| Mean annual wage | Occupation | Median annual wage | Employment |
| $179,500 | Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind) | >$145K | n.a. |
| $116,690 | Lawyers
(area) (ind) | $97,020 | 80 |
| $110,240 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind) | $129,360 | n.a. |
| $108,920 | Chief executives
(area) (ind) | $88,210 | 130 |
| $84,060 | Legal occupations
(area) (ind) | $64,950 | n.a. |
| $83,280 | Engineering managers
(area) (ind) | $79,590 | 30 |
| $82,000 | Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind) | $86,490 | n.a. |
| $77,370 | Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind) | $73,840 | 40 |
| $77,160 | General and operations managers
(area) (ind) | $63,420 | 860 |
| $76,720 | Financial analysts
(area) (ind) | $92,190 | n.a. |
| $74,980 | Construction managers
(area) (ind) | $67,740 | 110 |
| $73,930 | Pharmacists
(area) (ind) | $83,180 | 240 |
| $69,480 | Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind) | $66,220 | 30 |
| $68,030 | Physical therapists
(area) (ind) | $67,500 | 60 |
| $67,840 | Financial managers
(area) (ind) | $59,300 | 140 |
| $67,450 | Public relations managers
(area) (ind) | $69,430 | n.a. |
| $66,620 | Industrial engineers
(area) (ind) | $59,570 | 60 |
| $65,920 | Loan officers
(area) (ind) | $53,130 | 100 |
| $65,500 | Management occupations
(area) (ind) | $57,070 | 2,420 |
| $63,880 | Sales managers
(area) (ind) | $61,950 | 90 |
| $62,410 | Industrial production managers
(area) (ind) | $58,610 | 50 |
| $62,230 | Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind) | $61,580 | 40 |
| $60,540 | Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind) | $51,790 | 40 |
| $59,750 | Occupational therapists
(area) (ind) | $61,410 | 30 |
| $59,710 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind) | $58,530 | 70 |
| $59,000 | Managers, all other
(area) (ind) | $51,600 | 60 |
| $58,980 | Civil engineers
(area) (ind) | $61,930 | 30 |
| $55,540 | Administrative services managers
(area) (ind) | $43,070 | 80 |
| $55,530 | Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind) | $56,360 | 730 |
| $54,180 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind) | $63,630 | 30 |
| $53,220 | Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind) | $46,670 | 110 |
| $52,470 | Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind) | $43,290 | 370 |
| $52,470 | Social and community service managers
(area) (ind) | $54,630 | 40 |
| $51,900 | Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind) | $46,050 | 70 |
| $51,770 | Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind) | $55,160 | 30 |
| $51,600 | Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind) | $48,620 | 190 |
| $50,850 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind) | $44,910 | 130 |
| $49,780 | Cost estimators
(area) (ind) | $45,710 | 50 |
| $49,400 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind) | $40,570 | 420 |
| $47,770 | Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $43,190 | 100 |
| $47,110 | Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind) | $38,990 | 30 |
| $47,000 | Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind) | $40,020 | 1,310 |
| $46,890 | Surveyors
(area) (ind) | $48,230 | n.a. |
| $46,720 | Computer programmers
(area) (ind) | $44,800 | 50 |
| $46,300 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind) | $38,810 | 80 |
| $44,880 | Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind) | $39,610 | 290 |
| $44,740 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind) | $41,670 | 720 |
| $43,500 | Postal service clerks
(area) (ind) | $43,870 | 30 |
| $43,440 | Training and development specialists
(area) (ind) | $39,320 | 40 |
| $42,960 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind) | $43,210 | 50 |
| $42,840 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind) | $41,690 | 30 |
| $42,760 | Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind) | $40,130 | 30 |
| $41,390 | Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind) | $33,510 | n.a. |
| $41,240 | Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind) | $42,850 | 180 |
| $41,050 | Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind) | $44,720 | 40 |
| $40,700 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind) | $39,800 | 350 |
| $40,290 | Food service managers
(area) (ind) | $36,890 | 70 |
| $39,960 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind) | $39,690 | 160 |
| $39,840 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind) | $39,930 | 50 |
| $38,710 | Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind) | $41,630 | 110 |
| $38,640 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind) | $39,350 | 520 |
| $37,850 | Dental hygienists
(area) (ind) | $38,950 | n.a. |
| $37,810 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $29,170 | 40 |
| $37,670 | Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind) | $37,580 | n.a. |
| $37,600 | Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind) | $35,260 | 110 |
