320
Pueblo, CO
employment: 230
mean earnings: $53,210
25,180 28,040 42,600 65,740 96,170
Connecticut (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 12,810
mean earnings: $87,830
37,520 48,170 72,020113,920>145K
Bridgeport - Stamford - Norwalk, CT
employment: 3,330
mean earnings: $93,030
40,880 51,490 72,100119,970>145K
Danbury, CT
employment: 250
mean earnings: $89,040
42,360 49,940 65,340119,390>145K
Hartford - West Hartford - East Hartford, CT
employment: 5,970
mean earnings: $94,920
38,490 53,190 83,070123,210>145K
New Haven, CT
employment: 1,820
mean earnings: $68,650
34,930 41,570 54,920 90,530118,200
Norwich - New London, CT - RI
employment: 570
mean earnings: $72,210
33,290 39,280 49,330104,140140,390
Waterbury, CT
employment: 380
mean earnings: $72,610
35,160 42,470 58,550 99,400132,210
Delaware (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 4,250
mean earnings: $86,000
29,960 39,380 65,510122,110>145K
Dover, DE
employment: 420
mean earnings: $57,650
23,110 31,860 42,550 67,160111,980
Wilmington, DE - MD - NJ Metropolitan Division
employment: 3,630
mean earnings: $93,210
33,530 45,610 78,400130,150>145K
District of Columbia (ACS) (EAG)
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 36,340
mean earnings: $112,500
41,360 68,420111,200144,030>145K
Washington - Arlington - Alexandria, DC - VA - MD - WV Metropolitan Division
employment: 54,420
mean earnings: $104,740
38,890 58,630100,390138,550>145K
Florida (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 67,970
mean earnings: $75,990
28,400 38,770 55,020 98,380>145K
Cape Coral - Fort Myers, FL
employment: 1,640
mean earnings: $71,150
31,230 38,740 50,800 82,860>145K
Deltona - Daytona Beach - Ormond Beach, FL
employment: 1,000
mean earnings: $75,310
32,890 41,730 54,720 88,250>145K
Fort Lauderdale - Pompano Beach - Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division
employment: 7,890
mean earnings: $81,490
31,800 42,110 54,980111,140>145K
Fort Walton Beach - Crestview - Destin, FL
employment: 430
mean earnings: $64,810
29,300 37,710 48,290 87,170131,030
Gainesville, FL
employment: 890
mean earnings: $61,790
20,540 30,700 45,630 84,570119,620
Jacksonville, FL
employment: 5,550
mean earnings: $67,190
26,710 34,180 52,680 83,160134,330
Lakeland, FL
employment: 1,230
mean earnings: $61,440
25,990 35,850 45,900 72,760122,300
Miami - Miami Beach - Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division
employment: 12,460
mean earnings: $83,500
30,590 42,820 64,480114,520>145K
Naples - Marco Island, FL
employment: 800
mean earnings: $86,420
35,490 43,490 54,840126,810>145K
Ocala, FL
employment: 590
mean earnings: $66,810
26,450 32,110 43,300 84,570>145K
Orlando - Kissimmee, FL
employment: 7,160
mean earnings: $76,650
30,410 39,740 53,960 92,550>145K
Palm Bay - Melbourne - Titusville, FL
employment: 1,040
mean earnings: $61,400
27,000 33,620 44,350 91,530126,020
Panama City - Lynn Haven, FL
employment: 330
mean earnings: $72,790
28,190 34,480 53,900 86,670>145K
Pensacola - Ferry Pass - Brent, FL
employment: 1,290
mean earnings: $55,030
21,750 30,520 40,530 57,250121,710
Port St. Lucie - Fort Pierce, FL
employment: 790
mean earnings: $63,950
30,050 34,720 47,860 70,820129,630
Punta Gorda, FL
employment: 260
mean earnings: $74,660
29,460 37,570 48,080 81,630>145K
Sarasota - Bradenton - Venice, FL
employment: 1,980
mean earnings: $66,960
25,430 32,150 45,000 85,930>145K
Sebastian - Vero Beach, FL
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $65,890
29,150 34,950 52,030 84,600130,540
Tallahassee, FL
employment: 3,140
mean earnings: $71,550
28,280 37,690 56,180 88,000142,430
Tampa - St. Petersburg - Clearwater, FL
employment: 10,450
mean earnings: $77,040
29,120 39,390 57,580104,840>145K
West Palm Beach - Boca Raton - Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division
employment: 6,990
mean earnings: $83,170
27,390 41,850 56,880114,110>145K
Georgia (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 24,680
mean earnings: $78,490
29,980 40,680 59,560102,980>145K
Albany, GA
employment: 260
mean earnings: $62,230
29,840 36,200 55,780 84,680102,910
Athens - Clarke County, GA
employment: 390
mean earnings: $58,380
16,540 34,990 46,500 77,570102,880
Atlanta - Sandy Springs - Marietta, GA
employment: 18,260
mean earnings: $84,490
33,300 43,980 67,170112,630>145K
Augusta - Richmond County, GA - SC
employment: 510
mean earnings: $76,990
30,040 37,470 55,900102,270>145K
Brunswick, GA
employment: 180
mean earnings: $44,700
24,880 31,630 39,540 44,400 83,950
Columbus, GA - AL
employment: 540
mean earnings: $55,520
