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Life, physical, and social science occupations

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

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations: This major group includes all individuals working as life, physical, or social scientists.

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

National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Earnings

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State maximums: employment earnings: mean 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th
Metro maximums: employment earnings: mean 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th
Life, physical, and social science occupations
 Percentile annual earnings, $
10th25th50th75th90th
National
U.S.
employment: 1,144,240
mean earnings: $57,550		 28,060 36,870 51,150 71,560 96,550
State and Metro Area
Alabama (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 10,460
mean earnings: $49,210		 24,880 31,320 43,230 60,720 83,240
Anniston, AL
employment: 270
mean earnings: $48,360		 26,400 34,690 42,800 57,650 71,350
Birmingham, AL
employment: 2,610
mean earnings: $47,330		 24,390 27,770 39,460 58,550 81,640
Decatur, AL
employment: 200
mean earnings: $45,030		 25,390 31,270 40,850 55,130 73,550
Dothan, AL
employment: 250
mean earnings: $52,920		 25,880 34,600 50,020 67,750 84,490
Florence, AL
employment: 170
mean earnings: $45,660		 21,270 35,300 42,290 58,830 74,130
Gadsden, AL
employment: 50
mean earnings: $44,750		 21,720 31,540 41,520 55,620 75,120
Huntsville, AL
employment: 1,850
mean earnings: $63,500		 31,860 40,400 56,330 82,470108,550
Mobile, AL
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 1,190
mean earnings: $48,180		 25,800 33,890 45,500 57,280 74,460
Montgomery, AL
employment: 1,330
mean earnings: $42,720		 22,600 29,330 40,020 53,990 69,210
Tuscaloosa, AL
employment: 450
mean earnings: $48,150		 24,160 30,220 42,050 56,350 79,530
Alaska (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 6,080
mean earnings: $55,080		 29,250 38,340 51,690 67,650 85,800
Anchorage, AK
employment: 2,600
mean earnings: $61,290		 30,760 42,290 56,770 74,350 95,330
Arizona (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 15,280
mean earnings: $50,880		 26,050 34,440 45,520 62,320 83,460
Flagstaff, AZ - UT
employment: 870
mean earnings: $46,490		 25,240 31,930 42,750 57,990 71,620
Phoenix - Mesa, AZ
employment: 9,950
mean earnings: $52,150		 27,220 35,910 46,210 63,910 86,370
Tucson, AZ
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 2,740
mean earnings: $50,850		 24,260 32,320 45,510 63,040 82,860
Yuma, AZ
employment: 280
mean earnings: $48,550		 22,980 32,500 47,160 60,760 73,930
Arkansas (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 7,590
mean earnings: $46,650		 23,460 30,960 42,560 58,070 75,660
Fayetteville - Springdale - Rogers, AR
employment: 1,780
mean earnings: $54,190		 24,030 31,870 52,180 71,210 86,010
Fort Smith, AR - OK
employment: 220
mean earnings: $42,850		 24,970 30,560 39,240 51,030 67,300
Jonesboro, AR
employment: 150
mean earnings: $46,050		 24,830 31,990 41,280 53,580 81,250
Little Rock - North Little Rock, AR
employment: 2,880
mean earnings: $42,910		 19,460 30,060 40,250 52,560 67,960
Pine Bluff, AR
employment: 370
mean earnings: $64,910		 35,160 45,980 62,320 76,850 98,730
California (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 146,520
mean earnings: $62,890		 30,690 40,980 57,590 78,530104,000
Bakersfield, CA
employment: 2,050
mean earnings: $61,350		 25,770 37,990 58,040 77,760 98,410
Chico - Paradise, CA
employment: 560
mean earnings: $53,510		 27,790 38,820 51,660 65,600 83,080
Fresno, CA
employment: 2,820
mean earnings: $53,700		 24,470 34,080 51,130 68,850 89,860
Los Angeles - Long Beach, CA
employment: 29,290
mean earnings: $62,120		 29,350 39,020 56,330 79,480104,730
Merced, CA
employment: 380
mean earnings: $56,070		 30,020 37,800 52,790 70,640 86,400
Modesto, CA
employment: 1,010
mean earnings: $50,870		 22,430 30,080 44,240 67,790 86,200
Oakland, CA
employment: 14,200
mean earnings: $66,820		 33,350 43,110 59,360 81,680111,380
Orange County, CA
employment: 12,090
mean earnings: $61,440		 31,580 43,010 57,960 75,950 94,660
Redding, CA
employment: 750
mean earnings: $49,940		 25,660 33,560 46,900 63,990 75,640
Riverside - San Bernardino, CA
employment: 7,050
mean earnings: $57,100		 29,900 38,990 52,820 69,630 89,210
Sacramento, CA
employment: 8,210
mean earnings: $61,060		 32,570 45,450 60,370 73,460 89,180
Salinas, CA
employment: 1,140
mean earnings: $67,170		 28,620 41,680 60,180 82,900110,230
San Diego, CA
employment: 19,040
mean earnings: $58,980		 30,130 38,220 52,020 73,580101,480
San Francisco, CA
employment: 15,830
mean earnings: $73,010		 38,500 50,470 69,490 90,660113,240
San Jose, CA
employment: 11,980
mean earnings: $70,750		 36,590 47,320 64,140 88,060117,180
San Luis Obispo - Atascadero - Paso Robles, CA
employment: 950
mean earnings: $60,810		 26,400 37,690 55,640 69,390 88,770
Santa Barbara - Santa Maria - Lompoc, CA
employment: 1,410
mean earnings: $57,150		 30,300 37,510 52,830 70,810 90,670
Santa Cruz - Watsonville, CA
