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Business and financial operations occupations

November 2004 employment and annual earnings distribution, wage and salary workers

Business and Financial Operations Occupations: This major group includes all business and financial operations workers.

November 2004 employment and annual earnings distribution, wage and salary workers

National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Earnings

Business and financial operations occupations
 Percentile annual earnings, $
10th25th50th75th90th
National
U.S.
employment: 5,253,720
mean earnings: $57,120
29,440 38,130 51,000 68,970 90,850
State and Metro Area
Alabama (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 56,530
mean earnings: $51,490
25,220 34,040 46,620 64,170 83,980
Anniston, AL
employment: 1,050
mean earnings: $46,400
26,550 33,630 44,270 56,050 70,010
Auburn - Opelika, AL
employment: 680
mean earnings: $44,010
21,220 31,300 41,000 54,000 70,390
Birmingham, AL
employment: 17,210
mean earnings: $53,750
26,350 36,660 49,550 66,060 87,350
Decatur, AL
employment: 1,520
mean earnings: $51,910
22,410 33,320 44,920 69,110 87,230
Dothan, AL
employment: 2,060
mean earnings: $47,830
24,060 30,970 42,790 58,980 75,020
Florence, AL
employment: 1,270
mean earnings: $47,960
20,430 28,820 42,530 65,870 84,000
Gadsden, AL
employment: 660
mean earnings: $48,810
22,650 31,190 42,970 60,880 83,110
Huntsville, AL
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 10,880
mean earnings: $58,910
29,650 40,790 57,390 73,910 89,970
Mobile, AL
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 5,380
mean earnings: $47,050
25,330 32,030 42,450 56,990 74,440
Montgomery, AL
employment: 6,330
mean earnings: $51,120
26,910 34,190 44,470 60,660 80,850
Tuscaloosa, AL
employment: 1,550
mean earnings: $47,100
24,550 31,060 40,870 54,700 71,180
Alaska (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 8,620
mean earnings: $57,810
33,800 42,050 53,910 69,340 87,720
Anchorage, AK
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 5,220
mean earnings: $60,220
35,320 43,070 55,600 71,760 90,500
Arizona (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 97,590
mean earnings: $53,460
28,110 35,520 46,990 63,360 86,010
Flagstaff, AZ - UT
employment: 1,460
mean earnings: $44,700
23,690 29,370 39,500 53,530 71,230
Phoenix - Mesa, AZ
employment: 76,280
mean earnings: $55,020
28,820 36,440 48,300 65,120 88,480
Tucson, AZ
employment: 12,290
mean earnings: $49,600
26,840 33,830 44,070 59,910 79,140
Yuma, AZ
employment: 1,170
mean earnings: $50,180
29,120 34,880 45,570 60,350 78,900
Arkansas (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 34,210
mean earnings: $45,350
24,120 31,090 40,620 54,020 71,180
Fayetteville - Springdale - Rogers, AR
employment: 7,150
mean earnings: $45,480
28,360 32,530 39,950 52,350 69,720
Fort Smith, AR - OK
employment: 2,010
mean earnings: $44,660
23,840 30,680 40,530 53,580 69,150
Jonesboro, AR
employment: 1,060
mean earnings: $45,570
21,200 29,960 39,140 55,430 73,560
Little Rock - North Little Rock, AR
employment: 14,370
mean earnings: $49,020
26,550 33,550 43,560 56,430 76,520
Pine Bluff, AR
employment: 990
mean earnings: $43,800
24,140 29,570 40,980 53,650 68,390
California (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 631,770
mean earnings: $61,900
32,850 42,120 55,480 72,880 96,450
Bakersfield, CA
employment: 7,330
mean earnings: $56,790
29,590 38,590 53,140 71,560 88,870
Chico - Paradise, CA
employment: 2,410
mean earnings: $50,050
27,360 33,980 45,370 61,450 83,780
Fresno, CA
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 12,930
mean earnings: $53,020
28,370 35,910 45,500 60,970 80,650
Los Angeles - Long Beach, CA
employment: 166,380
mean earnings: $62,330
32,530 41,760 55,430 73,010 98,810
Merced, CA
employment: 1,340
mean earnings: $50,780
29,470 36,480 43,700 57,760 76,020
Modesto, CA
employment: 4,470
mean earnings: $53,060
29,170 37,000 47,700 61,380 82,280
Oakland, CA
employment: 49,660
mean earnings: $66,880
37,870 47,080 60,590 79,210103,840
Orange County, CA
employment: 71,730
mean earnings: $61,870
33,690 42,500 56,410 72,780 94,450
Redding, CA
employment: 2,120
mean earnings: $49,660
28,980 36,710 45,680 58,180 72,350
Riverside - San Bernardino, CA
employment: 33,520
mean earnings: $57,040
29,560 38,230 50,040 65,660 87,150
Sacramento, CA
employment: 50,780
mean earnings: $55,630
31,630 41,010 52,890 66,650 83,930
Salinas, CA
employment: 4,440
mean earnings: $59,330
31,980 41,220 54,420 71,320 89,530
San Diego, CA
employment: 53,350
mean earnings: $56,540
31,130 40,370 51,800 66,910 87,770
San Francisco, CA
employment: 57,980
mean earnings: $70,670
37,240 47,940 63,040 84,540112,710
San Jose, CA
employment: 43,620
mean earnings: $73,170
39,170 50,040 66,560 87,280115,290
San Luis Obispo - Atascadero - Paso Robles, CA
employment: 3,370
mean earnings: $57,820
30,490 40,440 53,080 69,080 87,580
Santa Barbara - Santa Maria - Lompoc, CA
employment: 6,530
mean earnings: $62,380
34,730 43,250 56,490 72,970 94,930
Santa Cruz - Watsonville, CA
employment: 2,730