22,450 29,740 38,430 69,040104,400
Dalton, GA
employment: 140
mean earnings: $55,180
24,010 26,950 34,820 57,320115,470
Gainesville, GA
employment: 340
mean earnings: $58,260
37,770 41,660 59,110 70,450 88,930
Hinesville - Fort Stewart, GA
employment: 50
mean earnings: $53,000
28,460 34,190 44,250 61,020105,800
Macon, GA
employment: 650
mean earnings: $70,940
29,500 43,540 55,020 94,000134,500
Rome, GA
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $51,850
27,910 33,220 51,710 66,400 79,850
Savannah, GA
employment: 880
mean earnings: $69,540
30,390 35,780 49,000 82,600>145K
Valdosta, GA
employment: 160
mean earnings: $130,520
40,780 51,770>145K>145K>145K
Warner Robins, GA
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $55,190
27,540 35,630 49,720 74,040 94,440
Hawaii (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 4,130
mean earnings: $65,360
30,650 39,540 53,240 82,620117,540
Honolulu, HI
employment: 3,610
mean earnings: $67,630
31,510 40,080 55,260 86,570121,300
Idaho (ACS) (EAG)
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 3,890
mean earnings: $69,560
28,030 37,820 52,780 82,700>145K
Boise City - Nampa, ID
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 2,040
mean earnings: $74,490
31,580 41,180 58,080 89,760>145K
Coeur d'Alene, ID
employment: 270
mean earnings: $69,770
27,730 35,120 50,100 71,650>145K
Idaho Falls, ID
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $51,620
25,330 38,920 48,770 54,370 71,670
Lewiston, ID - WA
employment: 100
mean earnings: $74,540
29,380 36,760 44,610112,190>145K
Pocatello, ID
employment: 220
mean earnings: $61,840
28,960 33,970 52,650 73,870104,600
Illinois (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 43,180
mean earnings: $100,160
32,830 46,460 79,820>145K>145K
Bloomington - Normal, IL
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 570
mean earnings: $79,370
30,350 35,590 55,100106,440>145K
Champaign - Urbana, IL
employment: 400
mean earnings: $85,800
26,140 42,460 64,000121,940>145K
Chicago - Naperville - Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division
employment: 34,780
mean earnings: $105,910
35,880 50,480 86,980>145K>145K
Danville, IL
employment: 120
mean earnings: $53,140
24,180 28,100 38,240 59,750 84,040
Decatur, IL
employment: 190
mean earnings: $89,590
39,150 52,530 75,980111,870>145K
Kankakee - Bradley, IL
employment: 80
mean earnings: $63,560
14,590 33,120 41,460 68,830>145K
Lake County - Kenosha County, IL - WI Metropolitan Division
employment: 1,380
mean earnings: $88,230
28,170 39,900 86,340132,720>145K
Peoria, IL
employment: 700
mean earnings: $59,410
29,410 33,910 45,180 67,160123,360
Rockford, IL
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 690
mean earnings: $69,210
27,040 39,840 55,940 90,560116,760
Springfield, IL
employment: 900
mean earnings: $60,890
28,400 33,150 52,800 73,940115,810
Indiana (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 12,130
mean earnings: $58,300
24,200 30,950 44,530 67,760116,340
Bloomington, IN
employment: 260
mean earnings: $50,440
23,370 27,530 42,270 66,720 84,960
Columbus, IN
employment: 130
mean earnings: $55,860
25,590 32,550 48,080 59,860107,220
Elkhart - Goshen, IN
employment: 250
mean earnings: $45,320
22,970 27,100 35,120 45,950 87,360
Evansville, IN - KY
employment: 700
mean earnings: $49,880
23,740 30,130 40,560 56,050 87,360
Fort Wayne, IN
employment: 960
mean earnings: $59,450
24,770 28,260 47,030 78,310112,940
Gary, IN Metropolitan Division
employment: 1,350
mean earnings: $47,970
21,410 28,950 35,970 49,460 90,820
Indianapolis - Carmel, IN
employment: 5,400
mean earnings: $68,070
28,950 38,910 53,900 83,420132,170
Kokomo, IN
employment: 120
mean earnings: $38,530
25,220 29,480 34,140 43,600 60,480
Lafayette, IN
employment: 260
mean earnings: $49,760
21,710 33,460 41,520 53,160 79,550
Michigan City - La Porte, IN
employment: 80
mean earnings: $62,350
29,990 35,870 42,560 56,430>145K
Muncie, IN
employment: 130
mean earnings: $42,910
21,050 24,790 30,660 51,850 72,710
South Bend - Mishawaka, IN - MI
employment: 540
mean earnings: $51,360
24,710 27,640 35,950 52,240107,100
Terre Haute, IN
employment: 250
mean earnings: $54,220
20,670 25,850 34,060 52,370141,820
Iowa (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 6,810
mean earnings: $64,810
25,260 32,610 47,820 82,790132,020
Ames, IA
employment: 130
mean earnings: $68,090
34,730 41,600 57,010 86,420126,090
Cedar Rapids, IA
employment: 670
mean earnings: $57,350
26,350 30,110 42,470 72,310111,330
Davenport - Moline - Rock Island, IA - IL
employment: 730
mean earnings: n.a.
