| Mean annual wage | Occupation | Median annual wage | Employment |
| $172,540 | Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind) | >$145K | 30 |
| $146,350 | Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind) | $138,740 | n.a. |
| $130,280 | Chief executives
(area) (ind) | $125,470 | 70 |
| $106,790 | Pharmacists
(area) (ind) | $104,680 | n.a. |
| $93,140 | Lawyers
(area) (ind) | $87,590 | 90 |
| $90,800 | Managers, all other
(area) (ind) | $98,100 | n.a. |
| $85,770 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind) | $87,560 | 110 |
| $83,920 | General and operations managers
(area) (ind) | $76,690 | 500 |
| $83,010 | Engineering managers
(area) (ind) | $83,500 | 40 |
| $82,780 | Engineers, all other
(area) (ind) | $83,210 | 40 |
| $79,580 | Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind) | $67,470 | 40 |
| $78,360 | Sales managers
(area) (ind) | $67,400 | 70 |
| $76,310 | First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind) | $74,820 | 120 |
| $75,830 | Management occupations
(area) (ind) | $71,500 | 1,680 |
| $75,060 | Legal occupations
(area) (ind) | $76,730 | 180 |
| $74,610 | Financial managers
(area) (ind) | $70,390 | 100 |
| $71,410 | Construction managers
(area) (ind) | $73,150 | 30 |
| $71,200 | Administrative services managers
(area) (ind) | $69,390 | 50 |
| $71,100 | Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind) | $71,970 | 30 |
| $70,440 | Civil engineers
(area) (ind) | $60,440 | 40 |
| $70,170 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind) | $74,740 | 40 |
| $68,820 | Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind) | $64,590 | 30 |
| $68,270 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind) | $70,150 | 50 |
| $67,750 | First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $72,610 | 80 |
| $67,170 | Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind) | $64,080 | 120 |
| $66,230 | First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind) | $67,520 | 30 |
| $64,350 | Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind) | $63,960 | 50 |
| $62,550 | Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind) | $53,850 | 1,660 |
| $62,440 | Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind) | $72,830 | 40 |
| $61,400 | Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind) | $62,350 | 50 |
| $59,590 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind) | $58,600 | 150 |
| $58,770 | Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind) | $58,740 | 40 |
| $57,620 | Registered nurses
(area) (ind) | $57,470 | 580 |
| $57,520 | Loan officers
(area) (ind) | $43,440 | 50 |
| $57,360 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind) | $41,090 | 210 |
| $57,230 | Management analysts
(area) (ind) | $52,600 | 70 |
| $56,470 | Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind) | $60,240 | n.a. |
| $56,460 | Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind) | $52,100 | 350 |
| $55,330 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind) | $55,630 | 170 |
| $55,300 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind) | $55,990 | 200 |
| $55,110 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind) | $55,090 | 30 |
| $55,030 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind) | $52,940 | 120 |
| $54,940 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind) | $54,280 | 840 |
| $54,290 | Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $54,010 | 110 |
| $54,260 | Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $52,740 | 30 |
| $54,120 | Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $53,670 | 780 |
| $54,110 | Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind) | $54,350 | 40 |
| $52,910 | Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind) | $52,460 | 270 |
| $52,700 | Protective service occupations
(area) (ind) | $54,180 | 3,650 |
| $52,670 | Fire fighters
(area) (ind) | $50,930 | n.a. |
| $50,220 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind) | $49,480 | 160 |
| $49,920 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind) | $49,540 | 770 |
| $49,870 | Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind) | $44,980 | n.a. |
| $49,790 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind) | $48,570 | 180 |
| $49,240 | Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind) | $47,660 | 3,950 |
| $48,940 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind) | $44,790 | 90 |
| $47,620 | Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $46,630 | 370 |
| $47,160 | Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $49,120 | n.a. |
| $46,990 | Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind) | $46,070 | 50 |
| $46,880 | Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind) | $43,710 | 290 |
| $46,690 | Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind) | $44,450 | 30 |
| $46,660 | Surveyors
(area) (ind) | $45,610 | n.a. |
| $46,550 | Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind) | $43,450 | 740 |
| $46,520 | Social and community service managers
(area) (ind) | $44,090 | 30 |
| $46,510 | Carpenters
(area) (ind) | $46,600 | 70 |
| $45,900 | Postal service clerks
(area) (ind) | $47,400 | 50 |
| $45,900 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind) | $40,630 | 70 |
| $45,590 | Computer programmers
(area) (ind) | $45,260 | 30 |
| $45,580 | Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind) | $46,120 | 90 |
| $45,360 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind) | $44,380 | 170 |
| $45,360 | Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind) | $42,830 | 1,280 |
| $45,170 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind) | $36,090 | 30 |
| $44,930 | Electricians
(area) (ind) | $45,800 | 270 |
| $44,170 | Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind) | $42,760 | 50 |
| $44,000 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $42,430 | 40 |
