| Mean annual wage | Occupation | Median annual wage | Employment |
| $197,560 | Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind) | >$145K | n.a. |
| $181,170 | Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind) | >$145K | n.a. |
| $144,240 | Chief executives
(area) (ind) | $141,870 | 100 |
| $119,530 | Dentists, general
(area) (ind) | $126,000 | 40 |
| $115,340 | Lawyers
(area) (ind) | $85,720 | 70 |
| $94,000 | Engineering managers
(area) (ind) | $95,150 | 90 |
| $80,250 | General and operations managers
(area) (ind) | $66,200 | 890 |
| $79,450 | Loan officers
(area) (ind) | $60,560 | 90 |
| $78,640 | Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind) | $80,200 | 160 |
| $74,400 | Industrial engineers
(area) (ind) | $58,050 | 250 |
| $74,360 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind) | $62,750 | 70 |
| $72,400 | Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind) | $71,490 | 70 |
| $72,080 | Management occupations
(area) (ind) | $62,620 | 2,610 |
| $71,790 | Physical therapists
(area) (ind) | $71,380 | 60 |
| $70,050 | Pharmacists
(area) (ind) | $81,260 | 230 |
| $69,530 | Purchasing managers
(area) (ind) | $69,470 | 40 |
| $69,240 | Managers, all other
(area) (ind) | $70,860 | 120 |
| $68,910 | Financial managers
(area) (ind) | $61,420 | 170 |
| $68,820 | Construction managers
(area) (ind) | $57,500 | 70 |
| $68,240 | Sales managers
(area) (ind) | $63,580 | 110 |
| $66,640 | Legal occupations
(area) (ind) | $43,700 | 170 |
| $66,480 | Public relations managers
(area) (ind) | $68,800 | n.a. |
| $65,720 | Engineers, all other
(area) (ind) | $67,860 | 30 |
| $64,420 | Electrical engineers
(area) (ind) | $66,250 | n.a. |
| $63,010 | Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind) | $60,770 | 60 |
| $61,730 | Industrial production managers
(area) (ind) | $61,650 | 80 |
| $61,620 | Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind) | $58,760 | 1,480 |
| $61,600 | Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind) | $60,390 | 40 |
| $61,450 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind) | $61,330 | 80 |
| $61,340 | Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind) | $60,520 | 100 |
| $60,660 | Civil engineers
(area) (ind) | $60,290 | 40 |
| $60,420 | Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind) | $65,040 | 110 |
| $60,350 | Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind) | $53,510 | 40 |
| $59,820 | Management analysts
(area) (ind) | $59,440 | 80 |
| $57,290 | Administrative services managers
(area) (ind) | $48,360 | 100 |
| $56,850 | Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind) | $58,010 | n.a. |
| $54,860 | Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind) | $60,630 | n.a. |
| $54,150 | Social and community service managers
(area) (ind) | $51,620 | 30 |
| $53,020 | Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind) | $57,310 | 30 |
| $52,920 | Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind) | $50,020 | 250 |
| $51,720 | Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $50,960 | 220 |
| $51,610 | Budget analysts
(area) (ind) | $49,550 | 30 |
| $51,410 | Computer programmers
(area) (ind) | $48,230 | 70 |
| $51,010 | Training and development specialists
(area) (ind) | $51,090 | 260 |
| $49,520 | Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind) | $47,180 | 410 |
| $47,830 | Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind) | $42,790 | 2,060 |
| $47,500 | Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind) | $40,940 | 460 |
| $47,440 | Cost estimators
(area) (ind) | $41,990 | 90 |
| $47,340 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind) | $38,640 | 170 |
| $47,260 | First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind) | $46,300 | 40 |
| $47,070 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind) | $49,740 | 70 |
| $45,450 | Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind) | $41,500 | 30 |
| $45,340 | Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind) | $50,140 | n.a. |
| $45,240 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind) | $45,510 | 30 |
| $45,110 | Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind) | $42,400 | n.a. |
| $44,980 | Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind) | $45,720 | 70 |
| $44,130 | Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind) | $29,110 | 60 |
| $43,710 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind) | $40,840 | 190 |
| $43,690 | First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind) | $42,300 | 50 |
| $43,410 | Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind) | $34,290 | n.a. |
| $43,010 | Librarians
(area) (ind) | $42,020 | 50 |
| $42,500 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind) | $33,970 | 580 |
| $42,300 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind) | $39,530 | 690 |
| $42,160 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind) | $39,310 | 240 |
| $42,060 | Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind) | $43,380 | 160 |
| $41,720 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind) | $38,740 | 340 |
