| Mean annual wage | Occupation | Median annual wage | Employment |
| $176,540 | Surgeons
(area) (ind) | >$145K | 50 |
| $134,040 | Chief executives
(area) (ind) | $140,730 | 50 |
| $92,660 | Pharmacists
(area) (ind) | $90,900 | 110 |
| $80,050 | Financial managers
(area) (ind) | $80,030 | 80 |
| $78,100 | Engineering managers
(area) (ind) | $71,850 | 40 |
| $77,530 | General and operations managers
(area) (ind) | $64,460 | 600 |
| $74,210 | Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind) | $72,880 | 60 |
| $73,650 | Sales managers
(area) (ind) | $63,050 | 60 |
| $73,610 | Lawyers
(area) (ind) | $52,560 | 50 |
| $70,170 | Management occupations
(area) (ind) | $61,300 | 1,900 |
| $69,330 | Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind) | $67,340 | n.a. |
| $68,680 | Managers, all other
(area) (ind) | $65,410 | 60 |
| $65,120 | Industrial production managers
(area) (ind) | $64,840 | 40 |
| $62,550 | Occupational therapists
(area) (ind) | $60,220 | n.a. |
| $61,420 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind) | $61,480 | 90 |
| $60,270 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind) | $45,850 | 30 |
| $58,820 | Computer programmers
(area) (ind) | $56,650 | 30 |
| $58,240 | Physical therapists
(area) (ind) | $60,120 | 50 |
| $57,140 | Legal occupations
(area) (ind) | $40,660 | 90 |
| $55,180 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind) | $51,250 | 50 |
| $55,050 | Construction managers
(area) (ind) | $53,330 | 130 |
| $54,630 | Loan officers
(area) (ind) | $36,570 | 50 |
| $54,300 | Civil engineers
(area) (ind) | $50,720 | 40 |
| $54,050 | Cost estimators
(area) (ind) | $46,350 | 40 |
| $50,460 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind) | $39,690 | 320 |
| $48,880 | Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind) | $47,820 | 460 |
| $48,290 | Social and community service managers
(area) (ind) | $47,660 | 40 |
| $48,210 | Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind) | $49,280 | 40 |
| $48,140 | Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $47,840 | 30 |
| $47,480 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind) | $45,230 | 40 |
| $47,390 | Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind) | $47,240 | 420 |
| $47,100 | Librarians
(area) (ind) | $44,070 | 70 |
| $46,880 | Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind) | $47,050 | 50 |
| $46,790 | Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind) | $40,420 | 680 |
| $46,600 | Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind) | $34,740 | 100 |
| $45,220 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind) | $42,880 | 240 |
| $42,530 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind) | $41,450 | 50 |
| $42,420 | Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind) | $43,460 | 110 |
| $42,390 | Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind) | $34,550 | 140 |
| $42,370 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind) | $39,050 | 230 |
| $42,210 | Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind) | $46,110 | 50 |
| $42,130 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind) | $41,120 | 300 |
| $41,390 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind) | $39,680 | 120 |
| $40,940 | Administrative services managers
(area) (ind) | $39,770 | 40 |
| $40,780 | Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind) | $35,790 | 50 |
| $40,660 | First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind) | $41,710 | 50 |
| $40,550 | Lodging managers
(area) (ind) | $39,870 | n.a. |
| $40,200 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind) | $39,980 | 250 |
| $40,000 | Public relations specialists
(area) (ind) | $36,540 | 40 |
| $39,360 | Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind) | $39,690 | 40 |
| $39,100 | Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind) | $39,720 | n.a. |
| $38,840 | Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $38,770 | 530 |
| $38,580 | Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind) | $35,830 | 200 |
| $38,290 | Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind) | $37,760 | 70 |
| $38,240 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind) | $37,940 | 270 |
| $37,960 | Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind) | $29,390 | 420 |
| $37,870 | Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind) | $37,070 | n.a. |
| $37,840 | Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $39,230 | 30 |
| $37,640 | Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind) | $33,810 | n.a. |
| $36,300 | Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind) | $37,540 | 30 |
| $36,170 | Training and development specialists
(area) (ind) | $31,030 | 40 |
| $36,090 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind) | $34,640 | 470 |
| $36,070 | Chemists
(area) (ind) | $29,770 | 30 |
| $35,990 | Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind) | $36,540 | 30 |
| $35,010 | Dental hygienists
(area) (ind) | $34,800 | 110 |
| $34,690 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind) | $33,870 | 40 |
| $34,460 | Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind) | $33,770 | 450 |
| $34,100 | Surveyors
(area) (ind) | $36,340 | 30 |
| $34,030 | Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind) | $30,150 | 30 |
| $33,680 | Food service managers
(area) (ind) | $31,110 | 60 |
| $33,610 | Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind) | $33,790 | 220 |
| $33,460 | Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind) | $32,410 | 90 |
| $33,260 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind) | $32,620 | 300 |
| $33,100 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind) | $32,340 | n.a. |
| $32,960 | Athletic trainers
