| Mean annual wage | Occupation | Median annual wage | Employment |
| $194,640 | Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind) | >$145K | n.a. |
| $172,310 | Surgeons
(area) (ind) | >$145K | 50 |
| $152,260 | Chief executives
(area) (ind) | >$145K | 50 |
| $89,830 | Pharmacists
(area) (ind) | $88,630 | 110 |
| $81,200 | Financial managers
(area) (ind) | $79,850 | 70 |
| $79,880 | General and operations managers
(area) (ind) | $68,650 | 530 |
| $76,710 | Engineering managers
(area) (ind) | $71,700 | 40 |
| $75,550 | Lawyers
(area) (ind) | $60,390 | 70 |
| $75,370 | Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind) | $74,480 | 50 |
| $71,480 | Management occupations
(area) (ind) | $62,690 | 1,800 |
| $68,460 | Managers, all other
(area) (ind) | $64,570 | 60 |
| $66,140 | Sales managers
(area) (ind) | $58,160 | 50 |
| $64,350 | Industrial production managers
(area) (ind) | $64,560 | 50 |
| $62,150 | Legal occupations
(area) (ind) | $44,260 | 110 |
| $60,610 | Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind) | $63,680 | 30 |
| $59,720 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind) | $61,520 | 80 |
| $59,000 | Construction managers
(area) (ind) | $56,300 | 110 |
| $58,460 | Physical therapists
(area) (ind) | $61,120 | 60 |
| $57,860 | Loan officers
(area) (ind) | $60,160 | 50 |
| $55,330 | Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind) | $40,750 | 2,200 |
| $53,530 | Cost estimators
(area) (ind) | $48,500 | 40 |
| $53,410 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind) | $49,640 | 50 |
| $52,490 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind) | $42,270 | n.a. |
| $51,090 | Civil engineers
(area) (ind) | $47,570 | 30 |
| $50,280 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind) | $38,540 | 300 |
| $50,170 | Computer programmers
(area) (ind) | $43,320 | 50 |
| $49,860 | Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind) | $47,830 | 360 |
| $49,420 | Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind) | $51,060 | 40 |
| $49,210 | Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind) | $48,320 | 470 |
| $46,920 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind) | $44,700 | 40 |
| $46,580 | Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind) | $48,390 | 40 |
| $46,200 | Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind) | $46,330 | 40 |
| $45,310 | Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind) | $34,690 | 100 |
| $44,960 | Librarians
(area) (ind) | $43,120 | 70 |
| $44,460 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind) | $42,920 | 190 |
| $44,100 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind) | $42,330 | 310 |
| $44,010 | Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind) | $41,000 | 680 |
| $43,530 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind) | $41,240 | 240 |
| $43,260 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind) | $42,240 | 50 |
| $42,340 | First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind) | $42,170 | 60 |
| $41,830 | Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind) | $42,850 | 100 |
| $40,900 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind) | $41,020 | 110 |
| $40,660 | Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind) | $42,680 | 70 |
| $40,640 | Administrative services managers
(area) (ind) | $38,720 | 40 |
| $40,520 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind) | $40,040 | 250 |
| $39,910 | Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind) | $39,540 | n.a. |
| $39,290 | Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $39,430 | 510 |
| $39,100 | Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind) | $37,180 | 200 |
| $38,970 | Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind) | $39,310 | 50 |
| $38,750 | Public relations specialists
(area) (ind) | $34,180 | 40 |
| $38,290 | Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind) | $29,420 | 380 |
| $38,180 | Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind) | $38,120 | 110 |
| $37,960 | Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $39,450 | 30 |
| $36,840 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind) | $33,870 | 40 |
| $36,050 | Training and development specialists
(area) (ind) | $31,130 | 40 |
| $35,860 | Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind) | $34,200 | 50 |
| $35,550 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind) | $33,600 | 470 |
| $35,420 | Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind) | $34,630 | 430 |
| $35,190 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind) | $33,770 | 310 |
| $33,890 | Dental hygienists
(area) (ind) | $33,380 | 110 |
| $33,590 | Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind) | $32,510 | 80 |
| $33,380 | Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind) | $31,580 | n.a. |
| $33,260 | Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind) | $35,370 | 40 |
| $33,090 | Food service managers
(area) (ind) | $30,980 | 50 |