| $41,270 | Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind) | $45,240 | 40 |
| $40,000 | Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind) | $39,610 | 2,730 |
| $39,790 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind) | $39,450 | 50 |
| $39,710 | Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind) | $40,370 | 50 |
| $39,530 | Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind) | $41,420 | 150 |
| $39,150 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind) | $39,390 | 700 |
| $39,100 | Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $39,940 | 380 |
| $38,610 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind) | $36,890 | 50 |
| $38,600 | Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind) | $33,360 | 140 |
| $38,590 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind) | $39,360 | 50 |
| $38,370 | Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $39,390 | 70 |
| $37,840 | Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind) | $37,870 | 50 |
| $37,490 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind) | $36,230 | 340 |
| $37,260 | Food service managers
(area) (ind) | $32,280 | 100 |
| $37,230 | All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind) | $34,990 | 200 |
| $37,200 | Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind) | $33,690 | 110 |
| $36,870 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind) | $32,450 | 750 |
| $36,090 | Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind) | $35,550 | 150 |
| $35,730 | Dental hygienists
(area) (ind) | $35,880 | 140 |
| $34,750 | Computer support specialists
(area) (ind) | $30,730 | 80 |
| $34,670 | Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind) | $35,680 | 100 |
| $34,370 | First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind) | $32,910 | 70 |
| $34,350 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind) | $31,130 | 400 |
| $34,240 | Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind) | $34,500 | 530 |
| $34,230 | Avionics technicians
(area) (ind) | $35,970 | 250 |
| $33,980 | Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind) | $35,930 | 110 |
| $33,790 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind) | $32,950 | 360 |
| $33,640 | Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind) | $32,670 | 60 |
| $33,630 | Public relations specialists
(area) (ind) | $31,040 | 40 |
| $33,630 | Graphic designers
(area) (ind) | $32,180 | 70 |
| $33,290 | Lodging managers
(area) (ind) | $24,740 | 30 |
| $33,270 | First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind) | $28,170 | 100 |
| $32,800 | Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind) | $34,160 | 50 |
| $32,640 | Procurement clerks
(area) (ind) | $31,670 | 80 |
| $32,410 | Machinists
(area) (ind) | $31,890 | 130 |
| $32,330 | Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind) | $31,000 | 4,220 |
| $32,320 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind) | $35,560 | 430 |
| $31,630 | Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind) | $32,210 | 60 |
| $30,960 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind) | $29,060 | 1,150 |
| $30,890 | All Occupations
(area) (ind) | $23,430 | 66,670 |
| $30,630 | Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind) | $27,300 | 110 |
| $30,520 | Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind) | $28,380 | 90 |
| $30,510 | Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind) | $26,390 | 550 |
| $30,490 | Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind) | $29,080 | 830 |
| $30,460 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind) | $30,250 | 120 |
| $30,380 | Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $29,150 | 170 |
| $30,320 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind) | $29,400 | 240 |
| $30,280 | Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind) | $29,510 | 70 |
| $30,250 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind) | $29,520 | 60 |
| $30,170 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind) | $26,740 | 1,050 |
| $30,060 | Computer operators
(area) (ind) | $28,230 | 70 |
| $29,700 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind) | $27,820 | n.a. |
| $29,690 | Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind) | $27,810 | 560 |
| $29,600 | Fire fighters
(area) (ind) | $29,000 | 400 |
| $29,440 | Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind) | $26,420 | 40 |
| $29,420 | Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind) | $29,420 | 40 |
| $29,360 | Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind) | $28,600 | n.a. |
| $29,230 | Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $26,410 | 70 |
| $29,220 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind) | $23,070 | 400 |
| $29,190 | Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind) | $28,030 | n.a. |
| $29,110 | Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind) | $32,140 | 40 |
| $29,080 | Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind) | $26,280 | 60 |
| $28,750 | Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind) | $26,650 | 110 |