(area) (ind) | $33,050 | n.a. |
| $32,740 | Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind) | $31,200 | 50 |
| $32,710 | Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind) | $31,900 | 1,960 |
| $32,390 | Electricians
(area) (ind) | $31,970 | 280 |
| $31,980 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind) | $29,630 | 40 |
| $31,950 | Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind) | $27,990 | n.a. |
| $31,850 | Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind) | $28,350 | 40 |
| $30,810 | Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind) | $30,260 | 60 |
| $30,730 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind) | $29,750 | 290 |
| $30,390 | Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind) | $29,810 | 30 |
| $30,190 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind) | $30,190 | 300 |
| $29,900 | All Occupations
(area) (ind) | $23,080 | 46,010 |
| $29,890 | Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind) | $27,370 | 30 |
| $29,850 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind) | $29,210 | 30 |
| $29,760 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind) | $30,270 | 160 |
| $29,520 | Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind) | $30,860 | n.a. |
| $29,310 | Computer operators
(area) (ind) | $29,920 | 50 |
| $29,300 | Fire fighters
(area) (ind) | $27,440 | 160 |
| $29,290 | Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind) | $30,000 | 560 |
| $29,270 | Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind) | $27,310 | n.a. |
| $28,880 | Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind) | $27,820 | 40 |
| $28,740 | Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind) | $27,340 | 30 |
| $28,730 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind) | $24,510 | 530 |
| $28,600 | Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind) | $28,610 | 50 |
| $28,360 | Legal secretaries
(area) (ind) | $25,480 | 60 |
| $28,200 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind) | $27,030 | 30 |
| $28,130 | Graphic designers
(area) (ind) | $27,510 | 30 |
| $28,010 | Carpenters
(area) (ind) | $27,410 | 250 |
| $27,950 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind) | $23,030 | 280 |
| $27,920 | First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind) | $26,280 | 80 |
| $27,870 | Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind) | $27,960 | 50 |
| $27,590 | Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind) | $26,770 | 50 |
| $27,490 | First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind) | $26,730 | 60 |
| $27,400 | Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind) | $26,530 | 50 |
| $27,200 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind) | $25,200 | 160 |
| $27,190 | Protective service occupations
(area) (ind) | $26,980 | 910 |
| $27,120 | Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind) | $26,330 | 290 |
| $27,090 | Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind) | $25,090 | 2,240 |
| $27,060 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind) | $27,030 | 200 |
| $26,740 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind) | $26,240 | 530 |
| $26,680 | Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind) | $25,980 | 40 |
| $26,460 | Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind) | $26,280 | 30 |
| $26,380 | Pipelayers
(area) (ind) | $24,600 | 30 |
| $26,360 | Pest control workers
(area) (ind) | $25,830 | 60 |
| $26,320 | Production occupations
(area) (ind) | $22,430 | 5,370 |
| $26,230 | Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind) | $25,320 | 100 |
| $25,920 | Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind) | $26,120 | 50 |
| $25,800 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind) | $25,350 | 420 |
| $25,800 | Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $22,150 | n.a. |
| $25,430 | First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind) | $24,600 | 50 |
| $25,400 | Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind) | $25,130 | 60 |
| $25,370 | Parts salespersons
(area) (ind) | $25,370 | 60 |
| $25,100 | Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind) | $25,370 | 30 |
| $24,840 | Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind) | $21,130 | 40 |
| $24,800 | Printing machine operators
(area) (ind) | $23,820 | 70 |
| $24,800 | Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind) | $21,410 | 100 |
| $24,720 | Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind) | $22,800 | 6,540 |
| $24,710 | Dental assistants
(area) (ind) | $24,640 | 60 |
| $24,620 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind) | $23,520 | 1,070 |
| $24,480 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind) | $24,840 | 110 |
| $24,270 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind) | $23,570 | 360 |
| $23,710 | Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind) | $22,250 | 3,610 |
| $23,690 | Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind) | $24,580 | 60 |
| $23,550 | Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind) | $17,090 | 4,650 |
| $23,490 | Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind) | $22,910 | 30 |
| $23,410 | Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind) | $24,810 | 40 |
| $23,180 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind) | $23,350 | 1,250 |
| $22,950 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind) | $21,260 | 130 |
| $22,840 | Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $18,820 | 150 |
| $22,450 | Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind) | $20,430 | 120 |
| $22,390 | Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind) | $23,830 | 80 |