employment: 1,460
mean earnings: $49,140		 25,200 34,150 44,030 61,480 81,190
Santa Rosa, CA
employment: 1,220
mean earnings: $62,750		 32,060 41,750 58,700 75,800104,550
Stockton - Lodi, CA
employment: 990
mean earnings: $54,060		 26,910 36,720 49,290 66,640 85,890
Vallejo - Fairfield - Napa, CA
employment: 1,880
mean earnings: $61,800		 29,800 38,430 54,190 71,960 99,730
Ventura, CA
employment: 4,750
mean earnings: $70,680		 31,760 44,540 65,730 89,830117,330
Visalia - Tulare - Porterville, CA
employment: 780
mean earnings: $50,470		 23,560 29,960 44,550 64,830 85,580
Yolo, CA
employment: 1,100
mean earnings: $51,410		 24,530 34,060 49,340 64,970 79,890
Yuba City, CA
employment: 210
mean earnings: $51,930		 22,350 36,620 56,390 66,180 72,140
Colorado (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 24,130
mean earnings: $60,050		 30,040 39,460 54,720 75,880 97,680
Boulder - Longmont, CO
employment: 5,040
mean earnings: $64,870		 32,430 42,150 57,790 82,680110,540
Colorado Springs, CO
employment: 1,600
mean earnings: $61,870		 33,760 44,000 57,570 72,720 92,400
Denver, CO
employment: 10,960
mean earnings: $63,530		 31,510 42,050 60,040 81,950101,790
Fort Collins - Loveland, CO
employment: 2,700
mean earnings: $51,330		 27,270 33,980 46,000 63,120 83,560
Grand Junction, CO
employment: 420
mean earnings: $49,960		 26,840 36,040 48,850 61,010 73,280
Greeley, CO
employment: 550
mean earnings: $51,060		 27,440 34,300 44,860 58,810 82,190
Pueblo, CO
employment: 300
mean earnings: $62,960		 39,100 47,300 58,390 72,740 86,480
Connecticut (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 17,450
mean earnings: $65,370		 34,790 44,900 59,770 80,210104,700
Bridgeport, CT
employment: 980
mean earnings: $60,800		 33,170 41,580 54,670 73,120 94,950
Danbury, CT
employment: 1,310
mean earnings: $73,980		 38,960 51,540 69,450 92,990117,510
Hartford, CT
employment: 5,560
mean earnings: $62,490		 36,240 45,340 57,090 72,970 93,280
New Haven - Meriden, CT
employment: 3,880
mean earnings: $64,170		 32,460 43,010 59,940 82,510101,180
New London - Norwich, CT - RI
employment: 2,500
mean earnings: $61,250		 36,760 44,310 59,100 73,970 89,620
Stamford - Norwalk, CT
employment: 2,050
mean earnings: $75,270		 33,510 46,830 66,210 95,230131,250
Waterbury, CT
employment: 560
mean earnings: $71,760		 34,930 46,460 65,390 94,400118,400
Delaware (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 6,560
mean earnings: $60,070		 31,280 42,470 54,880 74,420 98,010
Dover, DE
employment: 520
mean earnings: $44,810		 24,640 34,690 44,460 54,810 65,900
Wilmington - Newark, DE - MD
employment: 5,890
mean earnings: $61,450		 32,720 44,330 55,900 76,680 99,950
District of Columbia (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 21,970
mean earnings: $77,960		 35,680 49,140 76,200101,780124,640
Washington, DC - MD - VA - WV
employment: 60,510
mean earnings: $76,750		 34,920 49,410 74,870 99,850123,670
Florida (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 48,680
mean earnings: $50,020		 25,530 32,040 43,120 60,550 81,450
Daytona Beach, FL
employment: 810
mean earnings: $47,370		 24,760 30,460 40,640 58,290 75,610
Fort Lauderdale, FL
employment: 3,770
mean earnings: $49,620		 24,840 32,400 44,600 60,130 78,270
Fort Myers - Cape Coral, FL
employment: 1,380
mean earnings: n.a.		n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.
Fort Pierce - Port St. Lucie, FL
employment: 750
mean earnings: $43,630		 25,100 30,490 37,060 50,870 71,000
Fort Walton Beach, FL
employment: 440
mean earnings: $63,230		 28,530 38,720 55,190 72,280103,420
Gainesville, FL
employment: 3,050
mean earnings: $43,210		 24,680 30,250 38,440 52,160 69,260
Jacksonville, FL
employment: 3,110
mean earnings: $49,820		 26,720 34,310 45,080 60,900 80,090
Lakeland - Winter Haven, FL
employment: 1,100
mean earnings: $45,640		 26,060 32,390 41,530 54,650 70,090
Melbourne - Titusville - Palm Bay, FL
employment: 1,550
mean earnings: $54,030		 27,790 34,190 49,720 68,570 89,300
Miami, FL
employment: 5,780
mean earnings: $56,710		 28,060 35,920 51,430 70,920 94,350
Naples, FL
employment: 530
mean earnings: $51,460		 21,430 31,490 44,200 59,520 81,350
Ocala, FL
employment: 290
mean earnings: $44,640		 23,030 29,640 38,200 52,160 68,410
Orlando, FL
employment: 6,490
mean earnings: $45,430		 24,600 30,360 40,430 56,740 72,990
Panama City, FL
employment: 510
mean earnings: $56,590		 29,580 35,790 53,080 71,420 88,350
Pensacola, FL
employment: 960
mean earnings: $48,710		 26,460 33,060 43,140 60,140 78,590
Punta Gorda, FL
employment: 190
mean earnings: $40,870		 26,770 31,130 37,550 49,980 57,320
Sarasota - Bradenton, FL
employment: 1,140
mean earnings: $44,580		 25,750 31,140 39,500 53,030 70,490
Tallahassee, FL
employment: 2,220
mean earnings: $49,640		 27,860 33,340 43,070 56,020 74,660
Tampa - St. Petersburg - Clearwater, FL
employment: 8,310
mean earnings: $45,970		 24,420 28,410 39,140 56,090 75,590
West Palm Beach - Boca Raton, FL
employment: 3,480
mean earnings: $51,310		 29,100 34,890 45,790 62,140 82,480
Georgia (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 22,230
mean earnings: $54,450		 26,970 35,230 49,730 69,540 90,180