| $28,680 | Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind) | $27,590 | n.a. |
| $28,130 | Electricians
(area) (ind) | $28,290 | 300 |
| $28,110 | Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind) | $22,900 | 50 |
| $27,990 | Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind) | $29,270 | 310 |
| $27,920 | Roofers
(area) (ind) | $27,470 | 40 |
| $27,860 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind) | $27,720 | 200 |
| $27,440 | Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind) | $21,550 | 5,220 |
| $27,430 | Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind) | $27,450 | 120 |
| $27,420 | Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind) | $26,450 | 70 |
| $27,260 | Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind) | $24,810 | 70 |
| $26,820 | Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind) | $26,340 | 130 |
| $26,770 | Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind) | $24,650 | 60 |
| $26,480 | Recreation workers
(area) (ind) | $24,860 | 50 |
| $26,470 | Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind) | $24,490 | 60 |
| $26,310 | Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind) | $24,030 | 40 |
| $26,230 | Carpenters
(area) (ind) | $25,900 | 330 |
| $26,070 | Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind) | $26,240 | 50 |
| $26,030 | Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind) | $24,480 | 3,330 |
| $26,020 | Protective service occupations
(area) (ind) | $23,340 | 1,730 |
| $25,750 | Production occupations
(area) (ind) | $22,290 | 7,520 |
| $25,740 | First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind) | $23,500 | 60 |
| $25,470 | Parts salespersons
(area) (ind) | $25,380 | n.a. |
| $25,360 | Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind) | $28,150 | 120 |
| $25,250 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind) | $20,060 | 210 |
| $25,250 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind) | $24,340 | 790 |
| $25,200 | Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind) | $25,330 | 40 |
| $25,130 | Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind) | $23,020 | 270 |
| $24,940 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind) | $23,610 | 530 |
| $24,880 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind) | $21,350 | 580 |
| $24,870 | Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind) | $23,470 | n.a. |
| $24,710 | Dental assistants
(area) (ind) | $23,190 | 150 |
| $24,640 | Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind) | $24,700 | n.a. |
| $24,330 | Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind) | $24,200 | 370 |
| $24,250 | Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind) | $22,000 | 10,050 |
| $24,230 | Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind) | $22,580 | 100 |
| $24,170 | Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind) | $18,120 | 8,740 |
| $23,880 | Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind) | $24,510 | 70 |
| $23,850 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind) | $21,480 | 140 |
| $23,830 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind) | $22,930 | 290 |
| $23,590 | First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind) | $22,700 | 70 |
| $23,560 | Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind) | $23,560 | 50 |
| $23,510 | Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind) | $22,870 | n.a. |
| $23,460 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind) | $23,290 | 100 |
| $23,330 | Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind) | $22,780 | 210 |
| $23,250 | Tax preparers
(area) (ind) | $21,090 | n.a. |
| $22,990 | Order clerks
(area) (ind) | $23,190 | 220 |
| $22,980 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind) | $21,910 | 1,100 |
| $22,910 | Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $19,720 | 30 |
| $22,880 | Customer service representatives
(area) (ind) | $22,410 | 410 |
| $22,580 | Glaziers
(area) (ind) | $22,080 | n.a. |
| $22,550 | Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind) | $20,140 | 40 |
| $22,540 | Pest control workers
(area) (ind) | $22,500 | 80 |
| $22,530 | Team assemblers
(area) (ind) | $22,220 | 460 |
| $22,370 | Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind) | $22,880 | 230 |
| $22,170 | Legal secretaries
(area) (ind) | $23,330 | 140 |
| $22,140 | Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind) | $20,940 | 70 |
| $22,090 | Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind) | $21,750 | 60 |
| $22,030 | Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind) | $21,100 | n.a. |
| $21,810 | Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $19,730 | 130 |
| $21,720 | Printing machine operators
(area) (ind) | $21,610 | 70 |
| $21,620 | Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind) | $20,190 | 140 |
| $21,580 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind) | $20,710 | 300 |
| $21,350 | Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind) | $14,270 | 50 |
| $21,170 | Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind) | $21,160 | n.a. |