mean earnings: $60,320
31,930 40,760 53,700 69,570 90,500
Santa Rosa, CA
employment: 7,900
mean earnings: $60,110
32,650 41,330 53,950 71,180 92,060
Stockton - Lodi, CA
employment: 6,280
mean earnings: $52,680
30,480 38,100 48,320 60,600 80,750
Vallejo - Fairfield - Napa, CA
employment: 6,260
mean earnings: $58,020
31,960 40,890 53,000 68,170 87,630
Ventura, CA
employment: 14,620
mean earnings: $62,590
33,200 41,860 54,950 73,850 98,760
Visalia - Tulare - Porterville, CA
employment: 2,750
mean earnings: $49,080
27,960 35,230 45,240 58,210 72,440
Yolo, CA
employment: 3,300
mean earnings: $56,450
32,810 41,530 53,290 67,630 85,200
Yuba City, CA
employment: 1,090
mean earnings: $49,910
27,650 35,470 47,050 61,540 75,550
Colorado (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 103,350
mean earnings: $58,710
31,970 40,480 52,990 69,840 89,780
Boulder - Longmont, CO
employment: 8,430
mean earnings: $64,710
34,300 44,000 58,210 78,080106,110
Colorado Springs, CO
employment: 12,470
mean earnings: $57,690
30,920 39,430 52,530 69,840 89,310
Denver, CO
employment: 64,410
mean earnings: $60,050
33,450 41,860 54,390 70,820 90,220
Fort Collins - Loveland, CO
employment: 4,810
mean earnings: $53,290
28,760 36,800 48,090 61,940 79,980
Grand Junction, CO
employment: 1,680
mean earnings: $50,150
27,120 34,770 45,670 60,700 79,240
Greeley, CO
employment: 2,510
mean earnings: $55,130
31,710 38,960 48,680 63,860 85,700
Pueblo, CO
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 1,130
mean earnings: $48,800
29,270 36,070 44,410 57,820 70,440
Connecticut (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 85,040
mean earnings: $66,000
33,760 43,810 57,880 77,330108,290
Bridgeport, CT
employment: 7,620
mean earnings: $64,900
33,150 43,740 58,860 77,910104,580
Danbury, CT
employment: 3,960
mean earnings: $71,630
36,890 47,220 60,770 84,860116,630
Hartford, CT
employment: 37,910
mean earnings: $60,790
34,300 43,350 56,200 71,530 90,810
New Haven - Meriden, CT
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 9,500
mean earnings: $64,090
33,710 44,190 56,320 74,410103,190
New London - Norwich, CT - RI
employment: 4,610
mean earnings: $52,600
23,470 34,600 48,510 66,600 84,130
Stamford - Norwalk, CT
employment: 16,460
mean earnings: $82,200
37,000 48,640 68,110100,110>145K
Delaware (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 20,050
mean earnings: $59,510
30,170 39,210 52,180 72,960 99,870
Dover, DE
employment: 2,010
mean earnings: $46,910
27,750 34,500 43,810 55,750 69,860
Wilmington - Newark, DE - MD
employment: 17,160
mean earnings: $61,640
31,330 40,750 54,160 76,380103,270
District of Columbia (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 62,390
mean earnings: $73,230
38,600 51,020 70,840 90,000111,860
Washington, DC - MD - VA - WV
employment: 199,800
mean earnings: $68,860
35,560 46,450 64,300 85,940109,000
Florida (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 302,570
mean earnings: $53,460
28,220 35,280 46,210 63,000 86,040
Daytona Beach, FL
employment: 4,740
mean earnings: $49,790
26,900 33,210 43,550 60,190 76,060
Fort Lauderdale, FL
employment: 29,910
mean earnings: $53,960
28,560 36,220 47,310 63,790 87,850
Fort Myers - Cape Coral, FL
employment: 6,280
mean earnings: $52,540
29,150 34,820 44,620 60,550 85,440
Fort Pierce - Port St. Lucie, FL
employment: 3,230
mean earnings: $53,910
28,210 34,520 46,530 62,710 89,800
Fort Walton Beach, FL
employment: 3,590
mean earnings: $54,410
27,790 36,280 49,260 65,550 84,950
Gainesville, FL
employment: 5,050
mean earnings: $50,510
29,060 35,460 44,930 58,270 77,780
Jacksonville, FL
employment: 28,460
mean earnings: $52,590
27,870 34,680 46,180 62,670 83,400
Lakeland - Winter Haven, FL
employment: 7,710
mean earnings: $51,340
26,780 33,890 44,140 59,060 83,220
Melbourne - Titusville - Palm Bay, FL
employment: 9,680
mean earnings: $52,520
28,690 36,610 48,820 65,400 83,000
Miami, FL
employment: 42,550
mean earnings: $56,350
29,840 37,690 49,100 67,310 89,710
Naples, FL
employment: 3,730
mean earnings: $60,950
28,930 36,170 49,480 70,120114,700
Ocala, FL
employment: 2,300
mean earnings: $48,330
24,650 31,770 41,570 55,850 82,580
Orlando, FL
employment: 37,510
mean earnings: $54,380
28,040 34,490 46,600 64,770 90,110
Panama City, FL
employment: 2,330
mean earnings: $46,310
24,040 30,640 40,460 55,310 75,240
Pensacola, FL
employment: 5,810
mean earnings: $46,760
25,950 32,810 42,130 55,540 72,800
Punta Gorda, FL
employment: 890
mean earnings: $54,620
25,530 30,950 44,040 58,400 95,430
Sarasota - Bradenton, FL
employment: 9,120
mean earnings: $52,320
27,930 35,200 44,830 59,690 82,460
Tallahassee, FL
employment: 15,840
mean earnings: $45,070
26,780 32,180 40,760 52,530 67,920
Tampa - St. Petersburg - Clearwater, FL
employment: 48,620
mean earnings: $52,890
28,270 35,070 45,110 60,990 83,180
West Palm Beach - Boca Raton, FL
employment: 22,010
mean earnings: $60,960
30,040 39,190 51,880 71,830101,910
Georgia (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 144,270
mean earnings: $55,070
30,650 38,480 49,990 65,500 86,020
Albany, GA
employment: 1,580