n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.
Des Moines - West Des Moines, IA
employment: 2,450
mean earnings: $76,500
27,090 39,910 60,330 96,770>145K
Dubuque, IA
employment: 150
mean earnings: $58,450
29,210 31,950 38,830 72,260113,370
Iowa City, IA
employment: 260
mean earnings: $43,110
20,870 25,930 37,550 51,360 75,100
Sioux City, IA - NE - SD
employment: 320
mean earnings: $53,650
29,540 34,230 45,700 67,080 90,050
Waterloo - Cedar Falls, IA
employment: 290
mean earnings: $60,160
26,370 33,300 46,440 68,540111,610
Kansas (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 7,790
mean earnings: $58,450
25,620 33,480 45,370 68,180111,250
Lawrence, KS
employment: 280
mean earnings: $61,020
24,980 33,400 56,950 80,630112,870
Topeka, KS
employment: 1,230
mean earnings: $60,120
25,270 32,980 46,900 68,210114,570
Wichita, KS
employment: 1,440
mean earnings: $60,430
24,590 35,460 46,700 77,000115,270
Louisiana (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 13,970
mean earnings: $64,870
22,680 32,270 46,920 84,380135,430
Alexandria, LA
employment: 450
mean earnings: $55,270
24,960 30,030 38,690 55,120106,080
Baton Rouge, LA
employment: 2,430
mean earnings: $59,620
24,020 32,100 45,390 71,290112,140
Houma - Bayou Cane - Thibodaux, LA
employment: 200
mean earnings: $75,160
21,660 32,390 50,690105,200>145K
Lafayette, LA
employment: 1,390
mean earnings: $64,980
25,600 34,260 41,950 89,310140,250
Lake Charles, LA
employment: 480
mean earnings: $68,400
25,400 35,090 52,450101,000137,230
Monroe, LA
employment: 520
mean earnings: $44,400
16,440 21,580 37,010 55,270 79,310
New Orleans - Metairie - Kenner, LA
employment: 6,010
mean earnings: $74,070
27,040 37,510 56,980 95,240>145K
Shreveport - Bossier City, LA
employment: 780
mean earnings: $60,000
14,670 29,500 42,350 74,020132,940
Maine (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 3,330
mean earnings: $67,960
31,760 39,790 56,460 82,120116,500
Bangor, ME
employment: 340
mean earnings: $56,180
29,760 35,000 42,620 60,350105,500
Lewiston - Auburn, ME
employment: 240
mean earnings: $70,460
31,320 37,820 54,690 87,930131,650
Portland - South Portland - Biddeford, ME
employment: 1,740
mean earnings: $76,030
31,150 41,230 65,720 87,210>145K
Maryland (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 22,610
mean earnings: $72,380
30,510 39,410 54,330 91,040145,470
Baltimore - Towson, MD
employment: 15,600
mean earnings: $73,010
31,080 40,670 54,040 90,470>145K
Bethesda - Gaithersburg - Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division
employment: 4,270
mean earnings: $75,360
30,780 35,730 61,530 99,590145,500
Cumberland, MD - WV
employment: 100
mean earnings: $62,920
25,650 36,000 52,610 84,050118,190
Hagerstown - Martinsburg, MD - WV
employment: 550
mean earnings: $43,800
26,810 30,190 34,410 45,640 61,110
Salisbury, MD
employment: 170
mean earnings: $75,890
26,570 40,130 63,700 85,890>145K
Massachusetts (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 25,100
mean earnings: $91,850
36,040 47,890 70,980129,160>145K
Barnstable Town, MA
employment: 440
mean earnings: $79,140
32,570 40,350 58,090104,620>145K
Boston - Cambridge - Quincy, MA NECTA Division
employment: 18,340
mean earnings: $97,170
38,160 50,650 75,320138,420>145K
Brockton - Bridgewater - Easton, MA NECTA Division
employment: 240
mean earnings: $76,120
34,840 40,810 55,020 91,190>145K
Framingham, MA NECTA Division
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $105,010
33,210 54,690 83,370>145K>145K
Haverhill - North Andover - Amesbury, MA - NH NECTA Division
employment: 380
mean earnings: $61,180
28,210 39,110 46,000 74,480124,110
Lawrence - Methuen - Salem, MA - NH NECTA Division
employment: 190
mean earnings: n.a.
n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.