| $43,160 | Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind) | $45,490 | 120 |
| $42,550 | Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind) | $43,320 | 30 |
| $42,550 | First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind) | $47,140 | 30 |
| $42,450 | Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind) | $35,490 | 50 |
| $41,610 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind) | $40,190 | 150 |
| $41,410 | Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind) | $42,870 | 60 |
| $41,410 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind) | $41,110 | 40 |
| $40,270 | Food service managers
(area) (ind) | $38,680 | 90 |
| $40,000 | Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind) | $33,920 | 180 |
| $39,900 | Legislators
(area) (ind) | $36,210 | n.a. |
| $39,890 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind) | $37,240 | 520 |
| $38,610 | First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind) | $31,920 | 60 |
| $38,570 | First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind) | $38,220 | 30 |
| $38,520 | Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind) | $35,190 | 50 |
| $38,500 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind) | $35,970 | 390 |
| $38,180 | Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind) | $33,980 | 1,980 |
| $37,700 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind) | $37,120 | 40 |
| $37,460 | Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind) | $38,110 | 60 |
| $37,420 | Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind) | $31,590 | 210 |
| $37,030 | Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind) | $32,480 | 30 |
| $36,680 | Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind) | $36,600 | n.a. |
| $36,360 | Lodging managers
(area) (ind) | $32,700 | n.a. |
| $35,970 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind) | $27,910 | 50 |
| $35,940 | Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind) | $33,300 | 1,970 |
| $35,700 | Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind) | $34,570 | 40 |
| $35,060 | Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind) | $32,550 | 120 |
| $34,720 | Computer support specialists
(area) (ind) | $33,580 | 100 |
| $34,660 | Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind) | $34,060 | 30 |
| $34,630 | Machinists
(area) (ind) | $30,290 | 40 |
| $34,460 | Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind) | $32,900 | 30 |
| $34,300 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind) | $31,600 | 390 |
| $33,940 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind) | $32,760 | 150 |
| $33,830 | All Occupations
(area) (ind) | $24,940 | 47,450 |
| $33,690 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind) | $34,780 | 50 |
| $33,650 | Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind) | $32,150 | n.a. |
| $33,560 | Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind) | $25,620 | 70 |
| $33,520 | Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind) | $32,660 | 80 |
| $33,140 | First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind) | $31,630 | 150 |
| $32,420 | Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind) | $27,980 | 30 |
| $32,040 | Health educators
(area) (ind) | $31,840 | 70 |
| $31,990 | Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind) | $33,650 | 100 |
| $31,990 | Roofers
(area) (ind) | $30,300 | 30 |
| $31,960 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind) | $34,450 | 130 |
| $31,770 | Parts salespersons
(area) (ind) | $28,850 | 130 |
| $31,460 | Medical assistants
(area) (ind) | $21,850 | 140 |
| $31,350 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind) | $30,170 | 600 |
| $31,180 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind) | $31,380 | 270 |
| $30,660 | Word processors and typists
(area) (ind) | $31,160 | 180 |
| $30,470 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind) | $27,540 | 190 |
| $30,320 | Construction laborers
(area) (ind) | $26,700 | 490 |
| $30,180 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind) | $30,660 | 100 |
| $30,160 | Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind) | $23,820 | 250 |
| $30,130 | Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind) | $28,020 | 30 |
| $30,000 | All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind) | $28,980 | 90 |
| $29,880 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind) | $29,430 | 90 |
| $29,840 | Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind) | $23,600 | 90 |
| $29,680 | Library technicians
(area) (ind) | $29,850 | 100 |
| $29,380 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind) | $27,980 | 520 |
| $29,350 | Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind) | $29,610 | 410 |
| $29,280 | Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind) | $31,520 | 40 |
| $29,270 | Carpet installers
(area) (ind) | $26,820 | 50 |
| $29,070 | Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind) | $25,370 | 80 |
| $28,660 | Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind) | $28,740 | 50 |
| $28,660 | Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind) | $29,450 | 80 |
| $28,420 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind) | $27,790 | 360 |
| $28,230 | Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind) | $26,300 | 50 |
| $27,930 | Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind) | $27,020 | 30 |
| $27,700 | Production occupations
(area) (ind) | $21,640 | 2,380 |
| $27,600 | Residential advisors
(area) (ind) | $24,650 | n.a. |
| $26,960 | Computer operators
(area) (ind) | $26,160 | n.a. |
| $26,920 | Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind) | $24,310 | 7,130 |
| $26,670 | Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind) | $25,770 | 30 |
| $26,600 | Customer service representatives
(area) (ind) | $25,940 | 240 |