mean earnings: $48,270
28,550 35,340 45,940 57,590 71,740
Athens, GA
employment: 1,690
mean earnings: $46,430
26,640 32,810 41,750 55,910 72,680
Atlanta, GA
employment: 102,630
mean earnings: $58,200
32,630 40,590 52,280 68,870 90,170
Augusta - Aiken, GA - SC
employment: 5,820
mean earnings: $51,750
27,890 34,760 47,770 65,210 83,170
Columbus, GA - AL
employment: 3,170
mean earnings: $45,700
27,940 34,190 43,900 54,330 68,110
Macon, GA
employment: 7,420
mean earnings: $50,900
31,220 38,820 49,800 61,100 71,100
Savannah, GA
employment: 3,700
mean earnings: $48,560
27,480 33,880 43,970 57,190 73,890
Hawaii (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 20,770
mean earnings: $54,370
30,110 37,630 49,210 65,310 84,650
Honolulu, HI
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 17,410
mean earnings: $55,590
30,500 38,430 50,480 67,090 86,080
Idaho (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 19,110
mean earnings: $47,020
24,260 31,840 41,630 55,800 74,580
Boise City, ID
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 10,030
mean earnings: $47,500
26,100 33,180 42,950 56,540 74,810
Pocatello, ID
employment: 1,180
mean earnings: $41,120
23,910 30,530 38,760 49,140 62,200
Illinois (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 279,370
mean earnings: $58,910
28,490 37,920 51,550 70,720 96,320
Bloomington - Normal, IL
employment: 5,030
mean earnings: $58,480
30,120 39,050 53,330 72,230 91,480
Champaign - Urbana, IL
employment: 2,570
mean earnings: $50,980
22,300 31,720 44,250 61,520 82,850
Chicago, IL
employment: 215,460
mean earnings: $61,540
29,970 39,530 53,440 73,080102,640
Decatur, IL
employment: 1,930
mean earnings: $49,990
25,800 35,310 47,320 63,330 77,540
Kankakee, IL
employment: 1,670
mean earnings: $50,290
25,070 35,430 45,990 63,180 81,370
Peoria - Pekin, IL
employment: 5,290
mean earnings: $49,780
26,270 34,400 44,990 60,880 78,380
Rockford, IL
employment: 6,140
mean earnings: $51,630
24,100 33,900 45,830 62,060 84,170
Springfield, IL
employment: 5,630
mean earnings: $51,680
27,470 35,200 46,150 62,120 82,450
Indiana (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 89,350
mean earnings: $49,290
24,140 32,390 44,530 60,270 80,120
Bloomington, IN
employment: 1,470
mean earnings: $44,660
19,310 28,680 41,460 56,680 73,160
Elkhart - Goshen, IN
employment: 3,120
mean earnings: $51,340
26,250 33,740 44,590 60,110 84,940
Evansville - Henderson, IN - KY
employment: 5,100
mean earnings: $46,660
23,430 30,210 42,430 57,510 75,200
Fort Wayne, IN
employment: 8,550
mean earnings: $45,620
22,690 29,770 40,870 56,140 74,540
Gary, IN
employment: 6,250
mean earnings: $47,330
21,060 30,160 43,250 60,990 78,650
Indianapolis, IN
employment: 38,520
mean earnings: $53,220
27,940 34,880 47,970 64,480 85,970
Kokomo, IN
employment: 1,110
mean earnings: $50,970
16,230 29,140 49,180 70,270 87,800
Lafayette, IN
employment: 2,150
mean earnings: $49,160
26,930 34,760 45,860 58,990 73,700
Muncie, IN
employment: 1,140
mean earnings: $44,200
21,620 30,260 40,150 55,350 73,500
South Bend, IN
employment: 3,190
mean earnings: $47,790
25,180 32,360 42,470 56,590 74,960
Terre Haute, IN
employment: 1,600
mean earnings: $46,960
22,810 32,240 43,470 57,120 75,740
Iowa (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 56,570
mean earnings: $47,720
25,750 33,470 43,370 56,430 73,820
Cedar Rapids, IA
employment: 5,830
mean earnings: $50,950
28,250 36,080 45,920 60,700 78,900
Davenport - Moline - Rock Island, IA - IL
employment: 9,410
mean earnings: $53,350
27,450 35,230 48,560 67,780 84,890
Des Moines, IA
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 20,740
mean earnings: $50,670
29,020 36,080 45,660 58,880 77,620
Dubuque, IA
employment: 1,680
mean earnings: $44,380
20,800 28,880 39,230 53,540 71,530
Iowa City, IA
employment: 2,280
mean earnings: $45,190
27,770 34,700 43,040 53,780 66,720
Sioux City, IA - NE
employment: 1,880
mean earnings: $46,260
25,140 33,040 42,370 55,160 72,360
Waterloo - Cedar Falls, IA
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 2,200
mean earnings: $44,860
23,800 31,200 40,650 52,870 68,230
Kansas (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 49,590
mean earnings: $51,290
28,370 35,500 46,200 60,970 81,350
Lawrence, KS
employment: 1,540
mean earnings: $47,220
28,120 34,080 44,060 57,220 70,090
Topeka, KS
employment: 4,820
mean earnings: $46,900
28,590 35,370 42,960 54,630 70,050
Wichita, KS
employment: 11,210
mean earnings: $49,710
28,850 35,870 46,160 60,710 78,700
Kentucky (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 47,750
mean earnings: $46,860
25,730 33,010 43,210 56,360 72,120
Lexington, KY
employment: 7,140
mean earnings: $47,020
27,610 34,330 44,020 56,190 70,520
Louisville, KY - IN
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 18,300
mean earnings: $49,680
25,990 34,500 45,320 59,620 79,410
Owensboro, KY
employment: 850
mean earnings: $45,830
23,760 29,660 42,240 57,750 71,660
Louisiana (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 54,380
mean earnings: $45,940
24,070 30,940 41,290 55,410 73,570
Alexandria, LA
