| Mean annual wage | Occupation | Median annual wage | Employment |
| $156,260 | Internists, general
(area) (ind) | >$145K | n.a. |
| $117,790 | Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind) | $121,010 | 40 |
| $112,810 | Dentists, general
(area) (ind) | $91,880 | n.a. |
| $106,060 | Chief executives
(area) (ind) | $88,310 | 180 |
| $97,500 | Lawyers
(area) (ind) | $69,010 | 160 |
| $94,240 | Engineering managers
(area) (ind) | $86,830 | 40 |
| $85,590 | Pharmacists
(area) (ind) | $89,170 | 30 |
| $82,540 | General and operations managers
(area) (ind) | $65,650 | 740 |
| $74,930 | Legal occupations
(area) (ind) | $60,350 | n.a. |
| $70,910 | Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind) | $72,620 | 40 |
| $69,140 | Sales managers
(area) (ind) | $62,750 | 80 |
| $68,770 | Dental hygienists
(area) (ind) | $68,550 | n.a. |
| $67,340 | Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind) | $67,490 | 30 |
| $65,560 | Management occupations
(area) (ind) | $55,210 | 2,800 |
| $65,330 | Occupational therapists
(area) (ind) | $65,790 | n.a. |
| $64,530 | Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind) | $61,080 | 120 |
| $64,210 | Purchasing managers
(area) (ind) | $53,770 | 40 |
| $63,720 | Managers, all other
(area) (ind) | $62,850 | 140 |
| $63,410 | Database administrators
(area) (ind) | $64,800 | 30 |
| $63,150 | Financial managers
(area) (ind) | $57,160 | 130 |
| $61,520 | Physical therapists
(area) (ind) | $59,380 | 140 |
| $60,320 | Computer programmers
(area) (ind) | $62,060 | n.a. |
| $59,560 | Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind) | $58,180 | 60 |
| $59,340 | Management analysts
(area) (ind) | $44,880 | 110 |
| $58,770 | Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind) | $50,140 | 80 |
| $58,370 | Construction managers
(area) (ind) | $48,360 | 80 |
| $58,340 | Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind) | $51,770 | 500 |
| $58,070 | Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind) | $55,140 | 90 |
| $57,930 | Hydrologists
(area) (ind) | $61,070 | 30 |
| $57,410 | Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind) | $57,260 | 40 |
| $56,330 | Civil engineers
(area) (ind) | $52,570 | 70 |
| $56,190 | First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind) | $54,420 | 50 |
| $54,670 | Registered nurses
(area) (ind) | $49,970 | 560 |
| $53,470 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind) | $48,700 | 220 |
| $52,120 | Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind) | $48,630 | 640 |
| $51,800 | Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind) | $41,950 | 2,520 |
| $51,460 | Conservation scientists
(area) (ind) | $51,700 | 30 |
| $51,240 | Surveyors
(area) (ind) | $44,330 | 30 |
| $50,610 | Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind) | $49,760 | 40 |
| $50,170 | Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $43,780 | n.a. |
| $48,810 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind) | $45,670 | 90 |
| $48,790 | Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind) | $42,380 | 40 |
| $47,950 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind) | $42,070 | 50 |
| $47,810 | Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind) | $44,390 | 70 |
| $47,680 | Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind) | $43,190 | 390 |
| $47,170 | Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind) | $44,820 | n.a. |
| $47,160 | Social and community service managers
(area) (ind) | $43,820 | 90 |
| $46,820 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind) | $45,710 | n.a. |
| $46,580 | Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind) | $39,450 | 1,690 |
| $46,570 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind) | $45,650 | 180 |
| $46,410 | Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind) | $40,060 | 40 |
| $46,260 | Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind) | $46,700 | 180 |
| $45,950 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind) | $45,870 | 170 |
| $44,900 | Mental health counselors
(area) (ind) | $46,990 | n.a. |
| $44,840 | Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind) | $39,640 | 1,330 |
| $44,830 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind) | $40,420 | 30 |
| $44,730 | First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind) | $43,060 | 30 |
| $44,300 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind) | $42,160 | 60 |
| $44,260 | Marketing managers
(area) (ind) | $33,750 | 60 |
| $44,160 | Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind) | $37,840 | 40 |
| $44,130 | Postal service clerks
(area) (ind) | $44,720 | 40 |
| $44,090 | Editors
(area) (ind) | $41,810 | 80 |
| $44,000 | Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind) | $40,730 | 30 |
| $43,710 | Administrative services managers
(area) (ind) | $39,280 | 80 |
| $43,690 | Market research analysts
(area) (ind) | $35,870 | 30 |
| $43,560 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind) | $39,450 | 580 |
| $43,140 | First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind) | $34,110 | 50 |
| $43,100 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind) | $35,120 | 100 |