Leominster - Fitchburg - Gardner, MA
employment: 140
mean earnings: $64,250
28,820 36,770 59,070 78,990116,230
Lowell - Billerica - Chelmsford, MA - NH NECTA Division
employment: 550
mean earnings: $60,600
32,080 37,990 49,300 63,550109,480
Lynn - Peabody - Salem, MA NECTA Division
employment: 600
mean earnings: $76,650
29,030 41,790 57,510 77,960>145K
New Bedford, MA
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $82,110
32,440 38,850 51,180121,110>145K
Pittsfield, MA
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $60,350
26,070 31,930 42,920 80,690127,950
Springfield, MA - CT
employment: 1,490
mean earnings: $72,260
32,870 42,680 56,800 87,920137,030
Taunton - Norton - Raynham, MA NECTA Division
employment: 300
mean earnings: $87,780
32,410 57,820 78,610108,850>145K
Worcester, MA - CT
employment: 1,120
mean earnings: $72,260
27,620 35,610 63,340 97,800135,540
Michigan (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 23,460
mean earnings: $80,650
31,090 43,530 65,250103,630>145K
Ann Arbor, MI
employment: 810
mean earnings: $72,720
32,270 41,670 57,920 94,820136,410
Battle Creek, MI
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $50,830
21,900 32,340 47,520 57,710 97,850
Bay City, MI
employment: 180
mean earnings: $77,020
35,590 49,670 63,960 89,080143,550
Detroit - Livonia - Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division
employment: 5,570
mean earnings: $89,160
36,340 48,970 74,980116,170>145K
Flint, MI
employment: 690
mean earnings: $56,320
22,530 36,470 49,530 72,440101,010
Grand Rapids - Wyoming, MI
employment: 1,870
mean earnings: $77,350
32,230 43,550 64,860 98,720144,960
Holland - Grand Haven, MI
employment: 120
mean earnings: $40,620
24,620 27,690 32,560 44,220 73,930
Jackson, MI
employment: 150
mean earnings: $79,130
31,920 40,960 58,310101,240>145K
Kalamazoo - Portage, MI
employment: 600
mean earnings: $77,410
32,230 43,650 66,030101,490140,450
Lansing - East Lansing, MI
employment: 1,390
mean earnings: $85,640
35,650 50,930 79,190106,940>145K
Monroe, MI
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $79,870
34,640 42,870 61,130103,410>145K
Muskegon - Norton Shores, MI
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $70,790
28,840 34,670 66,060 89,700126,410
Niles - Benton Harbor, MI
employment: 180
mean earnings: $59,140
27,020 35,590 46,020 81,350112,420
Saginaw - Saginaw Township North, MI
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $59,600
19,340 21,670 51,330 74,730118,530
Warren - Troy - Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division
employment: 8,310
mean earnings: $85,960
30,830 45,280 67,150107,880>145K
Minnesota (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 18,250
mean earnings: $84,230
33,850 44,740 66,480113,480>145K
Duluth, MN - WI
employment: 760
mean earnings: $64,250
28,930 39,140 53,450 80,530117,050
Minneapolis - St. Paul - Bloomington, MN - WI
employment: 14,980
mean earnings: $88,330
35,090 46,470 70,250118,690>145K
Rochester, MN
employment: 350
mean earnings: $60,050
29,260 33,270 42,660 66,620128,960
St. Cloud, MN
employment: 340
mean earnings: $67,040
32,340 41,150 60,280 88,230122,610
Mississippi (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 6,080
mean earnings: $60,530
22,690 28,990 43,570 78,440119,470
Gulfport - Biloxi, MS
employment: 510
mean earnings: $57,920
24,640 30,170 42,410 76,090118,510
Hattiesburg, MS
employment: 490
mean earnings: $73,010
25,130 34,710 77,630 97,320112,530
Jackson, MS
employment: 2,420
mean earnings: $70,350
27,620 35,210 57,810 88,770139,060
Pascagoula, MS
employment: 240
mean earnings: $59,680
19,420 25,730 40,800 68,660>145K
Missouri (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 19,420
mean earnings: $71,610
24,260 33,610 50,720 93,510>145K
Columbia, MO
employment: 280
mean earnings: $65,270
21,730 25,370 41,200 66,430>145K
Jefferson City, MO
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $53,500
24,710 30,530 42,680 63,030 92,650
Joplin, MO
employment: 310
mean earnings: $48,450
22,230 26,500 35,140 59,080 99,360
Kansas City, MO - KS
employment: 9,450