employment: 1,440
mean earnings: $43,880
23,060 29,630 39,650 53,640 70,170
Baton Rouge, LA
employment: 11,540
mean earnings: $44,700
24,870 31,700 41,090 53,330 69,050
Houma, LA
employment: 1,690
mean earnings: $44,230
21,770 30,620 41,160 54,520 68,140
Lafayette, LA
employment: 4,120
mean earnings: $44,250
23,270 28,150 39,580 54,660 71,840
Lake Charles, LA
employment: 2,330
mean earnings: $45,230
22,600 29,340 40,360 55,030 72,460
Monroe, LA
employment: 1,880
mean earnings: $44,050
25,690 31,670 40,710 52,670 66,830
New Orleans, LA
employment: 20,480
mean earnings: $49,180
25,310 32,340 43,370 59,580 81,210
Shreveport - Bossier City, LA
employment: 4,250
mean earnings: $45,280
23,470 30,950 40,580 55,290 73,050
Maine (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 19,210
mean earnings: $47,740
28,430 34,400 43,490 55,390 72,160
Bangor, ME
employment: 1,480
mean earnings: $46,910
27,500 33,480 42,030 54,720 74,150
Lewiston - Auburn, ME
employment: 1,210
mean earnings: $45,940
27,430 32,850 41,550 54,690 71,100
Portland, ME
employment: 7,580
mean earnings: $50,040
30,150 36,160 45,170 57,580 74,860
Maryland (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 119,350
mean earnings: $59,450
31,370 39,980 53,780 73,990 94,930
Baltimore, MD
employment: 60,300
mean earnings: $57,950
31,670 39,570 52,120 70,940 90,220
Cumberland, MD - WV
employment: 870
mean earnings: $46,700
21,710 30,880 42,370 56,250 78,960
Hagerstown, MD
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 1,850
mean earnings: $48,640
28,700 34,080 44,470 56,880 76,470
Massachusetts (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 149,200
mean earnings: $65,280
34,960 44,090 57,390 78,030104,880
Barnstable - Yarmouth, MA
employment: 1,490
mean earnings: $58,030
29,930 38,400 50,390 68,350 94,960
Boston, MA - NH
employment: 108,570
mean earnings: $67,980
36,070 45,610 59,740 81,690109,590
Brockton, MA
employment: 3,390
mean earnings: $56,410
32,460 41,270 52,280 66,680 86,430
Fitchburg - Leominster, MA
employment: 880
mean earnings: $54,900
29,870 37,100 49,520 64,130 88,100
Lawrence, MA - NH
employment: 5,680
mean earnings: $61,580
31,930 41,480 54,470 74,230 96,900
Lowell, MA - NH
employment: 5,200
mean earnings: $60,490
34,520 43,090 55,510 71,610 90,490
New Bedford, MA
employment: 1,440
mean earnings: $56,620
33,480 41,010 52,090 65,330 81,410
Pittsfield, MA
employment: 1,370
mean earnings: $56,050
30,200 39,420 52,350 68,120 85,280
Springfield, MA
employment: 8,950
mean earnings: $56,520
32,300 40,290 51,020 65,970 87,420
Worcester, MA - CT
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 9,030
mean earnings: $58,380
35,380 41,810 52,960 69,420 89,090
Michigan (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 188,840
mean earnings: $60,360
30,820 40,270 54,360 74,580 98,050
Ann Arbor, MI
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 11,050
mean earnings: $56,590
30,660 39,030 50,990 68,260 90,100
Benton Harbor, MI
employment: 1,690
mean earnings: $54,840
27,920 36,250 50,760 70,130 88,580
Detroit, MI
employment: 104,420
mean earnings: $66,620
34,100 44,730 60,780 83,670106,850
Flint, MI
employment: 5,640
mean earnings: $55,140
26,920 36,540 51,210 69,330 89,570
Grand Rapids - Muskegon - Holland, MI
employment: 20,120
mean earnings: $51,590
27,440 36,380 47,250 62,210 81,920
Jackson, MI
employment: 1,650
mean earnings: $54,410
28,050 36,510 50,740 67,810 85,960
Kalamazoo - Battle Creek, MI
employment: 7,590
mean earnings: $53,290
29,490 37,320 49,490 64,680 82,310
Lansing - East Lansing, MI
employment: 12,100
mean earnings: $54,530
30,740 40,120 51,770 64,950 80,990
Saginaw - Bay City - Midland, MI
employment: 6,970
mean earnings: $52,590
28,960 35,520 47,590 62,470 82,420
Minnesota (ACS) (EAG)
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 141,490
mean earnings: $56,760
31,740 39,190 49,980 65,970 87,840
Duluth - Superior, MN - WI
employment: 4,490
mean earnings: $46,890
27,620 34,840 43,420 54,990 69,090
Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN - WI
employment: 109,400
mean earnings: $59,550
33,610 40,860 52,160 68,740 91,060
Rochester, MN
employment: 3,440
mean earnings: $52,230
31,550 38,560 48,580 62,110 79,050
St. Cloud, MN
employment: 3,330
mean earnings: $47,090
27,270 33,730 43,180 56,640 70,450
Mississippi (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 23,320
mean earnings: $43,750
23,740 29,900 39,300 53,200 70,090
Biloxi - Gulfport - Pascagoula, MS
employment: 4,300
mean earnings: $46,030
24,670 32,650 43,200 55,730 71,110
Hattiesburg, MS
employment: 970
mean earnings: $43,760
24,360 30,260 37,780 50,870 70,690
Jackson, MS
employment: 6,340
mean earnings: $49,260
26,020 33,380 43,440 60,570 79,510
Missouri (ACS) (EAG)
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 101,400
mean earnings: $51,020
26,270 34,000 45,260 61,250 81,580
Columbia, MO
employment: 2,820
mean earnings: $45,150
25,180 31,690 40,860 52,970 69,480
Joplin, MO
employment: 1,920
mean earnings: $41,890
19,250 25,720 36,640 51,120 71,650
Kansas City, MO - KS
employment: 44,160
mean earnings: $55,220