Albany, GA
employment: 180
mean earnings: $45,650		 25,860 33,660 41,680 59,600 70,820
Atlanta, GA
employment: 14,710
mean earnings: $58,500		 29,660 38,410 54,110 74,210 95,930
Augusta - Aiken, GA - SC
employment: 1,650
mean earnings: $48,010		 23,640 27,470 41,390 64,160 87,550
Columbus, GA - AL
employment: 360
mean earnings: $47,510		 24,570 32,770 44,470 59,830 74,860
Macon, GA
employment: 550
mean earnings: $51,010		 29,900 36,460 47,880 64,270 80,590
Savannah, GA
employment: 640
mean earnings: $54,650		 32,030 38,520 47,780 66,800 84,550
Hawaii (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 5,520
mean earnings: $54,930		 27,750 36,740 50,100 67,920 88,650
Honolulu, HI
employment: 4,260
mean earnings: $57,660		 29,520 39,070 52,780 70,790 91,460
Idaho (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 7,490
mean earnings: $49,780		 26,300 34,150 44,550 60,340 82,290
Boise City, ID
employment: 2,400
mean earnings: $49,180		 29,430 35,960 45,960 60,290 75,590
Pocatello, ID
employment: 210
mean earnings: $47,780		 26,120 33,210 43,860 55,880 70,280
Illinois (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 41,660
mean earnings: $53,380		 23,700 34,570 48,870 67,400 89,400
Bloomington - Normal, IL
employment: 380
mean earnings: $56,180		 26,610 38,820 51,690 67,960100,270
Champaign - Urbana, IL
employment: 610
mean earnings: $49,200		 21,140 29,040 42,540 61,040 87,510
Chicago, IL
employment: 31,390
mean earnings: $55,720		 25,810 36,090 50,580 70,140 92,350
Decatur, IL
employment: 310
mean earnings: $40,490		 20,220 24,860 36,010 51,810 69,860
Kankakee, IL
employment: 340
mean earnings: $54,430		 31,780 40,590 54,480 66,650 76,570
Peoria - Pekin, IL
employment: 1,020
mean earnings: $53,820		 26,790 36,060 48,800 68,950 89,360
Rockford, IL
employment: 970
mean earnings: $53,090		 22,830 34,960 49,840 68,710 86,590
Springfield, IL
employment: 890
mean earnings: $48,090		 25,480 31,990 45,260 60,580 72,470
Indiana (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 19,060
mean earnings: $53,740		 25,860 32,870 44,210 65,860 99,000
Bloomington, IN
employment: 470
mean earnings: $56,310		 28,860 36,770 51,970 67,630 90,170
Elkhart - Goshen, IN
employment: 370
mean earnings: $46,550		 25,150 32,210 41,590 55,540 76,400
Evansville - Henderson, IN - KY
employment: 1,150
mean earnings: $47,910		 24,230 31,090 41,300 59,240 84,350
Fort Wayne, IN
employment: 1,310
mean earnings: $50,750		 20,620 28,860 41,090 62,390 90,790
Gary, IN
employment: 970
mean earnings: $56,850		 24,970 32,370 44,710 64,180 97,630
Indianapolis, IN
employment: 9,920
mean earnings: $55,970		 27,480 33,460 44,830 69,740105,710
Kokomo, IN
employment: 140
mean earnings: $45,410		 25,890 35,420 46,230 53,920 63,810
Lafayette, IN
employment: 1,140
mean earnings: $65,080		 25,860 34,020 50,500 99,220116,940
Muncie, IN
employment: 180
mean earnings: $54,310		 26,260 33,820 42,950 60,340109,720
South Bend, IN
employment: 520
mean earnings: $44,130		 23,950 30,670 39,120 53,390 71,980
Terre Haute, IN
employment: 360
mean earnings: $47,280		 24,160 31,990 44,120 56,260 76,740
Iowa (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 10,280
mean earnings: $47,510		 25,180 33,090 43,560 57,290 73,800
Cedar Rapids, IA
employment: 730
mean earnings: $57,010		 29,190 38,110 51,840 68,240 89,340
Davenport - Moline - Rock Island, IA - IL
employment: 880
mean earnings: $51,590		 28,700 37,380 50,330 65,370 78,510
Des Moines, IA
employment: 2,130
mean earnings: $54,770		 28,900 38,760 50,260 66,270 87,100
Dubuque, IA
employment: 120
mean earnings: $39,730		 28,110 31,720 37,860 45,350 55,840
Sioux City, IA - NE
employment: 190
mean earnings: $45,260		 26,350 32,630 42,350 54,660 70,510
Waterloo - Cedar Falls, IA
employment: 260
mean earnings: $48,220		 24,160 30,160 40,690 56,270 85,330
Kansas (ACS) (EAG)
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 9,280
mean earnings: $51,350		 27,980 35,850 45,770 61,870 83,680
Lawrence, KS
employment: 760
mean earnings: $40,350		 23,000 28,950 37,530 48,760 63,510
Topeka, KS
employment: 1,090
mean earnings: $47,270		 30,200 36,440 43,000 52,750 68,910
Wichita, KS
employment: 1,350
mean earnings: $54,570		 29,730 37,840 48,720 64,310 88,230
Kentucky (ACS) (EAG)
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 9,760
mean earnings: $44,660		 24,160 31,330 41,070 54,540 71,570
Lexington, KY
employment: 2,290
mean earnings: $42,480		 21,440 28,130 38,930 52,650 70,660
Louisville, KY - IN
employment: 2,920
mean earnings: $46,560		 25,940 32,090 41,770 56,730 77,030
Owensboro, KY
employment: 120
mean earnings: $54,850		 31,570 41,650 54,280 67,190 81,790
Louisiana (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 13,030
mean earnings: $52,270		 25,830 34,150 46,600 64,270 86,600
Alexandria, LA
employment: 260
mean earnings: $49,920		 21,780 30,670 44,300 63,860 81,420
Baton Rouge, LA
employment: 3,430
mean earnings: $49,040		 28,690 35,050 44,930 59,930 71,770
Houma, LA
employment: 220
mean earnings: $45,540		 23,520 30,630 42,330 54,790 73,090
Lafayette, LA
employment: 1,120
mean earnings: n.a.		n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.