mean earnings: $64,660
27,290 34,370 49,020 83,180126,540
St. Joseph, MO - KS
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $42,270
25,960 32,610 39,170 44,120 55,790
St. Louis, MO - IL
employment: 9,840
mean earnings: $85,040
29,350 39,210 60,230118,280>145K
Springfield, MO
employment: 1,100
mean earnings: $58,020
20,000 28,310 42,770 67,670129,220
Montana (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 3,170
mean earnings: $47,180
23,750 29,680 39,020 56,780 76,330
Billings, MT
employment: 590
mean earnings: $57,220
29,610 35,020 51,360 72,630 96,420
Great Falls, MT
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $44,520
23,740 30,480 42,300 52,720 65,190
Missoula, MT
employment: 380
mean earnings: $47,900
24,730 28,810 35,940 55,090 86,270
Nebraska (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 4,440
mean earnings: $67,650
25,800 34,120 48,720 82,520>145K
Lincoln, NE
employment: 990
mean earnings: $60,790
28,790 35,630 50,110 70,630106,950
Omaha - Council Bluffs, NE - IA
employment: 2,700
mean earnings: $73,550
27,480 35,780 51,680 88,910>145K
Nevada (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 7,080
mean earnings: $79,110
31,580 41,630 65,290107,020>145K
Carson City, NV
employment: 410
mean earnings: $67,930
34,720 42,560 54,200 78,740116,340
Las Vegas - Paradise, NV
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 5,240
mean earnings: $79,620
30,840 40,990 65,210107,850>145K
Reno - Sparks, NV
employment: 1,050
mean earnings: $88,440
36,260 48,870 84,650117,650145,260
New Hampshire (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 3,220
mean earnings: $69,620
32,410 39,820 54,060 86,290134,000
Manchester, NH
employment: 870
mean earnings: $82,690
33,600 41,660 61,830117,260>145K
Nashua, NH - MA NECTA Division
employment: 300
mean earnings: $75,060
39,310 46,750 63,510 83,140>145K
Portsmouth, NH - ME
employment: 380
mean earnings: $70,210
30,020 39,490 59,400 78,020>145K
Rochester - Dover, NH - ME
employment: 180
mean earnings: $83,370
33,310 41,960 70,250111,360>145K
New Jersey (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 32,570
mean earnings: $90,470
35,990 49,700 74,720120,160>145K
Atlantic City, NJ
employment: 660
mean earnings: $87,910
35,810 49,100 78,870119,700>145K
Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division
employment: 4,300
mean earnings: $88,980
31,100 47,020 68,140122,120>145K
Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division
employment: 7,540
mean earnings: $84,470
33,250 43,560 64,240114,790>145K
Newark - Union, NJ - PA Metropolitan Division
employment: 10,830
mean earnings: $96,860
39,480 53,340 88,960128,590>145K
Ocean City, NJ
employment: 300
mean earnings: $72,760
24,570 33,900 61,010106,060134,570
Trenton - Ewing, NJ
employment: 3,000
mean earnings: $85,650
38,160 53,640 77,270108,920144,530
Vineland - Millville - Bridgeton, NJ
employment: 310
mean earnings: $81,830
34,280 43,090 69,020111,750>145K
New Mexico (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 5,470
mean earnings: $60,420
28,470 35,170 46,710 72,740111,160
Albuquerque, NM
employment: 3,410
mean earnings: $64,330
30,570 35,590 47,200 79,270118,200
Farmington, NM
employment: 150
mean earnings: $54,000
16,270 30,940 39,720 57,140127,670
Las Cruces, NM
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $54,610
25,740 34,640 49,760 68,250 97,350
Santa Fe, NM
employment: 580
mean earnings: $60,150
33,680 39,700 51,950 69,590104,220
New York (ACS) (EAG)
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 105,060
mean earnings: $94,600
35,550 48,900 79,150130,840>145K
Albany - Schenectady - Troy, NY
employment: 5,070
mean earnings: $72,910
32,380 44,210 67,540 92,420124,600
Binghamton, NY
employment: 580
mean earnings: $68,220
27,440 36,430 59,450 95,510127,030
Buffalo - Niagara Falls, NY
employment: 5,130
mean earnings: $72,260
30,380 39,200 53,810 90,700>145K
Glens Falls, NY
employment: 260
mean earnings: $66,350
26,600 33,880 51,400 90,490130,610
Ithaca, NY
employment: 190
mean earnings: n.a.
n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.
