| Mean annual wage | Occupation | Median annual wage | Employment |
| $186,310 | Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind) | >$145K | n.a. |
| $132,430 | Chief executives
(area) (ind) | $117,260 | 60 |
| $93,270 | Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind) | $104,310 | n.a. |
| $92,100 | Lawyers
(area) (ind) | $82,390 | 40 |
| $87,950 | Pharmacists
(area) (ind) | $85,700 | 130 |
| $80,850 | Financial managers
(area) (ind) | $64,330 | 60 |
| $79,590 | Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind) | $59,590 | 90 |
| $75,290 | General and operations managers
(area) (ind) | $60,020 | 490 |
| $74,890 | Legal occupations
(area) (ind) | $63,170 | 80 |
| $73,520 | Management occupations
(area) (ind) | $60,950 | 1,200 |
| $72,250 | Engineers, all other
(area) (ind) | $77,840 | n.a. |
| $71,680 | Construction managers
(area) (ind) | $71,410 | 60 |
| $68,270 | Managers, all other
(area) (ind) | $63,120 | 30 |
| $67,440 | Industrial engineers
(area) (ind) | $68,660 | 60 |
| $64,780 | Sales managers
(area) (ind) | $52,070 | 50 |
| $61,880 | Industrial production managers
(area) (ind) | $51,400 | 40 |
| $60,320 | Physician assistants
(area) (ind) | $74,810 | n.a. |
| $60,100 | Public relations managers
(area) (ind) | $61,300 | n.a. |
| $59,070 | Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind) | $52,910 | 140 |
| $58,360 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind) | $58,650 | n.a. |
| $56,700 | Loan officers
(area) (ind) | $63,370 | n.a. |
| $55,660 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind) | $48,920 | 30 |
| $53,860 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind) | $47,940 | 30 |
| $51,550 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind) | $42,820 | 50 |
| $51,540 | Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind) | $52,460 | 280 |
| $50,740 | Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind) | $42,710 | 660 |
| $50,600 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind) | $44,530 | 80 |
| $49,860 | First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $51,800 | n.a. |
| $49,820 | Administrative services managers
(area) (ind) | $46,820 | 30 |
| $47,810 | Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $42,360 | n.a. |
| $47,380 | Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $47,490 | 50 |
| $47,190 | Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind) | $50,840 | 30 |
| $47,140 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind) | $46,660 | 270 |
| $46,430 | Cost estimators
(area) (ind) | $35,920 | 70 |
| $45,970 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind) | $44,480 | 60 |
| $45,700 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind) | $34,810 | 40 |
| $44,900 | Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind) | $37,560 | 2,760 |
| $43,940 | Registered nurses
(area) (ind) | $42,210 | 900 |
| $43,850 | Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind) | $44,840 | 120 |
| $43,280 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind) | $42,100 | 260 |
| $42,770 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind) | $42,770 | 380 |
| $42,170 | Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind) | $40,450 | 110 |
| $42,020 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind) | $35,780 | 160 |
| $42,010 | Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind) | $41,620 | n.a. |
| $41,500 | Food service managers
(area) (ind) | $40,300 | 30 |
| $41,380 | Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind) | $45,070 | 30 |
| $39,780 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind) | $36,040 | 60 |
| $39,590 | Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind) | $35,760 | 70 |
| $39,400 | Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind) | $40,160 | 30 |
| $39,300 | Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind) | $39,950 | n.a. |
| $38,920 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind) | $36,460 | 130 |
| $38,850 | First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind) | $37,080 | 60 |
| $38,830 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind) | $33,640 | 50 |
| $37,920 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind) | $37,800 | 270 |
| $37,560 | Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $38,770 | 300 |
| $37,320 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind) | $34,290 | 140 |
| $36,920 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $38,400 | 60 |
| $36,450 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind) | $37,610 | 490 |
| $36,010 | Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind) | $37,440 | n.a. |
| $35,860 | Tool and die makers
(area) (ind) | $35,580 | 40 |
| $35,290 | Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind) | $27,160 | 30 |
| $34,760 | Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind) | $33,690 | 90 |
| $34,570 | Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $35,930 | n.a. |
| $34,380 | First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind) | $34,200 | 40 |
| $34,110 | Librarians
(area) (ind) | $37,190 | 40 |
| $33,990 | Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind) | $36,930 | 40 |
| $33,700 | Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind) | $32,800 | 70 |
| $33,620 | Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind) | $34,380 | 70 |
| $33,310 | Dental hygienists
(area) (ind) | $33,410 | 90 |
| $33,310 | Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind) | $31,280 | 470 |
| $32,870 | Electricians
(area) (ind) | $33,200 | 140 |