Lake Charles, LA
employment: 930
mean earnings: $51,110		 23,590 34,210 48,820 64,820 82,750
Monroe, LA
employment: 180
mean earnings: $48,510		 27,160 34,060 46,610 56,860 75,150
New Orleans, LA
employment: 4,400
mean earnings: $54,790		 26,130 34,400 48,930 70,580 92,960
Shreveport - Bossier City, LA
employment: 680
mean earnings: $42,060		 19,580 26,090 37,110 54,460 69,470
Maine (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 4,350
mean earnings: $46,990		 27,140 32,940 42,320 54,580 70,610
Bangor, ME
employment: 540
mean earnings: $44,020		 24,670 31,520 40,960 53,820 67,370
Lewiston - Auburn, ME
employment: 100
mean earnings: $47,820		 29,190 34,710 43,550 54,320 68,400
Portland, ME
employment: 1,050
mean earnings: $50,170		 26,520 32,440 42,910 58,490 81,630
Maryland (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 37,780
mean earnings: $67,330		 30,210 41,520 61,450 88,710113,260
Baltimore, MD
employment: 14,210
mean earnings: $55,520		 28,130 35,790 49,790 68,680 91,900
Cumberland, MD - WV
employment: 140
mean earnings: $55,530		 28,940 39,000 52,350 67,500 83,900
Hagerstown, MD
employment: 230
mean earnings: $43,150		 18,090 25,730 38,390 54,140 79,930
Massachusetts (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 41,870
mean earnings: $64,260		 33,140 42,740 57,410 80,170106,680
Barnstable - Yarmouth, MA
employment: 330
mean earnings: $53,860		 30,940 39,230 52,300 65,000 75,080
Boston, MA - NH
employment: 30,000
mean earnings: $65,960		 34,470 43,880 58,680 83,090109,480
Brockton, MA
employment: 690
mean earnings: $58,700		 30,050 42,450 54,630 70,560 91,870
Fitchburg - Leominster, MA
employment: 160
mean earnings: $60,400		 31,200 39,310 49,230 71,540124,810
Lawrence, MA - NH
employment: 1,490
mean earnings: $68,110		 32,510 43,250 57,120 83,720116,270
Lowell, MA - NH
employment: 1,500
mean earnings: $66,440		 34,490 45,650 61,860 82,740105,140
New Bedford, MA
employment: 300
mean earnings: $54,030		 31,080 38,990 48,300 61,110 88,810
Pittsfield, MA
employment: 250
mean earnings: $56,960		 32,960 40,760 52,920 68,640 89,050
Springfield, MA
employment: 2,040
mean earnings: $50,920		 27,730 35,030 47,690 64,340 75,910
Worcester, MA - CT
employment: 3,720
mean earnings: $58,060		 29,380 38,850 54,030 71,370 93,760
Michigan (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 30,960
mean earnings: $55,230		 28,440 37,780 50,610 67,460 87,830
Benton Harbor, MI
employment: 380
mean earnings: $69,770		 34,440 50,620 71,640 87,950103,800
Detroit, MI
employment: 10,700
mean earnings: $57,470		 30,260 39,920 53,870 69,950 90,580
Flint, MI
employment: 430
mean earnings: $52,990		 28,570 35,470 48,490 64,510 87,720
Grand Rapids - Muskegon - Holland, MI
employment: 3,750
mean earnings: $52,990		 24,860 36,630 47,180 65,210 85,210
Jackson, MI
employment: 770
mean earnings: $55,460		 35,760 43,130 54,210 67,060 80,490
Lansing - East Lansing, MI
employment: 2,480
mean earnings: $53,190		 30,580 38,480 52,030 65,110 73,490
Saginaw - Bay City - Midland, MI
employment: 1,860
mean earnings: $55,040		 29,510 37,510 48,400 66,980 89,140
Minnesota (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 26,910
mean earnings: $56,210		 30,950 39,410 51,940 67,990 88,750
Duluth - Superior, MN - WI
employment: 1,060
mean earnings: $48,420		 30,850 37,110 46,220 57,860 69,790
Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN - WI
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 19,680
mean earnings: $59,340		 32,090 41,090 54,580 71,770 93,720
Rochester, MN
employment: 1,290
mean earnings: $50,990		 34,840 40,530 48,270 57,480 70,010
St. Cloud, MN
employment: 360
mean earnings: $50,950		 28,070 37,280 49,270 62,170 75,140
Mississippi (ACS) (EAG)
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 6,240
mean earnings: $47,460		 23,320 30,770 41,780 60,160 80,830
Biloxi - Gulfport - Pascagoula, MS
employment: 1,290
mean earnings: $61,860		 32,530 44,560 61,780 76,820 88,810
Hattiesburg, MS
employment: 230
mean earnings: $41,520		 24,250 30,300 36,150 49,530 62,760
Jackson, MS
employment: 790
mean earnings: $43,660		 18,610 28,570 40,050 54,600 76,910
Missouri (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 19,570
mean earnings: $50,100		 24,560 32,780 43,510 61,090 83,710
Joplin, MO
employment: 160
mean earnings: $53,550		 21,860 29,870 39,430 51,520103,940
Kansas City, MO - KS
employment: 7,200
mean earnings: $56,860		 31,350 38,960 51,190 71,220 90,540
St. Joseph, MO
employment: 410
mean earnings: $49,250		 23,660 32,100 42,860 62,030 81,870