| $32,920 | Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind) | $33,210 | 220 |
| $32,720 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind) | $32,130 | 260 |
| $32,330 | Electricians
(area) (ind) | $31,970 | 280 |
| $32,310 | Machinists
(area) (ind) | $31,020 | 90 |
| $32,230 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind) | $31,530 | 280 |
| $31,830 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind) | $30,720 | 60 |
| $31,780 | Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind) | $31,160 | 1,900 |
| $31,650 | Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind) | $29,040 | n.a. |
| $31,290 | Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind) | $29,920 | 50 |
| $31,190 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind) | $28,860 | 40 |
| $30,920 | Fire fighters
(area) (ind) | $28,810 | 170 |
| $30,060 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind) | $30,880 | 110 |
| $29,830 | All Occupations
(area) (ind) | $22,840 | 45,390 |
| $29,690 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind) | $29,670 | 320 |
| $29,490 | Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind) | $29,890 | 610 |
| $29,450 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind) | $24,610 | 510 |
| $29,290 | Computer operators
(area) (ind) | $29,480 | 50 |
| $28,850 | First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind) | $26,140 | 80 |
| $28,770 | Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind) | $28,280 | 50 |
| $28,530 | Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind) | $27,780 | 50 |
| $28,510 | Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind) | $26,660 | 30 |
| $28,410 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind) | $28,050 | 200 |
| $28,140 | Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind) | $28,050 | 60 |
| $27,660 | Graphic designers
(area) (ind) | $27,090 | 30 |
| $27,510 | First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind) | $26,660 | 60 |
| $27,290 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind) | $27,330 | 190 |
| $27,220 | Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind) | $26,420 | 270 |
| $27,050 | Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind) | $25,630 | 90 |
| $26,610 | Production occupations
(area) (ind) | $22,710 | 5,470 |
| $26,600 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind) | $22,890 | 150 |
| $26,360 | Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind) | $24,010 | 2,380 |
| $26,330 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind) | $21,720 | 300 |
| $26,070 | Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind) | $25,280 | 30 |
| $25,940 | Carpenters
(area) (ind) | $25,810 | 290 |
| $25,650 | Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind) | $25,210 | 30 |
| $25,620 | Protective service occupations
(area) (ind) | $24,590 | 930 |
| $25,580 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind) | $23,650 | 440 |
| $25,570 | Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind) | $24,410 | 50 |
| $25,530 | Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind) | $25,220 | 50 |
| $25,500 | Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind) | $25,650 | 40 |
| $25,470 | Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind) | $25,150 | 50 |
| $25,280 | Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind) | $25,550 | 50 |
| $25,260 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind) | $24,540 | 390 |
| $25,110 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind) | $24,310 | 1,010 |
| $24,950 | Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind) | $25,370 | 50 |
| $24,930 | Pipelayers
(area) (ind) | $23,740 | 30 |
| $24,920 | Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind) | $24,630 | 60 |
| $24,620 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind) | $25,280 | 100 |
| $24,590 | Pest control workers
(area) (ind) | $22,600 | 50 |
| $24,550 | Printing machine operators
(area) (ind) | $23,530 | 70 |
| $24,510 | Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind) | $22,620 | 6,450 |
| $24,450 | First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind) | $19,710 | 50 |
| $24,320 | Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind) | $21,060 | 90 |
| $23,410 | Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind) | $21,600 | 40 |
| $23,320 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind) | $21,910 | 80 |
| $23,130 | Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind) | $16,540 | 4,420 |
| $22,980 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind) | $22,710 | 390 |
| $22,770 | Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind) | $23,820 | 60 |
| $22,520 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind) | $22,610 | 1,310 |
| $22,440 | Dental assistants
(area) (ind) | $22,640 | 50 |
| $22,430 | Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind) | $20,310 | 3,720 |
| $22,110 | Legal secretaries
(area) (ind) | $20,140 | 70 |
| $22,080 | Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind) | $19,670 | 550 |