| $37,230 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind) | $33,760 | 380 |
| $37,220 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind) | $38,270 | 80 |
| $37,150 | Librarians
(area) (ind) | $39,790 | 50 |
| $37,030 | Lodging managers
(area) (ind) | $28,550 | 30 |
| $36,790 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind) | $35,150 | 30 |
| $36,740 | Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $37,950 | 560 |
| $35,580 | Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $37,920 | 110 |
| $35,290 | Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind) | $28,360 | 50 |
| $35,230 | Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind) | $35,740 | 60 |
| $35,170 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind) | $31,970 | 650 |
| $35,100 | Social workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $38,410 | n.a. |
| $34,770 | Editors
(area) (ind) | $35,210 | n.a. |
| $34,750 | Machinists
(area) (ind) | $33,560 | 60 |
| $34,410 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind) | $33,160 | 260 |
| $34,020 | Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind) | $32,810 | 60 |
| $33,900 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind) | $33,150 | 360 |
| $33,730 | Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind) | $31,520 | 30 |
| $33,280 | First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind) | $32,640 | 40 |
| $32,800 | Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind) | $32,960 | 130 |
| $32,790 | First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind) | $26,650 | 70 |
| $31,790 | Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind) | $30,230 | 100 |
| $31,620 | Electricians
(area) (ind) | $31,890 | 350 |
| $31,490 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind) | $27,300 | 1,210 |
| $31,410 | Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind) | $31,830 | n.a. |
| $31,300 | Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind) | $33,910 | 2,170 |
| $30,980 | Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind) | $25,850 | 40 |
| $30,930 | Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind) | $28,020 | 50 |
| $30,910 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind) | $31,200 | 270 |
| $30,900 | Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind) | $27,380 | 40 |
| $30,670 | Credit analysts
(area) (ind) | $28,040 | n.a. |
| $30,630 | Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind) | $30,170 | n.a. |
| $30,400 | Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind) | $28,030 | 100 |
| $30,390 | Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind) | $25,650 | n.a. |
| $30,350 | Dental assistants
(area) (ind) | $28,630 | 120 |
| $30,280 | Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind) | $28,160 | 3,250 |
| $30,090 | Computer support specialists
(area) (ind) | $26,750 | 60 |
| $30,000 | Computer operators
(area) (ind) | $28,020 | 40 |
| $29,870 | Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind) | $28,850 | 540 |
| $29,560 | Public relations specialists
(area) (ind) | $28,590 | 40 |
| $29,360 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind) | $26,350 | 920 |
| $29,210 | All Occupations
(area) (ind) | $22,210 | 58,840 |
| $29,180 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind) | $27,190 | 310 |
| $29,130 | Carpenters
(area) (ind) | $25,460 | 440 |
| $28,750 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind) | $26,270 | 550 |
| $28,700 | Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $29,080 | 70 |
| $28,440 | Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind) | $27,220 | 50 |
| $28,380 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind) | $24,310 | 100 |
| $28,210 | Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind) | $23,100 | 30 |
| $28,180 | Graphic designers
(area) (ind) | $27,320 | 70 |
| $28,080 | Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind) | $28,030 | 650 |
| $28,010 | Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind) | $25,060 | 30 |
| $27,480 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind) | $26,800 | 160 |
| $27,470 | Millwrights
(area) (ind) | $23,350 | n.a. |
| $27,430 | Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind) | $25,220 | 3,050 |
| $27,300 | Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind) | $25,790 | 100 |
| $27,190 | Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind) | $26,390 | 100 |
| $26,920 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind) | $28,000 | 30 |
| $26,800 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind) | $25,890 | n.a. |
| $26,690 | Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind) | $22,200 | 70 |
| $26,680 | Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind) | $24,300 | 40 |
| $26,480 | First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind) | $28,120 | n.a. |
| $26,280 | Procurement clerks
(area) (ind) | $26,250 | 30 |
| $26,270 | Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind) | $25,620 | 70 |