St. Louis, MO - IL
employment: 10,580
mean earnings: $51,950		 26,490 33,880 45,260 62,110 84,990
Springfield, MO
employment: 710
mean earnings: $50,290		 24,630 31,010 41,260 62,200 84,890
Montana (ACS) (EAG)
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 6,220
mean earnings: $42,140		 20,020 28,110 39,720 53,160 69,860
Billings, MT
employment: 580
mean earnings: $46,350		 21,880 32,280 43,330 57,230 78,300
Great Falls, MT
employment: 240
mean earnings: $41,760		 17,560 26,890 39,090 53,180 68,270
Missoula, MT
employment: 1,370
mean earnings: $36,900		 12,700 20,580 33,440 49,300 70,830
Nebraska (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 8,190
mean earnings: $46,500		 24,140 31,670 42,360 57,330 74,630
Lincoln, NE
employment: 2,560
mean earnings: $42,810		 23,180 30,200 39,430 51,510 67,860
Omaha, NE - IA
employment: 3,580
mean earnings: $50,650		 27,100 34,740 46,610 62,650 81,380
Nevada (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 6,760
mean earnings: $54,080		 23,980 35,320 50,850 67,980 87,010
Las Vegas, NV - AZ
employment: 4,140
mean earnings: $53,690		 22,860 33,030 50,070 69,280 88,820
Reno, NV
employment: 1,360
mean earnings: $56,660		 29,800 37,870 51,760 68,650 88,710
New Hampshire (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 3,850
mean earnings: $55,580		 29,890 37,430 49,210 66,170 89,780
Manchester, NH
employment: 540
mean earnings: $59,850		 31,910 40,730 55,810 73,340 90,540
Nashua, NH
employment: 610
mean earnings: $69,650		 37,070 46,830 62,300 85,360116,400
Portsmouth - Rochester, NH - ME
employment: 900
mean earnings: $53,340		 30,980 38,430 49,580 64,510 81,700
New Jersey (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 44,620
mean earnings: $65,780		 32,090 42,290 58,310 82,010109,380
Atlantic - Cape May, NJ
employment: 560
mean earnings: $56,960		 27,610 39,920 54,460 71,230 89,080
Bergen - Passaic, NJ
employment: 5,510
mean earnings: $63,870		 30,670 41,820 59,610 80,750102,890
Jersey City, NJ
employment: 1,230
mean earnings: $63,640		 32,200 43,910 59,280 81,700101,150
Middlesex - Somerset - Hunterdon, NJ
employment: 12,460
mean earnings: $64,180		 32,830 42,450 56,920 80,510104,120
Monmouth - Ocean, NJ
employment: 2,900
mean earnings: $65,630		 31,590 41,870 57,810 83,870108,570
Newark, NJ
employment: 12,740
mean earnings: n.a.		n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.
Trenton, NJ
employment: 5,250
mean earnings: $61,900		 32,100 42,370 59,520 78,000 90,610
Vineland - Millville - Bridgeton, NJ
employment: 230
mean earnings: $54,800		 26,250 34,240 50,490 69,080 87,440
New Mexico (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 11,730
mean earnings: $69,850		 29,450 40,370 62,970103,240116,740
Albuquerque, NM
employment: 3,410
mean earnings: $57,720		 26,850 34,790 49,730 72,890102,990
Las Cruces, NM
employment: 690
mean earnings: $52,770		 26,720 34,890 46,690 66,230 84,980
New York (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 77,960
mean earnings: $60,190		 29,570 39,250 53,580 73,510 99,760
Albany - Schenectady - Troy, NY
employment: 7,210
mean earnings: $56,350		 27,860 38,930 53,200 70,390 87,600
Binghamton, NY
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $49,690		 26,340 34,830 48,590 60,920 74,660
Buffalo - Niagara Falls, NY
employment: 5,020
mean earnings: $56,620		 28,160 35,650 48,230 68,290 97,300
Dutchess County, NY
employment: 1,530
mean earnings: $62,990		 35,640 45,400 57,390 72,480102,100
Elmira, NY
employment: 120
mean earnings: $47,170		 22,660 32,010 44,460 58,490 71,890
Glens Falls, NY
employment: 190
mean earnings: $48,460		 28,190 35,370 44,380 57,580 71,150
Jamestown, NY
employment: 300
mean earnings: $40,890		 23,840 26,740 35,120 48,770 69,370
Nassau - Suffolk, NY
employment: 10,030
mean earnings: $61,350		 23,440 38,470 53,750 77,290106,510
New York, NY
employment: 38,980
mean earnings: $63,990		 31,750 41,300 56,310 78,740108,280
Newburgh, NY - PA
employment: 710
mean earnings: $56,220		 25,590 35,340 52,890 72,990 91,600
Rochester, NY
employment: 5,240
mean earnings: $55,440		 29,440 38,750 50,650 67,660 90,660
Syracuse, NY
employment: 2,670
mean earnings: $53,050		 29,170 36,280 48,710 64,080 84,460
Utica - Rome, NY
employment: 580
mean earnings: $53,890		 30,200 38,060 51,160 65,820 79,160
North Carolina (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 37,300
mean earnings: $52,990		 29,190 35,410 45,510 63,920 87,570
Asheville, NC
employment: 660
mean earnings: $54,630		 29,500 37,230 49,960 67,710 87,160