30,100 37,660 49,250 66,110 87,220
St. Joseph, MO
employment: 1,310
mean earnings: $44,920
24,350 31,580 41,260 54,400 72,130
St. Louis, MO - IL
employment: 57,570
mean earnings: $53,150
27,330 35,480 47,690 63,900 83,970
Springfield, MO
employment: 5,150
mean earnings: $44,380
24,060 29,720 39,730 53,390 70,250
Montana (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 12,910
mean earnings: $43,660
24,750 30,470 39,310 51,950 68,620
Billings, MT
employment: 2,240
mean earnings: $46,330
25,630 32,050 41,280 55,970 73,030
Great Falls, MT
employment: 1,240
mean earnings: $45,300
24,220 30,170 40,050 53,740 79,380
Missoula, MT
employment: 1,590
mean earnings: $44,510
24,820 30,470 39,380 53,750 71,220
Nebraska (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 34,070
mean earnings: $50,010
27,170 34,110 44,370 59,320 78,880
Lincoln, NE
employment: 7,300
mean earnings: $47,250
27,350 33,470 42,330 55,080 72,070
Omaha, NE - IA
employment: 19,780
mean earnings: $51,790
28,630 35,680 46,370 62,160 81,350
Nevada (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 32,420
mean earnings: $54,070
28,540 36,720 47,860 62,850 83,150
Las Vegas, NV - AZ
employment: 23,640
mean earnings: $55,050
29,260 37,080 48,100 63,800 85,500
Reno, NV
employment: 6,330
mean earnings: $52,310
25,780 35,360 47,290 62,190 78,500
New Hampshire (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 24,700
mean earnings: $53,570
28,550 36,190 47,650 63,770 85,190
Manchester, NH
employment: 5,390
mean earnings: $57,130
30,750 39,570 52,340 67,770 87,950
Nashua, NH
employment: 4,220
mean earnings: $57,550
30,890 40,140 51,770 70,180 90,520
Portsmouth - Rochester, NH - ME
employment: 5,810
mean earnings: $57,590
30,460 38,920 51,700 68,750 88,140
New Jersey (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 178,950
mean earnings: $62,580
33,560 43,510 56,960 75,090 95,930
Atlantic - Cape May, NJ
employment: 4,650
mean earnings: $53,170
29,470 38,140 49,890 65,160 82,340
Bergen - Passaic, NJ
employment: 27,810
mean earnings: $62,590
33,900 43,190 56,400 74,040 96,550
Jersey City, NJ
employment: 11,450
mean earnings: $66,480
34,640 46,000 58,860 79,480104,820
Middlesex - Somerset - Hunterdon, NJ
employment: 30,480
mean earnings: $65,650
36,460 46,000 59,450 78,340103,940
Monmouth - Ocean, NJ
employment: 14,280
mean earnings: $64,360
33,430 44,260 57,220 78,400101,510
Newark, NJ
employment: 48,250
mean earnings: $63,270
34,200 43,940 58,050 76,800 96,070
Trenton, NJ
employment: 17,640
mean earnings: $62,120
36,160 46,100 59,740 75,270 89,610
Vineland - Millville - Bridgeton, NJ
employment: 1,600
mean earnings: $52,070
28,090 37,050 48,510 61,640 78,790
New Mexico (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 22,210
mean earnings: $47,890
25,380 32,200 42,450 58,330 78,010
Albuquerque, NM
employment: 11,650
mean earnings: $50,080
27,120 33,850 44,770 62,650 82,540
Las Cruces, NM
employment: 1,640
mean earnings: $45,210
25,110 31,820 42,320 54,930 70,180
Santa Fe, NM
employment: 3,750
mean earnings: $50,510
28,660 34,100 42,540 56,250 78,030
New York (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 353,550
mean earnings: $66,110
33,590 43,920 57,770 78,350109,030
Albany - Schenectady - Troy, NY
employment: 20,730
mean earnings: $52,470
30,030 38,650 49,690 63,290 78,970
Binghamton, NY
employment: 4,220
mean earnings: $50,650
26,380 35,720 47,760 61,220 78,850
Buffalo - Niagara Falls, NY
employment: 18,260
mean earnings: $52,260
27,820 36,030 48,080 61,580 78,890
Dutchess County, NY
employment: 3,600
mean earnings: $62,820
32,270 42,890 57,770 78,610101,740
Elmira, NY
employment: 850
mean earnings: $44,580
21,330 30,000 42,390 55,030 71,860
Glens Falls, NY
employment: 1,060
mean earnings: $46,740
24,920 32,400 43,120 56,850 72,110
Jamestown, NY
employment: 1,140
mean earnings: $46,150
22,410 31,640 41,740 56,590 71,430
Nassau - Suffolk, NY
employment: 45,260
mean earnings: $61,460
33,320 42,880 55,680 73,420 96,000
New York, NY
employment: 206,940
mean earnings: $73,510
37,940 48,730 63,790 87,340122,320
Newburgh, NY - PA
employment: 3,470
mean earnings: $57,430
29,160 39,220 52,150 67,700 90,130
Rochester, NY
employment: 17,150
mean earnings: $54,440
30,570 37,840 49,290 66,020 87,360
Syracuse, NY
employment: 10,750
mean earnings: $52,660
30,540 37,710 48,660 63,820 80,390
Utica - Rome, NY
employment: 4,110
mean earnings: $48,690
26,310 33,340 45,170 58,030 77,380
North Carolina (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 121,290
mean earnings: $53,300
29,370 36,800 47,500 63,490 85,140
Asheville, NC
employment: 2,640
mean earnings: $46,430
26,180 32,120 42,010 54,530 71,140
Charlotte - Gastonia - Rock Hill, NC - SC
employment: 38,820
mean earnings: $58,400
31,570 39,110 51,000 69,130 93,670
Fayetteville, NC
employment: 3,350
mean earnings: $45,300
21,990 31,420 42,310 55,750 70,110
Goldsboro, NC
employment: 830
mean earnings: $42,990
25,050 31,750 39,380 51,060 64,050
Greensboro - - Winston - Salem - - High Point, NC
employment: 20,520
mean earnings: $49,570
29,150 36,110 45,250 58,450 75,060
Greenville, NC