| $42,820 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind) | $36,810 | 390 |
| $42,620 | Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind) | $39,300 | 30 |
| $42,470 | Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind) | $45,110 | 120 |
| $42,440 | Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind) | $33,660 | 120 |
| $42,160 | Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind) | $40,160 | 50 |
| $41,930 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind) | $41,520 | 190 |
| $41,910 | First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind) | $41,040 | n.a. |
| $41,850 | Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind) | $44,720 | 50 |
| $41,710 | Commercial pilots
(area) (ind) | $42,660 | 70 |
| $41,640 | Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind) | $39,970 | 80 |
| $41,560 | Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $38,770 | 290 |
| $41,460 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind) | $38,910 | 90 |
| $41,330 | Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind) | $41,790 | 90 |
| $41,330 | Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind) | $40,520 | 30 |
| $41,310 | Cost estimators
(area) (ind) | $35,130 | 110 |
| $40,920 | Lodging managers
(area) (ind) | $35,290 | 120 |
| $40,580 | Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind) | $35,580 | n.a. |
| $40,400 | Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind) | $41,080 | n.a. |
| $40,350 | Electricians
(area) (ind) | $38,890 | 220 |
| $40,350 | Public relations specialists
(area) (ind) | $40,240 | 40 |
| $40,230 | Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind) | $40,440 | 30 |
| $40,020 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $34,470 | 40 |
| $39,740 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind) | $39,750 | 120 |
| $39,660 | Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind) | $39,960 | 60 |
| $39,510 | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind) | $40,420 | 100 |
| $38,920 | Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind) | $38,280 | 30 |
| $38,850 | Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $33,840 | 30 |
| $38,550 | Computer support specialists
(area) (ind) | $37,750 | 150 |
| $38,460 | Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind) | $38,890 | n.a. |
| $38,320 | Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind) | $27,450 | n.a. |
| $38,050 | Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $36,500 | 150 |
| $38,030 | Carpenters
(area) (ind) | $33,280 | 560 |
| $37,590 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind) | $37,960 | 100 |
| $37,550 | Food service managers
(area) (ind) | $35,850 | 210 |
| $37,340 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind) | $36,540 | 70 |
| $37,270 | First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind) | $30,800 | 60 |
| $37,200 | Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind) | $39,140 | n.a. |
| $36,960 | Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind) | $33,230 | 60 |
| $36,520 | Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $32,020 | n.a. |
| $36,330 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind) | $33,490 | 40 |
| $36,200 | Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind) | $33,710 | 520 |
| $36,190 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind) | $34,360 | n.a. |
| $36,030 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind) | $33,740 | 50 |
| $35,860 | Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $34,800 | n.a. |
| $35,780 | First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind) | $35,270 | 70 |
| $35,730 | Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind) | $33,730 | 30 |
| $35,510 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind) | $33,340 | 190 |
| $35,240 | Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind) | $38,160 | 40 |
| $35,170 | Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind) | $37,960 | 40 |
| $35,100 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind) | $36,930 | 30 |
| $35,050 | Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $33,140 | n.a. |
| $34,950 | Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind) | $33,840 | 4,700 |
| $34,910 | Training and development specialists
(area) (ind) | $27,540 | 200 |
| $34,880 | Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind) | $35,230 | 70 |
| $34,850 | Protective service occupations
(area) (ind) | $32,150 | 1,350 |
| $34,760 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind) | $34,000 | n.a. |
| $34,650 | Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind) | $32,220 | 30 |
| $34,640 | Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind) | $27,900 | 30 |
| $33,840 | Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind) | $30,370 | 3,080 |
| $33,530 | Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind) | $32,650 | 650 |
| $33,310 | Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind) | $34,620 | 60 |
| $33,050 | Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind) | $31,450 | 2,110 |
| $32,860 | Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $31,360 | 70 |