| $22,370 | Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind) | $23,050 | 50 |
| $22,340 | Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind) | $19,840 | 510 |
| $22,260 | Job printers
(area) (ind) | $20,700 | n.a. |
| $21,740 | Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind) | $21,450 | 30 |
| $21,400 | Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind) | $21,550 | 50 |
| $21,370 | Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind) | $20,680 | 40 |
| $21,320 | Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind) | $21,350 | 70 |
| $21,180 | Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind) | $17,480 | 190 |
| $21,060 | Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind) | $20,700 | 40 |
| $21,030 | Tellers
(area) (ind) | $20,900 | 170 |
| $20,980 | Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind) | $22,930 | 50 |
| $20,960 | Construction laborers
(area) (ind) | $20,230 | 720 |
| $20,750 | File clerks
(area) (ind) | $18,370 | 60 |
| $20,750 | Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind) | $20,140 | n.a. |
| $20,620 | Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind) | $20,280 | 40 |
| $20,460 | Medical assistants
(area) (ind) | $18,150 | 50 |
| $20,380 | Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind) | $17,690 | 70 |
| $20,340 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind) | $20,240 | 100 |
| $20,300 | Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind) | $20,760 | n.a. |
| $20,290 | Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $19,040 | 40 |
| $20,030 | Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind) | $18,930 | 640 |
| $19,850 | Bakers
(area) (ind) | $18,140 | 50 |
| $19,760 | Data entry keyers
(area) (ind) | $18,720 | 40 |
| $19,710 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind) | $20,120 | 110 |
| $19,550 | Team assemblers
(area) (ind) | $20,110 | 1,180 |
| $19,540 | Office clerks, general
(area) (ind) | $19,210 | 780 |
| $19,420 | Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind) | $18,440 | 290 |
| $19,410 | Retail salespersons
(area) (ind) | $15,900 | 1,630 |
| $19,330 | Order clerks
(area) (ind) | $18,050 | 50 |
| $18,820 | Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind) | $18,120 | n.a. |
| $18,490 | Teacher assistants
(area) (ind) | $16,780 | 740 |
| $18,440 | Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind) | $16,770 | 70 |
| $18,360 | Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind) | $17,060 | n.a. |
| $18,340 | Photographers
(area) (ind) | $14,050 | 30 |
| $18,040 | Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind) | $16,170 | 1,780 |
| $17,910 | Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind) | $17,540 | n.a. |
| $17,540 | Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind) | $17,260 | 450 |
| $17,370 | Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind) | $16,910 | 130 |
| $17,300 | Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind) | $14,260 | 180 |
| $17,280 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind) | $15,740 | 850 |
| $17,180 | Security guards
(area) (ind) | $16,080 | 250 |
| $16,390 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind) | $15,730 | 330 |
| $16,340 | Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind) | $16,140 | n.a. |
| $16,290 | Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind) | $16,550 | 30 |
| $16,120 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind) | $16,220 | 50 |
| $16,120 | Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind) | $16,220 | n.a. |
| $15,590 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind) | $14,320 | 190 |
| $15,540 | Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind) | $15,350 | 60 |
| $15,500 | Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind) | $13,510 | 1,400 |
| $15,070 | Bartenders
(area) (ind) | $14,340 | 80 |
| $14,950 | Cooks, short order
(area) (ind) | $15,480 | 130 |
| $14,940 | Cashiers
(area) (ind) | $14,560 | 1,490 |
| $14,670 | Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind) | $13,460 | 5,070 |
| $14,650 | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind) | $14,290 | 130 |
| $14,570 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind) | $14,530 | 70 |
| $14,420 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind) | $14,360 | n.a. |
| $14,390 | Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind) | $14,260 | n.a. |
| $14,290 | Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind) | $13,950 | n.a. |
| $14,230 | Child care workers
(area) (ind) | $13,720 | 260 |
| $13,890 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind) | $13,870 | 150 |
| $13,890 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind) | $13,670 | 60 |
| $13,800 | Food preparation workers
(area) (ind) | $13,230 | 320 |
| $13,630 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind) | $13,620 | 110 |
| $13,540 | Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind) | $13,260 | n.a. |
| $13,490 | Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind) | $13,200 | 370 |
| $13,430 | Dishwashers
(area) (ind) | $13,270 | 230 |
| $13,190 | Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind) | $12,800 | n.a. |
| $13,160 | Recreation workers
(area) (ind) | $12,650 | 490 |
| $12,980 | Home health aides
(area) (ind) | $12,720 | 140 |
| $12,870 | Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind) | $13,000 | 190 |
| $12,820 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind) | $12,830 | 1,240 |
| $12,740 | Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind) | $12,790 | 1,220 |
| n.a. | Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind) | n.a. | 40 |
| n.a. | Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind) | n.a. | 40 |