employment: 1,410
mean earnings: $51,120
29,180 36,070 46,150 60,490 80,640
Hickory - Morganton - Lenoir, NC
employment: 2,750
mean earnings: $46,970
26,390 33,270 43,270 55,950 72,680
Jacksonville, NC
employment: 890
mean earnings: $40,490
21,120 26,820 35,780 49,150 66,930
Raleigh - Durham - Chapel Hill, NC
employment: 30,930
mean earnings: $56,940
31,800 39,720 51,500 68,590 90,290
Rocky Mount, NC
employment: 1,420
mean earnings: $46,720
28,540 33,950 42,670 54,960 71,250
Wilmington, NC
employment: 2,790
mean earnings: $50,580
26,620 33,540 43,770 58,100 83,340
North Dakota (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 9,250
mean earnings: $44,380
25,170 31,880 40,780 53,390 68,450
Bismarck, ND
employment: 2,150
mean earnings: $47,050
29,000 33,680 41,810 55,010 71,760
Fargo - Moorhead, ND - MN
employment: 3,610
mean earnings: $46,550
27,870 33,750 42,800 55,530 70,000
Grand Forks, ND - MN
employment: 1,200
mean earnings: $44,870
23,580 32,180 40,840 53,440 69,290
Ohio (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 219,500
mean earnings: $52,330
27,900 36,270 47,780 63,710 83,840
Akron, OH
employment: 13,230
mean earnings: $52,400
26,620 36,630 48,060 63,010 84,010
Canton - Massillon, OH
employment: 5,460
mean earnings: $47,800
22,080 31,600 42,740 56,630 76,020
Cincinnati, OH - KY - IN
employment: 37,520
mean earnings: $55,390
29,910 38,120 50,140 67,510 89,470
Cleveland - Lorain - Elyria, OH
employment: 52,890
mean earnings: $52,750
29,850 37,100 47,940 63,380 83,690
Columbus, OH
employment: 45,920
mean earnings: $53,070
29,410 37,590 48,920 63,970 82,180
Dayton - Springfield, OH
employment: 19,400
mean earnings: $56,250
29,470 38,340 52,440 70,850 88,040
Hamilton - Middletown, OH
employment: 6,350
mean earnings: $49,870
27,640 35,810 45,930 60,360 75,680
Lima, OH
employment: 2,150
mean earnings: $49,470
25,020 33,570 45,820 59,320 76,860
Mansfield, OH
employment: 1,800
mean earnings: $47,890
26,250 33,720 45,040 56,780 72,190
Steubenville - Weirton, OH - WV
employment: 1,250
mean earnings: $40,970
21,980 29,610 38,390 50,820 63,730
Toledo, OH
employment: 10,050
mean earnings: $49,810
24,320 33,260 45,230 61,200 80,490
Youngstown - Warren, OH
employment: 6,740
mean earnings: $46,700
19,810 30,370 42,500 56,180 75,520
Oklahoma (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 51,620
mean earnings: $46,000
23,960 31,570 42,060 56,790 72,740
Enid, OK
employment: 550
mean earnings: $41,380
22,350 27,750 37,320 51,270 68,220
Lawton, OK
employment: 1,700
mean earnings: $41,640
23,260 29,380 37,850 51,250 67,160
Oklahoma City, OK
employment: 22,760
mean earnings: $48,110
26,790 33,380 44,560 59,980 73,450
Tulsa, OK
employment: 14,200
mean earnings: $47,760
25,450 33,360 43,340 57,570 75,820
Oregon (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 64,350
mean earnings: $52,230
29,460 37,170 47,140 61,340 79,410
Corvallis, OR
employment: 1,250
mean earnings: $45,980
26,910 34,210 42,260 54,940 70,170
Eugene - Springfield, OR
employment: 5,280
mean earnings: $49,210
26,170 33,670 44,630 57,550 77,590
Medford - Ashland, OR
employment: 1,990
mean earnings: $47,510
25,850 33,810 43,500 56,800 71,510
Portland - Vancouver, OR - WA
employment: 43,260
mean earnings: $55,810
31,260 39,200 50,020 65,650 85,000
Salem, OR
employment: 7,630
mean earnings: $46,400
28,930 36,140 43,510 53,840 66,980
Pennsylvania (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 218,130
mean earnings: $54,960
26,920 35,740 48,270 66,340 89,440
Allentown - Bethlehem - Easton, PA
employment: 10,780
mean earnings: $55,610
26,330 34,730 47,100 67,190 90,900
Altoona, PA
employment: 1,470
mean earnings: $44,510
14,020 25,920 38,320 54,170 76,700
Erie, PA
employment: 4,160
mean earnings: $50,050
24,950 32,420 45,010 61,930 81,670
Harrisburg - Lebanon - Carlisle, PA
employment: 21,100
mean earnings: $51,920
28,640 36,780 48,490 63,380 79,060
Johnstown, PA
employment: 1,960
mean earnings: $44,500
19,980 30,050 41,050 55,700 71,190
Lancaster, PA
employment: 6,180
mean earnings: $48,960
26,330 34,370 44,080 57,570 74,910
Philadelphia, PA - NJ
employment: 113,730
mean earnings: $60,610
30,260 39,260 52,950 72,230 98,410
Pittsburgh, PA
employment: 39,980
mean earnings: $52,360
25,800 34,670 46,590 63,800 85,790
Reading, PA
employment: 4,940
mean earnings: $53,020
27,550 34,990 46,340 63,070 87,460
Scranton - - Wilkes - Barre - - Hazleton, PA
employment: 8,240
mean earnings: $44,820
23,900 31,310 40,100 54,090 69,460
Sharon, PA
employment: 1,120
mean earnings: $44,760
22,990 27,130 38,120 54,790 73,060
State College, PA
employment: 2,790
mean earnings: $41,450
23,090 26,150 33,860 47,350 67,010
Williamsport, PA
employment: 1,330
mean earnings: $47,690
24,600 32,390 42,020 56,250 72,310
York, PA
employment: 4,920
mean earnings: $49,180
25,820 33,560 45,100 59,750 76,130
Rhode Island (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 19,590
mean earnings: $56,550
31,240 39,880 51,480 67,950 87,350
Providence - Fall River - Warwick, RI - MA
employment: 20,030
mean earnings: $55,630
30,310 39,170 50,770 66,930 86,270