| $32,690 | Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind) | $33,680 | 110 |
| $32,640 | Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind) | $32,920 | 60 |
| $32,420 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind) | $32,480 | 280 |
| $32,400 | Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind) | $31,860 | n.a. |
| $32,280 | Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind) | $31,800 | 30 |
| $32,180 | Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind) | $31,310 | 50 |
| $31,660 | Graphic designers
(area) (ind) | $31,220 | 40 |
| $31,560 | Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind) | $31,440 | 110 |
| $31,530 | All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind) | $29,060 | 230 |
| $31,440 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind) | $30,550 | 590 |
| $31,430 | Loan counselors
(area) (ind) | $29,860 | 30 |
| $31,400 | Librarians
(area) (ind) | $26,370 | 100 |
| $31,010 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind) | $31,010 | 490 |
| $30,950 | Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind) | $31,130 | 70 |
| $30,930 | Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind) | $31,750 | 80 |
| $30,880 | Legal secretaries
(area) (ind) | $31,210 | 80 |
| $30,850 | Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind) | $30,000 | 110 |
| $30,690 | Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind) | $30,790 | n.a. |
| $30,650 | All Occupations
(area) (ind) | $25,050 | 55,760 |
| $30,340 | Roofers
(area) (ind) | $28,160 | 50 |
| $30,120 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind) | $30,400 | 90 |
| $29,910 | Medical assistants
(area) (ind) | $29,210 | 240 |
| $29,810 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind) | $28,670 | 560 |
| $29,520 | Pipelayers
(area) (ind) | $27,660 | n.a. |
| $29,300 | Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind) | $27,270 | 190 |
| $28,950 | Tapers
(area) (ind) | $18,290 | 40 |
| $28,680 | Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind) | $27,140 | n.a. |
| $28,470 | Fire fighters
(area) (ind) | $27,040 | n.a. |
| $28,310 | Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind) | $19,300 | n.a. |
| $28,300 | Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind) | $26,410 | 720 |
| $28,200 | Parts salespersons
(area) (ind) | $28,040 | 70 |
| $28,200 | Dental assistants
(area) (ind) | $27,680 | 210 |
| $28,150 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind) | $26,010 | 790 |
| $28,050 | Printing machine operators
(area) (ind) | $28,800 | 30 |
| $28,020 | Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind) | $26,100 | 320 |
| $27,740 | Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind) | $27,320 | 50 |
| $27,650 | Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind) | $28,200 | 90 |
| $27,490 | Biological technicians
(area) (ind) | $26,470 | 110 |
| $27,400 | Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind) | $24,460 | 90 |
| $27,240 | Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind) | $25,620 | 40 |
| $26,880 | Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind) | $24,790 | 130 |
| $26,680 | Residential advisors
(area) (ind) | $26,050 | 50 |
| $26,660 | Production occupations
(area) (ind) | $23,670 | 1,900 |
| $26,610 | Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind) | $26,970 | 50 |
| $26,480 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind) | $22,900 | 310 |
| $26,470 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind) | $25,970 | 290 |
| $26,240 | Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind) | $25,870 | 130 |
| $26,220 | Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind) | $25,720 | 60 |
| $26,090 | File clerks
(area) (ind) | $22,900 | 50 |
| $25,890 | Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind) | $25,480 | n.a. |
| $25,820 | Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $25,420 | n.a. |
| $25,720 | Construction laborers
(area) (ind) | $23,650 | 370 |
| $25,660 | Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind) | $25,640 | 80 |
| $25,570 | Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind) | $23,630 | 9,760 |
| $25,440 | Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind) | $25,860 | n.a. |
| $25,320 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind) | $20,710 | 120 |
| $25,260 | Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind) | $23,240 | 3,100 |
| $25,250 | Customer service representatives
(area) (ind) | $22,940 | 550 |
| $25,190 | Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind) | $25,170 | n.a. |
| $25,000 | Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind) | $28,460 | 130 |
| $24,970 | Security guards
(area) (ind) | $24,130 | 330 |
| $24,540 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind) | $24,100 | 670 |
| $24,520 | Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind) | $23,110 | 1,500 |
| $24,350 | Team assemblers
(area) (ind) | $22,020 | 300 |
| $24,140 | Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind) | $18,420 | 5,470 |
| $24,110 | Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind) | $24,790 | n.a. |
| $23,910 | Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind) | $21,900 | 420 |