| $32,800 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind) | $29,270 | 690 |
| $32,800 | Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind) | $30,320 | 30 |
| $32,580 | Computer operators
(area) (ind) | $31,800 | 30 |
| $32,120 | Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind) | $34,430 | 2,190 |
| $31,260 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind) | $31,650 | 90 |
| $31,050 | Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind) | $31,680 | 350 |
| $30,700 | Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind) | $27,640 | 40 |
| $30,660 | Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind) | $30,260 | 70 |
| $30,410 | Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind) | $30,550 | 40 |
| $30,150 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind) | $25,170 | 30 |
| $29,660 | Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind) | $28,290 | 1,490 |
| $29,500 | Roofers
(area) (ind) | $30,990 | 40 |
| $29,320 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind) | $26,410 | 430 |
| $28,330 | Computer support specialists
(area) (ind) | $27,270 | n.a. |
| $28,270 | Order clerks
(area) (ind) | $27,670 | 30 |
| $28,200 | Pest control workers
(area) (ind) | $27,790 | 30 |
| $28,050 | All Occupations
(area) (ind) | $22,490 | 36,290 |
| $28,030 | Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $27,180 | n.a. |
| $27,990 | Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind) | $26,150 | n.a. |
| $27,850 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind) | $28,030 | 260 |
| $27,760 | Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind) | $27,200 | 90 |
| $27,620 | Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind) | $29,190 | 30 |
| $27,460 | Production occupations
(area) (ind) | $24,400 | 4,570 |
| $27,430 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind) | $27,280 | 350 |
| $27,270 | Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind) | $27,220 | n.a. |
| $27,250 | Protective service occupations
(area) (ind) | $26,700 | 770 |
| $27,230 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind) | $27,920 | 80 |
| $27,100 | Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind) | $21,840 | 70 |
| $26,840 | Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind) | $26,390 | 80 |
| $26,670 | Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind) | $26,430 | 50 |
| $26,650 | Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind) | $24,950 | 1,400 |
| $26,540 | Machinists
(area) (ind) | $24,500 | 120 |
| $26,350 | Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind) | $17,940 | 80 |
| $26,230 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind) | $24,040 | 210 |
| $25,980 | First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind) | $22,220 | 50 |
| $25,480 | Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind) | $22,320 | 270 |
| $25,390 | Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind) | $25,010 | 110 |
| $25,340 | Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind) | $25,630 | n.a. |
| $25,300 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind) | $25,280 | 80 |
| $25,290 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind) | $25,080 | 190 |
| $25,210 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind) | $24,470 | 160 |
| $25,020 | Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind) | $22,530 | 5,180 |
| $25,010 | Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind) | $24,600 | n.a. |
| $24,900 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind) | $20,980 | 350 |
| $24,870 | Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind) | $22,130 | 180 |
| $24,790 | Parts salespersons
(area) (ind) | $21,330 | 50 |
| $24,650 | Legal secretaries
(area) (ind) | $24,190 | 130 |
| $24,510 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind) | $21,890 | 720 |
| $24,360 | Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind) | $23,200 | 90 |
| $24,320 | Library technicians
(area) (ind) | $24,500 | 30 |
| $24,150 | Customer service representatives
(area) (ind) | $23,840 | 290 |
| $23,710 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind) | $22,730 | 490 |
| $23,680 | Production workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $24,540 | 480 |
| $23,680 | Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind) | $23,070 | 30 |
| $23,580 | Construction laborers
(area) (ind) | $23,160 | 210 |
| $23,540 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind) | $22,120 | 210 |
| $23,330 | Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind) | $23,180 | 50 |
| $23,320 | Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind) | $21,410 | 4,330 |
| $23,290 | Dental assistants
(area) (ind) | $21,890 | 110 |
| $23,200 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind) | $22,390 | 380 |
| $23,130 | Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind) | $22,060 | 70 |
| $22,960 | Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind) | $23,110 | 30 |
| $22,950 | Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind) | $21,190 | n.a. |
| $22,900 | Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind) | $16,820 | 3,560 |
| $22,450 | Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind) | $24,430 | 30 |
| $22,400 | Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind) | $20,260 | 60 |
| $22,320 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind) | $21,220 | 140 |
| $22,170 | Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind) | $20,920 | 40 |
| $22,140 | Carpenters