Charlotte - Gastonia - Rock Hill, NC - SC
employment: 5,090
mean earnings: $55,430		 30,630 38,390 48,490 64,490 88,070
Fayetteville, NC
employment: 620
mean earnings: $48,830		 27,990 34,530 44,580 61,020 77,960
Goldsboro, NC
employment: 180
mean earnings: $41,370		 17,410 27,470 40,610 52,730 65,530
Greensboro - - Winston - Salem - - High Point, NC
employment: 3,420
mean earnings: $49,780		 29,040 35,420 45,070 59,220 77,080
Greenville, NC
employment: 550
mean earnings: $52,770		 29,450 37,560 48,190 64,280 82,600
Hickory - Morganton - Lenoir, NC
employment: 470
mean earnings: $47,100		 25,370 32,110 42,010 53,750 69,670
Jacksonville, NC
employment: 170
mean earnings: $48,660		 27,670 33,740 42,900 57,580 71,600
Raleigh - Durham - Chapel Hill, NC
employment: 20,300
mean earnings: $54,950		 29,680 35,730 46,320 67,990 92,730
Wilmington, NC
employment: 1,490
mean earnings: $52,590		 28,800 37,280 49,540 63,330 79,330
North Dakota (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 2,430
mean earnings: $44,800		 23,130 29,910 40,830 55,960 72,760
Bismarck, ND
employment: 560
mean earnings: $44,540		 23,930 31,000 41,710 55,790 70,320
Fargo - Moorhead, ND - MN
employment: 940
mean earnings: $43,310		 23,320 28,810 38,330 50,770 74,840
Grand Forks, ND - MN
employment: 380
mean earnings: $45,160		 24,370 28,690 40,870 57,950 72,060
Ohio (ACS) (EAG)
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 34,090
mean earnings: $53,700		 27,860 36,200 49,700 67,500 87,300
Akron, OH
employment: 2,320
mean earnings: $54,970		 29,970 38,780 51,430 67,570 87,610
Canton - Massillon, OH
employment: 880
mean earnings: $52,700		 22,740 34,190 50,840 70,210 87,540
Cincinnati, OH - KY - IN
employment: 6,800
mean earnings: $54,790		 28,880 36,600 49,320 68,310 91,360
Cleveland - Lorain - Elyria, OH
employment: 6,930
mean earnings: $54,550		 28,640 37,110 50,000 67,920 88,450
Columbus, OH
employment: 6,240
mean earnings: $52,210		 28,700 36,520 48,680 65,140 83,010
Dayton - Springfield, OH
employment: 3,150
mean earnings: $58,830		 29,330 39,290 56,660 74,920 90,590
Hamilton - Middletown, OH
employment: 1,100
mean earnings: $55,150		 29,150 37,370 52,770 69,530 89,510
Lima, OH
employment: 380
mean earnings: $55,390		 28,040 40,070 56,000 67,670 81,360
Mansfield, OH
employment: 100
mean earnings: $55,720		 31,750 40,290 53,590 67,420 87,470
Steubenville - Weirton, OH - WV
employment: 190
mean earnings: $55,770		 26,530 40,750 50,310 60,940 91,860
Toledo, OH
employment: 2,160
mean earnings: $47,830		 19,450 30,250 43,340 63,010 80,880
Youngstown - Warren, OH
employment: 530
mean earnings: $50,660		 25,990 35,020 49,010 63,020 77,170
Oklahoma (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 12,120
mean earnings: $47,500		 22,420 31,130 40,910 57,860 82,840
Enid, OK
employment: 170
mean earnings: $42,560		 23,390 29,680 40,040 46,940 64,130
Lawton, OK
employment: 170
mean earnings: $48,870		 25,990 37,120 47,360 59,450 71,520
Oklahoma City, OK
employment: 6,160
mean earnings: $46,090		 22,140 30,930 39,830 55,570 81,320
Tulsa, OK
employment: 2,490
mean earnings: $52,980		 25,030 35,130 48,130 64,470 89,290
Oregon (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 16,320
mean earnings: $52,550		 27,730 35,900 48,460 64,080 83,980
Corvallis, OR
employment: 1,000
mean earnings: $52,790		 25,690 33,480 44,280 65,950 93,830
Eugene - Springfield, OR
employment: 1,470
mean earnings: $50,140		 27,310 35,760 46,610 60,380 79,120
Medford - Ashland, OR
employment: 550
mean earnings: $51,490		 29,450 38,660 49,180 62,540 72,890
Portland - Vancouver, OR - WA
employment: 10,030
mean earnings: $56,660		 29,420 38,130 52,780 69,690 90,890
Salem, OR
employment: 980
mean earnings: $50,950		 29,270 37,960 48,710 59,370 70,420
Pennsylvania (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 46,770
mean earnings: $55,830		 25,490 34,450 49,150 71,100 96,400
Allentown - Bethlehem - Easton, PA
employment: 1,660
mean earnings: $53,560		 25,760 32,840 48,610 68,970 90,970
Altoona, PA
employment: 310
mean earnings: $36,450		 18,200 25,470 32,180 44,430 63,020
Erie, PA
employment: 460
mean earnings: $54,930		 28,970 36,270 47,780 62,440 91,520
Harrisburg - Lebanon - Carlisle, PA
employment: 2,200
mean earnings: $55,560		 30,210 39,290 52,110 68,620 86,940
Johnstown, PA
employment: 440
mean earnings: $54,030		 19,480 31,150 48,360 68,360 86,010
Lancaster, PA
employment: 1,340
mean earnings: $41,370		 20,730 26,520 36,790 49,520 66,970
Philadelphia, PA - NJ
employment: 26,220