| $26,190 | Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind) | $25,910 | 100 |
| $26,180 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind) | $24,040 | 440 |
| $26,110 | Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind) | $24,190 | 50 |
| $26,000 | Parts salespersons
(area) (ind) | $25,550 | n.a. |
| $25,990 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind) | $25,630 | 230 |
| $25,930 | Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind) | $25,710 | 70 |
| $25,660 | Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind) | $24,670 | 130 |
| $25,520 | Drafters, all other
(area) (ind) | $22,490 | 30 |
| $25,420 | Protective service occupations
(area) (ind) | $23,120 | 1,340 |
| $25,320 | Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind) | $18,790 | 6,950 |
| $25,300 | Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind) | $22,620 | 440 |
| $25,160 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind) | $23,220 | 370 |
| $24,920 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind) | $24,090 | 310 |
| $24,710 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind) | $23,590 | 840 |
| $24,250 | Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $25,410 | 150 |
| $24,240 | Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind) | $24,510 | n.a. |
| $24,160 | First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind) | $23,370 | 60 |
| $23,980 | Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind) | $23,590 | 200 |
| $23,920 | Printing machine operators
(area) (ind) | $21,800 | 100 |
| $23,780 | Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind) | $23,870 | n.a. |
| $23,740 | Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind) | $20,500 | 5,160 |
| $23,700 | Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind) | $22,390 | 350 |
| $23,690 | Production occupations
(area) (ind) | $20,750 | 6,710 |
| $23,640 | Legal secretaries
(area) (ind) | $24,150 | 180 |
| $23,630 | Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind) | $21,750 | 9,040 |
| $23,490 | First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind) | $22,670 | 60 |
| $23,320 | Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind) | $21,280 | n.a. |
| $23,290 | Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind) | $22,070 | 340 |
| $23,260 | Tax preparers
(area) (ind) | $21,220 | n.a. |
| $23,200 | Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind) | $22,800 | 30 |
| $23,050 | Pest control workers
(area) (ind) | $23,760 | 80 |
| $22,890 | Recreation workers
(area) (ind) | $21,690 | 50 |
| $22,880 | Team assemblers
(area) (ind) | $22,340 | 610 |
| $22,880 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind) | $22,270 | 1,090 |
| $22,820 | Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind) | $20,790 | n.a. |
| $22,680 | Customer service representatives
(area) (ind) | $21,860 | 420 |
| $22,660 | Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind) | $22,670 | 60 |
| $22,650 | Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind) | $21,490 | 50 |
| $22,620 | Order clerks
(area) (ind) | $21,420 | 170 |
| $22,570 | Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind) | $22,360 | 120 |
| $22,340 | Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind) | $19,740 | 40 |
| $21,960 | Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind) | $22,190 | 240 |
| $21,470 | Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind) | $19,890 | 100 |
| $21,440 | Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind) | $20,460 | 90 |
| $21,410 | Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $16,940 | n.a. |
| $21,370 | Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind) | $16,050 | 50 |
| $21,330 | Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind) | $19,620 | 160 |
| $21,280 | Medical assistants
(area) (ind) | $21,050 | 160 |
| $20,860 | Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind) | $18,150 | n.a. |
| $20,850 | Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind) | $20,550 | 510 |
| $20,820 | Telemarketers
(area) (ind) | $19,420 | 30 |
| $20,810 | Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $19,260 | 150 |
| $20,630 | Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind) | $17,280 | 80 |
| $20,460 | Construction laborers
(area) (ind) | $20,690 | 370 |
| $20,380 | Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind) | $19,090 | 1,660 |
| $20,290 | Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind) | $19,800 | 180 |
| $20,020 | Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind) | $19,830 | 130 |
| $20,000 | Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind) | $19,840 | 50 |
| $19,960 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind) | $19,220 | 330 |
| $19,960 | Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind) | $19,070 | 350 |
| $19,960 | File clerks
(area) (ind) | $18,670 | 80 |
| $19,890 | Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind) | $20,100 | n.a. |
| $19,880 | Tellers
(area) (ind) | $19,950 | 290 |
| $19,730 | Retail salespersons
(area) (ind) | $17,100 | 2,080 |