| $21,940 | Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind) | $23,300 | 90 |
| $21,860 | Parts salespersons
(area) (ind) | $18,340 | n.a. |
| $21,690 | Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind) | $21,870 | 40 |
| $21,630 | Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind) | $22,080 | 50 |
| $20,850 | Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind) | $20,910 | 50 |
| $20,680 | Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind) | $22,450 | 40 |
| $20,680 | Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind) | $18,270 | 100 |
| $20,600 | Medical assistants
(area) (ind) | $19,040 | 60 |
| $20,560 | Tellers
(area) (ind) | $20,540 | 140 |
| $20,550 | Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind) | $20,140 | 40 |
| $20,490 | Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind) | $20,370 | 70 |
| $20,340 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind) | $18,590 | 140 |
| $20,330 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind) | $20,140 | 110 |
| $20,290 | Office clerks, general
(area) (ind) | $19,790 | 720 |
| $20,290 | Data entry keyers
(area) (ind) | $19,230 | 50 |
| $20,260 | Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $18,910 | 200 |
| $20,050 | Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind) | $20,180 | n.a. |
| $20,010 | File clerks
(area) (ind) | $17,730 | 60 |
| $19,940 | Order clerks
(area) (ind) | $18,280 | 50 |
| $19,920 | Construction laborers
(area) (ind) | $19,480 | 710 |
| $19,910 | Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $18,630 | 40 |
| $19,860 | Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind) | $16,080 | 210 |
| $19,860 | Retail salespersons
(area) (ind) | $15,180 | 1,560 |
| $19,590 | Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind) | $19,150 | 40 |
| $19,170 | Team assemblers
(area) (ind) | $19,760 | 1,170 |
| $19,150 | Bakers
(area) (ind) | $17,420 | 60 |
| $19,090 | Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind) | $19,180 | n.a. |
| $18,900 | Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind) | $18,030 | 310 |
| $18,860 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind) | $18,680 | 100 |
| $18,530 | Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind) | $17,340 | 630 |
| $18,450 | Photographers
(area) (ind) | $13,870 | 30 |
| $17,960 | Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind) | $15,990 | 1,630 |
| $17,760 | Teacher assistants
(area) (ind) | $16,300 | 860 |
| $17,710 | Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind) | $16,550 | 70 |
| $17,160 | Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind) | $16,780 | 460 |
| $17,100 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind) | $15,400 | 860 |
| $16,860 | Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind) | $16,580 | 60 |
| $16,660 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind) | $16,030 | 240 |
| $16,650 | Home health aides
(area) (ind) | $16,920 | 40 |
| $16,450 | Security guards
(area) (ind) | $15,820 | 360 |
| $16,390 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind) | $16,410 | 70 |
| $16,290 | Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind) | $13,830 | 190 |
| $16,220 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind) | $15,240 | 180 |
| $16,080 | Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind) | $16,340 | 30 |
| $15,770 | Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind) | $13,410 | 1,040 |
| $15,160 | Cooks, short order
(area) (ind) | $15,380 | n.a. |
| $14,980 | Bartenders
(area) (ind) | $14,520 | 80 |
| $14,670 | Cashiers
(area) (ind) | $14,280 | 1,380 |
| $14,540 | Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind) | $13,420 | 4,960 |
| $14,470 | Food preparation workers
(area) (ind) | $13,770 | 240 |
| $14,440 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind) | $14,430 | 70 |
| $14,180 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind) | $13,900 | n.a. |
| $14,090 | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind) | $13,990 | 140 |
| $14,010 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind) | $13,640 | 110 |
| $13,950 | Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind) | $13,640 | n.a. |
| $13,780 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind) | $13,780 | 200 |
| $13,720 | Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind) | $13,660 | 50 |
| $13,570 | Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind) | $13,130 | 300 |
| $13,320 | Child care workers
(area) (ind) | $12,960 | 210 |
| $13,160 | Dishwashers
(area) (ind) | $13,050 | 230 |
| $13,070 | Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind) | $12,860 | 180 |
| $12,900 | Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind) | $12,890 | n.a. |
| $12,740 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind) | $12,830 | 1,180 |
| $12,720 | Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind) | $12,760 | 1,280 |
| $12,610 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind) | $12,770 | 70 |