mean earnings: $60,260		 28,940 37,980 53,220 76,170100,320
Pittsburgh, PA
employment: 10,410
mean earnings: $54,560		 23,390 31,510 47,430 73,770102,080
Reading, PA
employment: 830
mean earnings: $55,280		 26,890 35,030 48,900 67,360 89,440
Scranton - - Wilkes - Barre - - Hazleton, PA
employment: 1,100
mean earnings: $45,740		 19,960 30,460 44,020 57,360 74,120
Sharon, PA
employment: 150
mean earnings: $48,910		 26,140 33,470 43,830 60,290 83,210
State College, PA
employment: 680
mean earnings: $45,210		 17,000 26,800 42,870 61,330 74,460
Williamsport, PA
employment: 220
mean earnings: $53,020		 30,350 37,820 48,350 64,620 84,560
York, PA
employment: 380
mean earnings: $53,200		 29,730 36,970 47,010 64,180 79,780
Rhode Island (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 4,290
mean earnings: $57,070		 28,670 37,180 51,210 69,310 92,180
Providence - Fall River - Warwick, RI - MA
employment: 4,390
mean earnings: $56,830		 28,530 37,100 50,930 68,630 90,970
South Carolina (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 10,070
mean earnings: $46,970		 24,940 31,270 42,170 57,490 75,870
Charleston - North Charleston, SC
employment: 1,990
mean earnings: $51,530		 25,890 33,660 46,170 63,780 83,900
Columbia, SC
employment: 1,670
mean earnings: $47,830		 26,900 33,890 43,980 58,090 72,760
Florence, SC
employment: 310
mean earnings: $44,250		 24,760 30,880 38,860 55,000 74,110
Greenville - Spartanburg - Anderson, SC
employment: 2,160
mean earnings: $45,650		 25,760 32,060 40,970 54,270 72,140
Myrtle Beach, SC
employment: 240
mean earnings: $42,170		 13,990 26,590 39,020 56,160 71,000
Sumter, SC
employment: 130
mean earnings: $38,580		 21,100 26,910 37,290 48,340 59,010
South Dakota (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 3,080
mean earnings: $40,670		 21,570 27,120 37,550 50,970 65,010
Rapid City, SD
employment: 410
mean earnings: $42,070		 21,260 29,170 40,010 52,240 65,170
Sioux Falls, SD
employment: 600
mean earnings: $44,950		 20,220 25,810 40,200 56,530 74,530
Tennessee (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 13,810
mean earnings: $51,380		 26,510 34,300 45,460 63,330 85,600
Chattanooga, TN - GA
employment: 680
mean earnings: $46,560		 26,610 32,750 42,320 55,210 74,450
Clarksville - Hopkinsville, TN - KY
employment: 230
mean earnings: $48,310		 26,750 34,480 45,060 59,640 72,990
Jackson, TN
employment: 230
mean earnings: $42,820		 24,460 29,840 37,510 50,750 69,570
Johnson City - Kingsport - Bristol, TN - VA
employment: 1,230
mean earnings: $48,020		 27,160 32,950 41,050 55,130 81,480
Knoxville, TN
employment: 2,480
mean earnings: $50,690		 27,880 36,080 46,300 58,870 78,550
Memphis, TN - AR - MS
employment: 2,940
mean earnings: $48,470		 25,470 32,630 43,830 61,940 80,280
Nashville, TN
employment: 3,840
mean earnings: $54,040		 28,070 36,730 48,620 65,470 89,470
Texas (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 71,250
mean earnings: $58,500		 26,990 35,730 50,150 72,330103,320
Abilene, TX
employment: 180
mean earnings: $44,600		 25,600 29,760 39,760 50,650 69,260
Amarillo, TX
employment: 680
mean earnings: $43,730		 22,190 28,820 38,330 49,450 74,750
Austin - San Marcos, TX
employment: 8,890
mean earnings: $59,280		 30,620 38,470 52,430 73,820 98,760
Beaumont - Port Arthur, TX
employment: 900
mean earnings: $47,600		 27,040 35,070 44,860 55,420 70,700
Brazoria, TX
employment: 880
mean earnings: $48,020		 26,170 32,090 43,870 56,820 79,180
Brownsville - Harlingen - San Benito, TX
employment: 280
mean earnings: $42,270		 20,830 30,170 38,920 51,280 68,130
Bryan - College Station, TX
employment: 1,350
mean earnings: $41,150		 20,910 27,690 35,510 48,130 67,630
Corpus Christi, TX
employment: 1,170
mean earnings: $54,430		 26,300 37,370 50,250 65,550 88,830
Dallas, TX
employment: 12,280
mean earnings: $62,300		 31,820 41,520 57,160 78,850100,840
El Paso, TX
employment: 1,040
mean earnings: $48,270		 25,130 31,750 41,790 58,760 80,410
Fort Worth - Arlington, TX
employment: 3,830
mean earnings: $58,710		 29,240 38,820 54,060 72,600 96,660
Houston, TX
employment: 21,130
mean earnings: $66,090		 28,900 38,820 54,240 82,580125,790
Killeen - Temple, TX
employment: 380
mean earnings: $48,330		 26,610 32,160 42,490 59,780 83,340
Laredo, TX
employment: 270
mean earnings: $52,160		 26,150 33,440 44,360 58,970 93,160
Longview - Marshall, TX
employment: 560
mean earnings: $44,450		 26,260 30,790 36,650 52,910 71,740
Lubbock, TX
employment: 670
mean earnings: n.a.		n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.