| $19,610 | Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind) | $17,060 | 100 |
| $19,470 | Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind) | $16,650 | 250 |
| $19,470 | Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind) | $19,900 | 170 |
| $19,420 | Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind) | $19,060 | 120 |
| $19,130 | Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind) | $17,090 | 40 |
| $19,130 | Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind) | $19,840 | n.a. |
| $19,110 | Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind) | $19,840 | 340 |
| $18,930 | Data entry keyers
(area) (ind) | $17,860 | 60 |
| $18,840 | Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind) | $19,560 | 30 |
| $18,760 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind) | $19,010 | 250 |
| $18,630 | Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $18,480 | 40 |
| $18,540 | Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind) | $17,860 | 30 |
| $18,480 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind) | $17,980 | 740 |
| $18,430 | Office clerks, general
(area) (ind) | $17,900 | 1,030 |
| $18,310 | Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind) | $19,280 | n.a. |
| $18,160 | Bakers
(area) (ind) | $18,530 | n.a. |
| $17,860 | Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind) | $18,580 | 120 |
| $17,770 | Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind) | $19,260 | 670 |
| $17,730 | Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind) | $13,790 | 390 |
| $17,560 | Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind) | $18,310 | 50 |
| $17,560 | Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind) | $16,470 | 700 |
| $17,490 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind) | $16,180 | 1,210 |
| $17,310 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind) | $16,210 | 110 |
| $17,280 | Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind) | $17,010 | n.a. |
| $17,250 | Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind) | $16,340 | 1,660 |
| $17,110 | Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind) | $16,830 | 270 |
| $17,000 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind) | $16,510 | 610 |
| $16,800 | Bartenders
(area) (ind) | $15,510 | 80 |
| $16,710 | Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind) | $16,270 | 40 |
| $16,540 | Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind) | $16,560 | 420 |
| $16,170 | Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind) | $16,190 | n.a. |
| $16,120 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind) | $15,770 | 150 |
| $16,060 | Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind) | $16,230 | n.a. |
| $16,060 | Home health aides
(area) (ind) | $15,760 | 160 |
| $15,930 | Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind) | $14,010 | 1,040 |
| $15,580 | Food preparation workers
(area) (ind) | $14,390 | 340 |
| $15,530 | Teacher assistants
(area) (ind) | $15,750 | 480 |
| $15,390 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind) | $14,770 | 160 |
| $15,300 | Shampooers
(area) (ind) | $15,770 | 30 |
| $15,290 | Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind) | $13,810 | 5,390 |
| $15,100 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind) | $13,750 | 150 |
| $15,030 | Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind) | $15,210 | n.a. |
| $14,720 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind) | $14,450 | 370 |
| $14,510 | Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind) | $14,120 | 160 |
| $14,440 | Cashiers
(area) (ind) | $13,550 | 1,960 |
| $14,420 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind) | $13,830 | 600 |
| $14,110 | Dishwashers
(area) (ind) | $13,880 | 200 |
| $14,080 | Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind) | $13,780 | 50 |
| $13,810 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind) | $13,800 | 90 |
| $13,790 | Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $13,540 | n.a. |
| $13,650 | Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind) | $13,330 | 430 |
| $13,640 | Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind) | $13,150 | 1,260 |
| $13,590 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind) | $13,500 | 80 |
| $13,460 | Child care workers
(area) (ind) | $13,060 | 370 |
| $13,370 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind) | $13,100 | 1,340 |
| $13,050 | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind) | $12,930 | n.a. |
| $13,000 | Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind) | $12,990 | 80 |
| $12,490 | Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind) | $12,830 | 390 |
| $12,290 | Legislators
(area) (ind) | $12,440 | n.a. |
| n.a. | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind) | n.a. | 40 |
| n.a. | Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind) | n.a. | 70 |
| n.a. | Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind) | n.a. | 320 |
| n.a. | Surgeons
(area) (ind) | n.a. | n.a. |