(area) (ind) | $21,380 | 140 |
| $21,940 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind) | $21,330 | n.a. |
| $21,710 | Medical assistants
(area) (ind) | $21,600 | 140 |
| $21,670 | Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind) | $21,280 | 90 |
| $21,460 | Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind) | $20,380 | 70 |
| $21,310 | Security guards
(area) (ind) | $20,020 | 110 |
| $21,280 | Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind) | $20,400 | 140 |
| $21,280 | Recreation workers
(area) (ind) | $21,590 | 30 |
| $20,980 | Office clerks, general
(area) (ind) | $20,800 | 760 |
| $20,850 | Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind) | $17,980 | 70 |
| $20,740 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind) | $20,410 | 100 |
| $20,720 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind) | $20,950 | n.a. |
| $20,580 | Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind) | $20,600 | 30 |
| $20,550 | Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind) | $20,690 | 280 |
| $20,520 | Team assemblers
(area) (ind) | $19,240 | 170 |
| $20,310 | Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind) | $20,250 | 190 |
| $20,070 | First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind) | $16,870 | 30 |
| $20,070 | Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind) | $19,660 | 30 |
| $19,730 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind) | $19,290 | 170 |
| $19,600 | Tellers
(area) (ind) | $17,960 | 120 |
| $19,310 | Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind) | $16,650 | 1,070 |
| $19,270 | Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind) | $19,610 | n.a. |
| $19,220 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind) | $16,670 | 100 |
| $19,220 | Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind) | $18,280 | n.a. |
| $18,980 | Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind) | $19,550 | 40 |
| $18,920 | Data entry keyers
(area) (ind) | $19,190 | 90 |
| $18,650 | Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind) | $17,460 | 1,440 |
| $18,610 | Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind) | $16,590 | 490 |
| $18,440 | Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind) | $17,430 | 100 |
| $18,280 | Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind) | $18,480 | 30 |
| $18,120 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind) | $15,170 | 30 |
| $18,040 | Retail salespersons
(area) (ind) | $15,770 | 1,200 |
| $18,000 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind) | $17,740 | 610 |
| $17,840 | Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind) | $17,930 | 40 |
| $17,540 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind) | $14,800 | 420 |
| $17,490 | Floral designers
(area) (ind) | $17,140 | 30 |
| $17,130 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind) | $16,590 | 60 |
| $17,120 | Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $16,120 | 90 |
| $16,810 | Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind) | $14,090 | 150 |
| $16,770 | Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind) | $15,800 | n.a. |
| $16,750 | Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind) | $15,330 | 320 |
| $16,660 | Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind) | $15,090 | 580 |
| $16,370 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind) | $15,580 | 90 |
| $16,230 | Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind) | $16,440 | n.a. |
| $16,170 | Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind) | $16,210 | 30 |
| $15,690 | Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind) | $15,580 | 230 |
| $15,680 | File clerks
(area) (ind) | $15,450 | 70 |
| $15,420 | Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind) | $14,380 | n.a. |
| $15,290 | Teacher assistants
(area) (ind) | $14,530 | 490 |
| $15,120 | Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind) | $14,170 | 30 |
| $15,120 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind) | $14,650 | 30 |
| $14,950 | Dishwashers
(area) (ind) | $14,580 | 140 |
| $14,870 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind) | $14,310 | 290 |
| $14,630 | Home health aides
(area) (ind) | $14,750 | 360 |
| $14,610 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind) | $14,400 | 230 |
| $14,560 | Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind) | $13,600 | 3,820 |
| $14,540 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind) | $14,850 | 70 |
| $14,520 | Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind) | $14,110 | 60 |
| $14,490 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind) | $14,870 | 80 |
| $14,260 | Cashiers
(area) (ind) | $13,950 | 1,030 |
| $13,930 | Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind) | $13,580 | n.a. |
| $13,850 | Child care workers
(area) (ind) | $13,820 | 240 |
| $13,500 | Food preparation workers
(area) (ind) | $13,210 | 190 |
| $13,430 | Bartenders
(area) (ind) | $13,450 | 80 |
| $13,320 | Cooks, short order
(area) (ind) | $13,320 | n.a. |
| $13,310 | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind) | $13,220 | 50 |
| $13,210 | Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind) | $13,090 | 300 |
| $13,050 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind) | $13,070 | 1,130 |
| $12,730 | Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind) | $12,830 | 660 |
| $12,350 | Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind) | $12,640 | 60 |
| n.a. | Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind) | n.a. | 50 |