Kingston, NY
employment: 300
mean earnings: $74,320
27,360 40,600 66,860 96,670136,380
Nassau - Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division
employment: 13,150
mean earnings: $78,960
32,340 44,690 65,860 99,880>145K
New York - White Plains - Wayne, NY - NJ Metropolitan Division
employment: 74,540
mean earnings: $102,970
38,250 53,070 85,900>145K>145K
Poughkeepsie - Newburgh - Middletown, NY
employment: 1,450
mean earnings: n.a.
n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.
Rochester, NY
employment: 3,260
mean earnings: $72,370
31,290 41,580 58,270 94,450134,050
Syracuse, NY
employment: 2,250
mean earnings: $79,950
35,070 45,990 66,770101,650>145K
Utica - Rome, NY
employment: 640
mean earnings: $69,050
29,850 35,080 60,680 98,450120,630
North Carolina (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 19,690
mean earnings: $65,040
27,220 32,750 44,540 84,430136,850
Asheville, NC
employment: 1,010
mean earnings: $55,530
25,730 32,290 40,420 56,700124,980
Burlington, NC
employment: 80
mean earnings: $47,360
28,970 31,270 35,120 54,690 89,490
Charlotte - Gastonia - Concord, NC - SC
employment: 4,550
mean earnings: $77,580
31,840 37,920 58,500106,570>145K
Durham, NC
employment: 1,290
mean earnings: $61,730
24,780 32,080 47,620 69,630132,950
Fayetteville, NC
employment: 700
mean earnings: $57,200
20,410 25,690 34,830 71,580141,590
Goldsboro, NC
employment: 130
mean earnings: $46,680
24,370 28,070 35,750 53,810 88,900
Greensboro - High Point, NC
employment: 1,420
mean earnings: $79,060
29,040 33,380 49,580109,450>145K
Greenville, NC
employment: 270
mean earnings: $51,300
24,330 29,950 36,120 69,290 95,180
Hickory - Lenior - Morgantown, NC
employment: 370
mean earnings: $49,540
24,630 28,580 41,110 62,160 89,090
Jacksonville, NC
employment: 170
mean earnings: $33,710
17,140 21,380 29,970 40,800 56,830
Raleigh - Cary, NC
employment: 3,960
mean earnings: $64,020
29,540 33,260 45,130 83,790126,730
Rocky Mount, NC
employment: 200
mean earnings: $58,620
24,430 27,040 38,950 79,640119,550
Wilmington, NC
employment: 590
mean earnings: $61,930
27,450 30,380 34,900 62,470>145K
Winston - Salem, NC
employment: 1,970
mean earnings: $61,690
26,590 31,580 43,650 81,970118,760
North Dakota (ACS) (EAG)
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $58,610
21,950 36,010 49,520 71,820116,260
Bismarck, ND
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $60,110
32,880 40,780 53,340 73,160 95,510
Fargo, ND - MN
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $69,100
28,590 41,810 57,960 86,310128,620
Grand Forks, ND - MN
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $57,490
22,030 32,200 42,650 74,620114,740
Ohio (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 32,360
mean earnings: $71,800
28,540 39,080 56,310 91,380141,580
Akron, OH
employment: 1,700
mean earnings: $65,040
24,940 32,470 50,000 83,160133,600
Canton - Massillon, OH
employment: 770
mean earnings: $89,940
31,870 47,090 74,470129,050>145K
Cincinnati - Middletown, OH - KY - IN
employment: 5,800
mean earnings: $74,440
29,100 38,440 54,800 99,030>145K
Cleveland - Elyria - Mentor, OH
employment: 10,390
mean earnings: $79,570
35,080 46,200 62,810106,280>145K
Columbus, OH
employment: 7,400
mean earnings: $67,210
29,500 38,450 52,850 80,150128,870
Dayton, OH
employment: 2,150
mean earnings: $64,130
29,090 38,760 53,870 80,090114,500
Lima, OH
employment: 150
mean earnings: $67,760
31,770 44,770 55,500 90,710114,350
Mansfield, OH
employment: 100
mean earnings: $62,860
27,610 33,360 45,090 73,400137,910
Sandusky, OH
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $67,920
32,170 36,380 77,220 93,760106,560
Toledo, OH
employment: 1,680
mean earnings: $59,550
24,780 28,460 47,640 72,210116,910
Youngstown - Warren - Boardman, OH - PA
employment: 1,210
mean earnings: $54,280
17,470 24,350 36,340 66,180130,690
Oklahoma (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 10,540
mean earnings: $67,990
24,420 35,860 50,910 82,470>145K
Lawton, OK
employment: 150
mean earnings: $49,750
17,330 27,760 47,780 73,020 90,150
Oklahoma City, OK
employment: 5,200
mean earnings: $72,450
29,520 38,050 53,120 88,110>145K
Tulsa, OK
employment: 2,940
mean earnings: $75,540
24,930 37,220 54,000 97,280>145K
Oregon (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 9,620
mean earnings: $68,740
30,210 38,180 56,340 88,760119,430
Bend, OR
employment: 180
mean earnings: $67,170
32,830 48,850 67,490 85,910104,370
Corvallis, OR
employment: 100
mean earnings: $61,250
27,870 32,050 45,620 89,610121,870
Eugene - Springfield, OR
employment: 690
mean earnings: n.a.
n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.