South Carolina (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 51,480
mean earnings: $46,810
24,460 30,890 41,540 57,170 76,350
Charleston - North Charleston, SC
employment: 7,840
mean earnings: $49,430
26,740 33,450 43,950 60,450 78,540
Columbia, SC
employment: 13,620
mean earnings: $47,430
26,000 32,180 42,680 58,430 75,870
Florence, SC
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 3,830
mean earnings: $32,460
19,890 22,830 27,330 35,110 52,820
Greenville - Spartanburg - Anderson, SC
employment: 10,470
mean earnings: $49,470
26,640 33,460 44,300 57,870 78,990
Myrtle Beach, SC
employment: 3,110
mean earnings: $36,680
21,360 25,750 32,460 43,140 56,750
Sumter, SC
employment: 660
mean earnings: $46,130
24,840 30,850 42,100 55,350 69,040
South Dakota (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 12,000
mean earnings: $43,000
28,800 33,080 40,200 49,770 62,180
Rapid City, SD
employment: 1,420
mean earnings: $43,280
28,770 33,180 40,230 50,080 64,880
Sioux Falls, SD
employment: 4,480
mean earnings: $44,950
29,790 34,100 41,870 52,340 65,900
Tennessee (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 77,810
mean earnings: $51,960
26,510 34,350 46,330 64,710 85,150
Chattanooga, TN - GA
employment: 7,800
mean earnings: $55,620
27,200 35,150 49,250 73,060 93,680
Clarksville - Hopkinsville, TN - KY
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 1,720
mean earnings: $41,300
20,020 26,390 37,730 52,300 67,290
Jackson, TN
employment: 1,310
mean earnings: $44,920
22,590 29,740 40,020 55,900 72,530
Johnson City - Kingsport - Bristol, TN - VA
employment: 3,740
mean earnings: $45,320
23,340 29,890 39,790 54,050 74,110
Knoxville, TN
employment: 9,850
mean earnings: $51,980
26,330 33,620 46,990 66,230 85,940
Memphis, TN - AR - MS
employment: 22,340
mean earnings: $54,320
28,850 36,050 48,810 67,970 88,140
Nashville, TN
employment: 23,720
mean earnings: $50,700
26,890 34,370 44,680 60,980 79,390
Texas (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 361,140
mean earnings: $56,810
29,610 38,380 51,520 69,570 90,900
Abilene, TX
employment: 1,090
mean earnings: $44,490
23,960 31,890 40,880 53,340 69,080
Amarillo, TX
employment: 2,440
mean earnings: $48,690
24,330 32,130 42,790 58,070 79,660
Austin - San Marcos, TX
employment: 35,120
mean earnings: $53,460
29,450 37,080 46,930 62,950 86,880
Beaumont - Port Arthur, TX
employment: 3,020
mean earnings: $49,220
26,490 33,660 45,110 59,870 80,180
Brazoria, TX
employment: 1,580
mean earnings: $46,200
21,780 31,910 42,770 58,710 76,440
Brownsville - Harlingen - San Benito, TX
employment: 2,040
mean earnings: $42,850
23,270 28,470 38,490 51,580 68,370
Bryan - College Station, TX
employment: 2,010
mean earnings: $47,840
26,670 33,530 42,770 55,600 73,180
Corpus Christi, TX
employment: 4,580
mean earnings: $48,210
21,600 32,830 45,040 60,000 76,560
Dallas, TX
employment: 90,380
mean earnings: $61,220
32,030 41,360 55,130 73,670 96,990
El Paso, TX
employment: 6,410
mean earnings: $47,230
25,080 32,650 42,990 56,310 73,290
Fort Worth - Arlington, TX
employment: 29,120
mean earnings: $55,490
28,780 37,830 50,720 68,770 89,460
Galveston - Texas City, TX
employment: 1,980
mean earnings: $55,430
29,010 36,900 48,750 66,570 88,310
Houston, TX
employment: 108,290
mean earnings: $61,090
33,280 42,610 56,770 74,460 95,170
Killeen - Temple, TX
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 2,800
mean earnings: $47,410
26,330 33,800 44,710 58,800 71,720
Laredo, TX
employment: 1,710
mean earnings: $44,640
23,850 30,430 40,360 54,370 71,390
Longview - Marshall, TX
employment: 1,600
mean earnings: $44,300
24,590 31,250 40,800 54,360 70,510
Lubbock, TX
employment: 2,790
mean earnings: $49,100
27,990 34,050 43,660 56,850 78,110
McAllen - Edinburg - Mission, TX
employment: 3,340
mean earnings: $42,400
20,330 28,680 38,070 50,520 69,770
Odessa - Midland, TX
employment: 4,030
mean earnings: $66,680
31,290 43,210 58,900 83,900111,770
San Angelo, TX
employment: 1,200
mean earnings: $47,900
24,000 34,180 44,790 56,530 71,970
San Antonio, TX
employment: 28,210
mean earnings: $53,500
27,110 36,130 47,610 64,940 85,490
Sherman - Denison, TX
employment: 910
mean earnings: $47,450
23,930 31,820 42,960 58,260 75,270
Texarkana, TX - Texarkana, AR
employment: 1,190
mean earnings: $46,060
21,830 32,990 44,030 55,980 69,350
Tyler, TX
employment: 2,030
mean earnings: $50,140
25,880 33,370 45,060 59,360 81,790
Victoria, TX
employment: 710
mean earnings: $51,610
26,030 35,590 46,000 64,000 82,990
Waco, TX
employment: 2,310
mean earnings: $44,940
24,670 32,050 41,440 53,750 69,040
Wichita Falls, TX
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 1,500
mean earnings: $42,120
22,550 30,880 39,950 50,050 61,710
Utah (ACS) (EAG)
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 41,000
mean earnings: $48,580
26,640 33,440 43,750 58,130 75,960
Provo - Orem, UT
employment: 4,600
mean earnings: $51,700
24,810 31,850 42,780 59,270 83,390
Salt Lake City - Ogden, UT
employment: 31,610
mean earnings: $48,220
27,450 33,870 43,980 57,940 74,710
Vermont (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 9,860