| $20,740 | Medical assistants
(area) (ind) | $20,620 | 170 |
| $20,670 | Retail salespersons
(area) (ind) | $17,300 | 2,290 |
| $20,540 | Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind) | $17,680 | 150 |
| $20,430 | Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind) | $19,900 | 380 |
| $20,000 | Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind) | $18,540 | 1,720 |
| $19,870 | Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $20,100 | n.a. |
| $19,830 | Data entry keyers
(area) (ind) | $19,070 | 40 |
| $19,820 | Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind) | $16,690 | 430 |
| $19,690 | Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind) | $19,830 | 30 |
| $19,680 | Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind) | $19,440 | 100 |
| $19,590 | Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind) | $17,130 | 40 |
| $19,350 | Bakers
(area) (ind) | $19,450 | 40 |
| $19,260 | Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind) | $19,870 | 200 |
| $19,140 | Construction laborers
(area) (ind) | $19,560 | 350 |
| $18,900 | Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind) | $18,680 | 130 |
| $18,840 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind) | $17,260 | 1,120 |
| $18,800 | Office clerks, general
(area) (ind) | $18,100 | 1,320 |
| $18,800 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind) | $18,250 | 300 |
| $18,730 | File clerks
(area) (ind) | $17,580 | 100 |
| $18,570 | Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind) | $16,790 | 910 |
| $18,550 | Tellers
(area) (ind) | $18,510 | 330 |
| $18,530 | Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind) | $18,520 | 380 |
| $18,460 | Security guards
(area) (ind) | $17,090 | 590 |
| $18,250 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind) | $17,720 | 750 |
| $17,950 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind) | $17,180 | 80 |
| $17,890 | Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind) | $16,750 | 1,720 |
| $17,850 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind) | $16,780 | 80 |
| $17,850 | Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind) | $15,180 | 840 |
| $17,730 | Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind) | $16,990 | n.a. |
| $17,580 | Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind) | $16,720 | 280 |
| $17,540 | Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind) | $17,060 | 50 |
| $17,510 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind) | $17,010 | 590 |
| $17,310 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind) | $16,040 | 190 |
| $17,220 | Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind) | $16,620 | 150 |
| $17,020 | Home health aides
(area) (ind) | $16,580 | 140 |
| $16,280 | Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind) | $14,330 | 40 |
| $16,120 | Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind) | $16,100 | 440 |
| $15,980 | Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind) | $16,120 | n.a. |
| $15,970 | Teacher assistants
(area) (ind) | $16,050 | 320 |
| $15,940 | Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind) | $14,440 | 100 |
| $15,920 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind) | $14,990 | 210 |
| $15,590 | Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind) | $14,760 | 120 |
| $15,540 | Legislators
(area) (ind) | $13,800 | n.a. |
| $15,450 | Child care workers
(area) (ind) | $13,760 | 270 |
| $15,350 | Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind) | $14,950 | 50 |
| $15,020 | Bartenders
(area) (ind) | $13,840 | 120 |
| $15,000 | Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind) | $15,220 | n.a. |
| $14,980 | Cooks, short order
(area) (ind) | $15,340 | n.a. |
| $14,840 | Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind) | $13,550 | 5,880 |
| $14,650 | Food preparation workers
(area) (ind) | $13,840 | 400 |
| $14,480 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind) | $13,770 | 330 |
| $14,460 | Cashiers
(area) (ind) | $13,870 | 2,020 |
| $14,370 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind) | $13,610 | 550 |
| $14,230 | Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind) | $14,420 | 500 |
| $13,990 | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind) | $13,690 | 160 |
| $13,970 | Dishwashers
(area) (ind) | $13,850 | 180 |
| $13,750 | Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind) | $13,110 | 80 |
| $13,690 | Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind) | $13,800 | n.a. |
| $13,580 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind) | $13,590 | 90 |
| $12,990 | Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind) | $12,860 | 1,470 |
| $12,870 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind) | $12,870 | 1,430 |
| $12,850 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind) | $12,970 | 70 |
| $12,460 | Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind) | $12,720 | 460 |
| n.a. | Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind) | n.a. | 40 |
| n.a. | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | n.a. | 70 |