Medford, OR
employment: 350
mean earnings: $75,100
30,890 39,690 56,500112,960140,940
Portland - Vancouver - Beaverton, OR - WA
employment: 6,150
mean earnings: $72,300
32,540 41,840 62,890 94,470118,530
Salem, OR
employment: 1,480
mean earnings: $62,690
25,920 34,000 46,020 76,550120,110
Pennsylvania (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 43,850
mean earnings: $70,420
28,010 36,540 53,210 90,410143,020
Allentown - Bethlehem - Easton, PA - NJ
employment: 1,330
mean earnings: $70,260
26,900 32,610 46,700 92,960>145K
Altoona, PA
employment: 260
mean earnings: $51,880
16,290 24,240 35,290 57,510118,860
Erie, PA
employment: 420
mean earnings: $65,820
26,730 32,880 48,620 76,600>145K
Harrisburg - Carlisle, PA
employment: 3,330
mean earnings: $63,000
24,820 34,080 53,030 86,200113,630
Johnstown, PA
employment: 220
mean earnings: $56,490
26,160 36,760 47,340 72,270 94,020
Lancaster, PA
employment: 750
mean earnings: $78,670
28,290 36,230 58,790 94,780>145K
Lebanon, PA
employment: 80
mean earnings: $34,570
23,720 25,230 27,750 41,860 54,130
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division
employment: 21,890
mean earnings: $77,960
33,090 42,020 61,370101,250>145K
Pittsburgh, PA
employment: 9,650
mean earnings: $68,370
23,670 32,770 47,660 88,200>145K
Reading, PA
employment: 810
mean earnings: $66,940
30,420 36,800 50,110 72,610140,150
Scranton - - Wilkes - Barre, PA
employment: 1,780
mean earnings: $51,050
25,330 34,020 42,140 60,830 90,740
State College, PA
employment: 230
mean earnings: $60,280
29,360 34,430 41,610 65,670131,360
Williamsport, PA
employment: 230
mean earnings: $55,810
25,490 30,190 37,950 83,370108,390
York - Hanover, PA
employment: 660
mean earnings: $58,140
26,180 31,530 42,290 72,850104,420
Rhode Island (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 3,180
mean earnings: $69,380
31,130 38,150 56,060 86,670128,360
Providence - Fall River - Warwick, RI - MA
employment: 3,300
mean earnings: $70,810
31,290 38,740 56,550 87,780133,010
South Carolina (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 11,140
mean earnings: $69,020
26,010 34,860 53,600 90,390136,680
Anderson, SC
employment: 180
mean earnings: n.a.
n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.
Charleston - North Charleston, SC
employment: 1,940
mean earnings: $74,160
29,250 37,700 54,550 88,570>145K
Columbia, SC
employment: 3,880
mean earnings: $64,170
28,180 34,550 51,490 80,100117,840
Florence, SC
employment: 380
mean earnings: $77,420
24,360 34,710 61,700 90,610>145K
Greenville, SC
employment: 1,530
mean earnings: $84,850
33,150 41,810 70,920121,880144,230
Myrtle Beach - Conway - North Myrtle Beach, SC
employment: 520
mean earnings: $57,070
19,520 25,810 38,320 78,070112,300
Spartanburg, SC
employment: 500
mean earnings: $73,130
25,110 31,720 57,770104,230>145K
Sumter, SC
employment: 150
mean earnings: $56,800
22,990 25,630 33,840 55,130>145K
South Dakota (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 1,670
mean earnings: $49,280
25,010 30,290 42,870 59,950 81,710
Rapid City, SD
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 310
mean earnings: $51,440
24,840 34,330 45,470 58,200 84,030
Sioux Falls, SD
employment: 580
mean earnings: $49,890
25,050 30,200 43,950 59,040 82,360
Tennessee (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 13,690
mean earnings: $65,820
24,700 33,970 48,990 86,870131,640
Chattanooga, TN - GA
employment: 1,560
mean earnings: $72,780
16,760 27,700 53,910102,100>145K
Cleveland, TN
employment: 140
mean earnings: n.a.
n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.