| $26,470 | Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $25,900 | 60 |
| $26,450 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind) | $25,770 | 280 |
| $26,320 | Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind) | $25,130 | 60 |
| $25,380 | Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind) | $23,500 | 70 |
| $25,370 | Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind) | $18,200 | 4,270 |
| $25,260 | Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind) | $21,480 | 3,080 |
| $24,750 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind) | $22,880 | 350 |
| $24,740 | Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind) | $21,540 | 750 |
| $24,390 | Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind) | $23,450 | 60 |
| $24,020 | Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind) | $20,910 | 1,190 |
| $23,980 | Teacher assistants
(area) (ind) | $22,290 | 840 |
| $23,900 | Tax preparers
(area) (ind) | $23,370 | 30 |
| $23,780 | Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $20,220 | 170 |
| $23,670 | Order clerks
(area) (ind) | $21,040 | 90 |
| $23,470 | Dental assistants
(area) (ind) | $22,570 | 110 |
| $23,460 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind) | $21,070 | 570 |
| $23,440 | Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind) | $24,220 | 50 |
| $23,330 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind) | $21,980 | 180 |
| $23,280 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind) | $21,830 | 260 |
| $23,220 | Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind) | $22,700 | 60 |
| $23,130 | Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind) | $21,490 | 250 |
| $22,840 | Office clerks, general
(area) (ind) | $20,760 | 1,200 |
| $22,710 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind) | $22,410 | 30 |
| $22,470 | Recreation workers
(area) (ind) | $17,830 | 80 |
| $22,100 | Bakers
(area) (ind) | $17,610 | 40 |
| $22,020 | Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind) | $19,840 | 60 |
| $21,990 | Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind) | $17,000 | 160 |
| $21,890 | Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind) | $17,860 | 70 |
| $21,770 | Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind) | $21,050 | n.a. |
| $21,720 | Retail salespersons
(area) (ind) | $18,280 | 1,410 |
| $21,570 | Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind) | $18,120 | 610 |
| $21,440 | Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind) | $20,130 | 320 |
| $21,080 | Data entry keyers
(area) (ind) | $17,710 | 80 |
| $21,080 | Child care workers
(area) (ind) | $19,200 | 190 |
| $21,020 | File clerks
(area) (ind) | $17,910 | 40 |
| $20,800 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind) | $18,110 | 320 |
| $20,650 | Tellers
(area) (ind) | $19,900 | 250 |
| $20,550 | Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind) | $20,560 | n.a. |
| $20,550 | Medical secretaries
(area) (ind) | $19,650 | 80 |
| $20,410 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind) | $19,530 | 80 |
| $20,380 | Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind) | $20,520 | n.a. |
| $20,370 | Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind) | $17,570 | 30 |
| $20,110 | Team assemblers
(area) (ind) | $19,910 | 180 |
| $20,060 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind) | $18,800 | 190 |
| $19,710 | Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind) | $18,600 | 30 |
| $19,700 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind) | $19,210 | 710 |
| $19,570 | Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $17,100 | n.a. |
| $19,350 | Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind) | $17,950 | n.a. |
| $19,130 | Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind) | $17,060 | 970 |
| $19,000 | Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind) | $16,380 | n.a. |
| $18,710 | Food preparation workers
(area) (ind) | $16,960 | 140 |
| $18,350 | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind) | $17,130 | 40 |
| $18,350 | Cashiers
(area) (ind) | $16,750 | 1,700 |
| $18,320 | Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind) | $17,560 | 220 |
| $18,100 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind) | $16,770 | 90 |
| $17,950 | Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind) | $17,820 | 50 |
| $17,940 | Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind) | $16,600 | 3,150 |
| $17,880 | Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind) | $17,300 | 460 |
| $17,750 | Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind) | $16,600 | 6,650 |
| $17,660 | Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind) | $16,760 | 40 |
| $17,560 | Cooks, short order
(area) (ind) | $17,110 | 50 |
| $17,450 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind) | $16,970 | 180 |
| $17,440 | Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind) | $16,240 | n.a. |
| $17,380 | Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind) | $16,320 | n.a. |
| $16,830 | Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind) | $16,440 | 5,840 |
| $16,810 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind) | $16,560 | n.a. |
| $16,680 | Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind) | $16,040 | n.a. |
| $16,530 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind) | $16,180 | 980 |
| $16,370 | Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind) | $16,470 | 370 |
| $16,360 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind) | $16,360 | 40 |
| $16,360 | Bartenders
(area) (ind) | $16,380 | 60 |
| $16,270 | Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind) | $16,370 | 50 |
| $16,160 | Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind) | $16,260 | 390 |
| $15,900 | Dishwashers
(area) (ind) | $16,120 | 100 |
| $15,840 | Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind) | $16,020 | 430 |