| $23,730 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind) | $21,940 | n.a. |
| $23,720 | Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind) | $22,480 | n.a. |
| $23,710 | First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind) | $19,820 | 150 |
| $23,630 | Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind) | $22,450 | 40 |
| $23,620 | Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $21,180 | 90 |
| $23,290 | Bakers
(area) (ind) | $23,080 | 50 |
| $23,260 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind) | $21,590 | 290 |
| $23,230 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind) | $21,510 | 500 |
| $23,060 | Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind) | $22,260 | 40 |
| $23,020 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind) | $21,610 | 130 |
| $22,890 | Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind) | $18,920 | 80 |
| $22,880 | Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind) | $21,840 | 180 |
| $22,790 | Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $21,300 | 30 |
| $22,550 | Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind) | $17,640 | 40 |
| $21,970 | Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind) | $24,450 | n.a. |
| $21,960 | Order clerks
(area) (ind) | $20,800 | 60 |
| $21,920 | Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind) | $21,350 | 640 |
| $21,800 | Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind) | $19,930 | 1,140 |
| $21,770 | Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind) | $23,840 | 90 |
| $21,740 | Data entry keyers
(area) (ind) | $20,190 | 40 |
| $21,710 | Tellers
(area) (ind) | $21,460 | 240 |
| $21,650 | Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind) | $21,800 | 60 |
| $21,600 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind) | $21,160 | 340 |
| $21,560 | Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind) | $21,230 | 80 |
| $21,310 | Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind) | $22,210 | 40 |
| $21,210 | Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind) | $22,160 | 110 |
| $20,970 | Massage therapists
(area) (ind) | $18,750 | n.a. |
| $20,960 | Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind) | $17,820 | 40 |
| $20,620 | Retail salespersons
(area) (ind) | $17,500 | 1,920 |
| $20,400 | Recreation workers
(area) (ind) | $18,730 | 140 |
| $20,220 | Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind) | $15,660 | 150 |
| $20,150 | Food batchmakers
(area) (ind) | $18,360 | 40 |
| $20,060 | Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind) | $19,150 | 60 |
| $19,790 | Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind) | $16,710 | n.a. |
| $19,460 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind) | $17,970 | 540 |
| $18,800 | Teacher assistants
(area) (ind) | $17,650 | 350 |
| $18,730 | Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind) | $18,640 | 590 |
| $18,550 | Service station attendants
(area) (ind) | $17,290 | n.a. |
| $18,480 | Cooks, short order
(area) (ind) | $17,170 | 130 |
| $18,420 | Home health aides
(area) (ind) | $17,980 | 260 |
| $18,360 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind) | $17,190 | 740 |
| $18,220 | Food preparation workers
(area) (ind) | $16,630 | 670 |
| $17,900 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind) | $18,650 | 70 |
| $17,800 | Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind) | $16,080 | 2,470 |
| $17,790 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind) | $17,690 | 270 |
| $17,790 | Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind) | $16,570 | 90 |
| $17,610 | Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind) | $17,120 | 30 |
| $17,290 | Child care workers
(area) (ind) | $14,920 | 110 |
| $16,950 | Cashiers
(area) (ind) | $16,280 | 1,690 |
| $16,750 | Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind) | $15,370 | n.a. |
| $16,620 | Telemarketers
(area) (ind) | $15,750 | n.a. |
| $15,860 | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind) | $15,990 | 410 |
| $15,810 | Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind) | $13,980 | 8,190 |
| $15,510 | Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind) | $13,460 | 1,860 |
| $15,180 | Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind) | $13,060 | 220 |
| $15,030 | Bartenders
(area) (ind) | $13,310 | 320 |
| $14,250 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind) | $13,730 | 1,150 |
| $14,040 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind) | $13,820 | 350 |
| $13,930 | Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind) | $13,670 | 680 |
| $13,870 | Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind) | $13,210 | 170 |
| $13,620 | Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind) | $12,940 | 120 |
| $13,600 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind) | $13,030 | 1,330 |
| $13,590 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind) | $13,370 | 340 |
| $13,510 | Dishwashers
(area) (ind) | $13,430 | 570 |
| $13,060 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind) | $13,050 | 490 |
| n.a. | Loan officers
(area) (ind) | n.a. | 100 |