Jackson, TN
employment: 300
mean earnings: $47,560
25,400 31,310 41,550 55,990 71,040
Johnson City, TN
employment: 150
mean earnings: $59,210
22,890 26,010 36,280 75,430137,690
Kingsport - Bristol - Bristol, TN - VA
employment: 540
mean earnings: $58,880
18,320 26,430 46,300 94,510117,180
Knoxville, TN
employment: 1,600
mean earnings: $71,600
28,240 35,640 60,970 91,890133,110
Memphis, TN - MS - AR
employment: 3,750
mean earnings: $70,560
27,060 39,060 57,310 90,990135,530
Morristown, TN
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $91,920
24,350 29,130 59,690143,270>145K
Nashville - Davidson - - Murfreesboro, TN
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 5,080
mean earnings: $62,000
26,580 34,610 45,110 80,440116,780
Texas (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 69,960
mean earnings: $76,410
25,800 37,740 56,660104,730>145K
Abilene, TX
employment: 310
mean earnings: $44,540
20,610 29,070 38,620 45,900 83,640
Amarillo, TX
employment: 630
mean earnings: $59,370
14,520 37,270 51,090 71,910110,280
Austin - Round Rock, TX
employment: 7,840
mean earnings: $67,990
24,210 38,890 54,300 87,050133,220
Beaumont - Port Arthur, TX
employment: 1,020
mean earnings: $70,040
27,840 34,670 63,400102,040119,360
Brownsville - Harlingen, TX
employment: 540
mean earnings: $60,760
22,520 27,510 49,530 75,180115,030
College Station - Bryan, TX
employment: 300
mean earnings: $72,470
13,990 33,560 56,830 90,160>145K
Corpus Christi, TX
employment: 920
mean earnings: $70,580
26,740 37,310 49,870 78,110>145K
Dallas - Plano - Irving, TX Metropolitan Division
employment: 18,310
mean earnings: $85,720
29,940 40,450 59,980124,400>145K
El Paso, TX
employment: 1,250
mean earnings: $75,960
31,370 43,530 59,760103,500142,680
Fort Worth - Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division
employment: 4,050
mean earnings: $71,040
30,150 39,930 54,860 92,140132,780
Houston - Sugar Land - Baytown, TX
employment: 20,430
mean earnings: $85,460
29,810 41,680 65,250126,600>145K
Killeen - Temple - Fort Hood, TX
employment: 540
mean earnings: $40,580
20,060 24,180 28,650 45,710 82,500
Laredo, TX
employment: 290
mean earnings: $65,870
19,550 29,300 47,140 80,870>145K
Longview, TX
employment: 330
mean earnings: $85,190
27,350 33,020 45,940>145K>145K
Lubbock, TX
employment: 520
mean earnings: $74,650
23,400 38,690 62,520 97,390>145K
McAllen - Edinburg - Mission, TX
employment: 920
mean earnings: $58,900
23,060 28,210 49,840 76,100105,510
Midland, TX
employment: 380
mean earnings: $75,550
20,520 34,500 59,740103,430>145K
Odessa, TX
employment: 160
mean earnings: $57,240
27,010 34,110 42,200 55,530112,040
San Angelo, TX
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 190
mean earnings: $58,080
23,820 29,780 44,320 71,400118,920
San Antonio, TX
employment: 5,100
mean earnings: $70,080
26,220 36,700 56,160 93,420132,860
Sherman - Denison, TX
employment: 180
mean earnings: n.a.
n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.
Texarkana - Texarkana, TX - AR
employment: 260
mean earnings: $51,740
20,770 26,350 34,990 51,520130,240
Tyler, TX
employment: 660
mean earnings: $69,620
23,430 33,850 52,230 86,100>145K
Victoria, TX
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 150
mean earnings: $52,970
15,680 27,920 44,330 61,130114,770
Waco, TX
employment: 870
mean earnings: $67,840
30,910 38,400 54,870 74,750126,350
Wichita Falls, TX
employment: 190
mean earnings: n.a.
n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.
Utah (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 7,450
mean earnings: $71,990
27,340 37,510 52,620 91,220>145K
Logan, UT - ID
employment: 170
mean earnings: $59,460
32,490 37,860 42,060 55,790113,180
Ogden - Clearfield, UT
employment: 880
mean earnings: $48,010
33,080 38,000 42,980 52,060 69,510
Provo - Orem, UT
employment: 750
mean earnings: $72,320
27,510 36,830 54,550 96,670>145K
Salt Lake City, UT
employment: 5,210
mean earnings: $78,400
27,300 38,490 59,200102,420>145K
Vermont (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 1,850
mean earnings: $63,730
28,820 36,730 52,510 79,140122,410
Burlington - South Burlington, VT
employment: 830
mean earnings: $74,370
31,740 40,300