McAllen - Edinburg - Mission, TX
employment: 750
mean earnings: $40,870		 18,430 26,420 37,600 51,540 69,270
Odessa - Midland, TX
employment: 1,240
mean earnings: $76,750		 28,510 42,450 73,990105,550133,140
San Angelo, TX
employment: 190
mean earnings: $41,940		 23,900 31,000 39,140 46,850 69,490
San Antonio, TX
employment: 5,690
mean earnings: $49,910		 22,070 30,410 43,500 63,920 85,480
Sherman - Denison, TX
employment: 160
mean earnings: $67,040		 27,840 41,200 57,390 79,180110,030
Texarkana, TX - Texarkana, AR
employment: 220
mean earnings: $66,530		 30,970 41,570 58,250 76,760120,510
Tyler, TX
employment: 460
mean earnings: $44,780		 20,840 30,320 39,470 50,770 67,310
Victoria, TX
employment: 230
mean earnings: $61,440		 34,200 41,440 55,590 80,430 96,750
Waco, TX
employment: 480
mean earnings: $50,930		 26,890 33,670 45,370 60,650 84,980
Wichita Falls, TX
employment: 200
mean earnings: $54,810		 26,930 35,050 48,060 63,500 90,750
Utah (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 11,270
mean earnings: $45,510		 18,790 27,430 41,040 56,730 77,160
Provo - Orem, UT
employment: 1,650
mean earnings: $40,910		 16,990 24,650 36,570 53,000 69,810
Salt Lake City - Ogden, UT
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 6,160
mean earnings: $48,770		 22,680 30,850 43,820 58,740 81,170
Vermont (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 3,140
mean earnings: $49,810		 29,510 36,300 46,020 58,250 73,910
Burlington, VT
employment: 1,500
mean earnings: $51,050		 30,230 37,210 47,710 61,240 76,590
Virginia (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 34,720
mean earnings: $65,130		 30,050 40,560 58,340 84,360111,320
Charlottesville, VA
employment: 1,880
mean earnings: $51,150		 26,400 33,170 43,170 61,830 86,480
Danville, VA
employment: 180
mean earnings: $49,010		 23,230 35,510 44,970 57,020 79,260
Lynchburg, VA
employment: 400
mean earnings: $45,420		 24,040 31,270 40,540 52,630 71,790
Norfolk - Virginia Beach - Newport News, VA - NC
employment: 5,540
mean earnings: $56,200		 28,520 37,160 51,610 69,860 90,210
Richmond - Petersburg, VA
employment: 5,730
mean earnings: $59,290		 29,510 38,910 52,910 73,530100,960
Roanoke, VA
employment: 740
mean earnings: $53,380		 26,820 35,880 46,640 66,600 89,910
Washington (ACS) (EAG)
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 38,880
mean earnings: $61,250		 32,010 41,430 55,360 75,610 99,980
Bellingham, WA
employment: 570
mean earnings: $46,550		 27,690 34,220 44,750 55,630 70,160
Bremerton, WA
employment: 800
mean earnings: $59,260		 37,420 47,630 58,150 70,090 84,560
Richland - Kennewick - Pasco, WA
employment: 2,840
mean earnings: $66,590		 36,210 49,960 60,180 83,390104,870
Seattle - Bellevue - Everett, WA
employment: 21,740
mean earnings: $65,700		 33,280 42,670 59,030 83,750108,290
Spokane, WA
employment: 1,590
mean earnings: $54,510		 29,760 39,730 51,580 66,260 81,970
Tacoma, WA
employment: 1,790
mean earnings: $62,660		 35,700 46,290 59,120 73,890100,190
Yakima, WA
employment: 600
mean earnings: $48,490		 28,200 36,130 46,550 56,270 70,360
West Virginia (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 6,300
mean earnings: $48,310		 23,400 30,570 41,870 60,640 80,020
Charleston, WV
employment: 1,510
mean earnings: $44,210		 23,410 30,130 38,400 53,300 72,900
Huntington - Ashland, WV - KY - OH
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 620
mean earnings: $43,540		 19,450 28,340 38,470 56,210 71,750
Parkersburg - Marietta, WV - OH
employment: 1,250
mean earnings: $52,430		 26,790 37,330 49,310 66,790 77,720
Wheeling, WV - OH
employment: 320
mean earnings: $50,680		 23,100 32,320 47,250 66,380 83,530
Wisconsin (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 24,830
mean earnings: $49,940		 29,090 35,300 43,760 59,080 79,690
Appleton - Oshkosh - Neenah, WI
employment: 1,400
mean earnings: $50,880		 28,580 37,100 45,970 60,510 83,360
Eau Claire, WI
employment: 470
mean earnings: $53,770		 29,810 37,400 48,570 65,650 85,970
Green Bay, WI
employment: 760
mean earnings: $50,870		 25,420 34,910 46,250 61,480 81,800
Janesville - Beloit, WI
employment: 360
mean earnings: $46,250		 27,300 34,620 43,420 54,570 68,890
Kenosha, WI
employment: 400
mean earnings: $48,340		 28,530 34,230 43,640 61,890 74,710
La Crosse, WI - MN
employment: 560
mean earnings: $47,390		 24,790 32,600 44,170 57,250 76,040
Madison, WI
employment: 9,370
mean earnings: $47,060		 29,600 34,610 41,520 54,180 72,340
Milwaukee - Waukesha, WI
employment: 5,990
mean earnings: $56,130		 30,190 37,570 48,070 68,180 90,250
Racine, WI
employment: 360
mean earnings: $57,260		 31,530 38,580 51,780 69,310 87,900
Sheboygan, WI
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $55,180		 28,270 37,500 54,680 70,350 85,380
Wausau, WI
employment: 360
mean earnings: $48,030		 28,410 34,820 43,710 56,520 75,960
Wyoming (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 3,540
mean earnings: $45,400		 25,270 33,230 43,560 55,360 68,510
Casper, WY
employment: 520
mean earnings: $49,200		 24,960 32,810 46,510 63,370 74,710
Cheyenne, WY
employment: 480
mean earnings: $50,310		 30,980 39,700 49,130 57,790 72,350
Guam
employment: 280
mean earnings: $43,640		 24,100 27,860 36,890 57,200 73,780
Puerto Rico (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 8,820
mean earnings: $35,160		 17,680 23,890 32,030 43,190 58,150
Aguadilla, PR
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $41,840		 19,710 24,590 35,490 56,610 70,020
Arecibo, PR
employment: 250
mean earnings: $39,910		 19,550 26,550 33,600 45,520 73,170
Caguas, PR
employment: 880
mean earnings: $37,800		 18,340 26,830 33,780 44,890 65,030
Mayaguez, PR
employment: 270
mean earnings: $27,870		 16,440 19,960 25,780 32,200 44,270
Ponce, PR
employment: 340
mean earnings: $22,010		 12,690 14,780 19,240 25,940 34,810
San Juan - Bayamon, PR
employment: 6,010
mean earnings: $34,280		 18,040 23,940 31,890 41,800 54,910
Virgin Islands
employment: 310
mean earnings: $40,490		 24,000 29,700 38,210 50,010 60,300

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.