mean earnings: $53,520
31,700 38,750 48,750 62,490 81,150
Burlington, VT
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 4,720
mean earnings: $55,460
32,370 39,600 50,770 65,700 83,520
Virginia (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 183,090
mean earnings: $61,430
31,160 40,650 55,360 75,960 98,990
Charlottesville, VA
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 3,700
mean earnings: $51,990
28,720 34,880 45,040 59,740 79,750
Danville, VA
employment: 1,050
mean earnings: $43,660
24,710 30,160 36,300 52,190 71,790
Lynchburg, VA
employment: 2,770
mean earnings: $51,770
25,940 32,920 43,710 62,000 85,140
Norfolk - Virginia Beach - Newport News, VA - NC
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 32,780
mean earnings: $53,590
29,320 37,080 49,100 65,290 84,100
Richmond - Petersburg, VA
employment: 34,220
mean earnings: $57,050
30,750 39,510 51,860 68,870 89,940
Roanoke, VA
employment: 5,740
mean earnings: $52,260
28,850 35,200 46,240 62,610 81,570
Washington (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 119,020
mean earnings: $59,460
34,940 43,000 54,700 70,540 89,660
Bellingham, WA
employment: 2,040
mean earnings: $53,390
30,630 37,960 46,820 61,320 84,830
Bremerton, WA
employment: 3,100
mean earnings: $57,350
34,230 42,730 55,390 68,770 83,810
Richland - Kennewick - Pasco, WA
employment: 3,120
mean earnings: $60,170
33,970 43,120 57,720 73,560 90,040
Seattle - Bellevue - Everett, WA
employment: 73,850
mean earnings: $62,410
36,980 45,720 57,360 74,180 92,880
Spokane, WA
employment: 6,640
mean earnings: $50,340
30,600 37,570 46,980 58,550 73,520
Tacoma, WA
employment: 8,260
mean earnings: $57,360
32,590 40,760 51,850 67,230 89,420
Yakima, WA
employment: 1,760
mean earnings: $50,430
31,050 37,480 46,160 57,920 73,520
West Virginia (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 18,710
mean earnings: $43,890
22,970 29,720 40,080 54,810 70,520
Charleston, WV
employment: 4,910
mean earnings: $44,850
24,220 30,930 41,570 55,590 70,660
Huntington - Ashland, WV - KY - OH
employment: 2,660
mean earnings: $43,620
22,860 29,400 38,920 52,460 68,110
Parkersburg - Marietta, WV - OH
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 2,570
mean earnings: $48,000
24,780 32,330 44,160 62,700 75,250
Wheeling, WV - OH
employment: 1,500
mean earnings: $41,900
18,300 27,090 37,540 53,010 69,020
Wisconsin (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 104,850
mean earnings: $51,340
25,330 36,530 47,530 62,240 80,930
Appleton - Oshkosh - Neenah, WI
employment: 8,380
mean earnings: $49,010
25,000 36,590 45,390 57,590 75,770
Eau Claire, WI
employment: 3,090
mean earnings: $46,570
23,120 34,160 43,860 56,650 71,570
Green Bay, WI
employment: 6,400
mean earnings: $50,920
25,480 32,700 45,020 62,260 83,190
Janesville - Beloit, WI
employment: 1,800
mean earnings: $45,560
14,230 29,340 43,190 57,090 74,990
Kenosha, WI
employment: 1,680
mean earnings: $53,790
25,590 35,550 47,930 63,330 86,420
La Crosse, WI - MN
employment: 2,020
mean earnings: $45,550
20,070 32,190 42,260 55,590 71,890
Madison, WI
employment: 18,200
mean earnings: $54,640
33,860 41,010 51,090 64,410 79,800
Milwaukee - Waukesha, WI
employment: 36,300
mean earnings: $55,600
28,520 38,490 50,710 67,400 88,400
Racine, WI
employment: 2,360
mean earnings: $48,680
14,160 33,680 46,750 62,110 78,490
Sheboygan, WI
employment: 2,240
mean earnings: $43,400
13,360 26,940 41,780 54,920 71,950
Wausau, WI
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 2,990
mean earnings: $48,370
17,650 34,980 45,970 60,640 77,730
Wyoming (ACS) (EAG)
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 6,140
mean earnings: $45,660
24,140 30,860 40,160 53,970 71,290
Casper, WY
employment: 910
mean earnings: $53,080
26,820 33,520 46,740 62,930 81,720
Cheyenne, WY
employment: 1,620
mean earnings: $41,730
24,760 30,530 38,790 49,990 63,770
Guam
employment: 1,860
mean earnings: $39,110
20,470 26,980 35,550 47,650 64,050
Puerto Rico (ACS) (EAG)
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 37,520
mean earnings: $32,780
17,730 21,890 28,190 39,530 53,690
Aguadilla, PR
employment: 440
mean earnings: $34,140
15,160 19,170 27,120 42,350 66,340
Arecibo, PR
employment: 510
mean earnings: $30,790
15,900 20,340 27,010 36,540 52,690
Caguas, PR
employment: 1,610
mean earnings: $32,140
17,960 21,950 28,280 39,230 54,020
Mayaguez, PR
employment: 1,090
mean earnings: $27,550
14,810 18,530 23,670 33,920 45,620
Ponce, PR
employment: 1,190
mean earnings: $27,030
15,600 18,750 23,950 32,070 44,230
San Juan - Bayamon, PR
employment: 29,990
mean earnings: $32,640
18,210 22,290 28,190 38,750 52,170
Virgin Islands
employment: 1,280
mean earnings: $42,120
25,620 29,890 36,070 48,460 68,110

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

The highlighted text indicates the maximum values in each column among the states and metropolitan areas.

The (ACS) links lead to data from the American Community Survey from the Census Bureau.

The (EAG) links lead to U.S. Economy at a Glance data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.