| Mean annual wage | Occupation | Median annual wage | Employment |
| $126,410 | Dentists, general
(area) (ind) | $90,990 | 60 |
| $108,950 | Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind) | $111,830 | n.a. |
| $104,190 | Chief executives
(area) (ind) | $83,850 | 160 |
| $87,120 | Engineering managers
(area) (ind) | $80,630 | 40 |
| $81,890 | Pharmacists
(area) (ind) | $85,720 | 40 |
| $81,570 | General and operations managers
(area) (ind) | $69,430 | 530 |
| $79,050 | Industrial production managers
(area) (ind) | $75,080 | 40 |
| $72,760 | Sales managers
(area) (ind) | $61,350 | 120 |
| $70,060 | Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind) | $67,670 | 40 |
| $69,940 | Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind) | $67,000 | 30 |
| $67,940 | Marketing managers
(area) (ind) | $63,550 | 40 |
| $67,320 | Dental hygienists
(area) (ind) | $67,150 | n.a. |
| $66,330 | Purchasing managers
(area) (ind) | $62,330 | 40 |
| $66,290 | Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind) | $43,990 | 180 |
| $66,100 | Management analysts
(area) (ind) | $46,100 | 130 |
| $63,990 | Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind) | $60,780 | 40 |
| $63,750 | Management occupations
(area) (ind) | $55,270 | 2,720 |
| $63,580 | First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $59,490 | 50 |
| $63,230 | Managers, all other
(area) (ind) | $60,900 | 150 |
| $62,990 | Lawyers
(area) (ind) | $60,050 | 150 |
| $62,810 | Construction managers
(area) (ind) | $54,550 | 80 |
| $62,060 | Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind) | $59,760 | 100 |
| $61,020 | Training and development managers
(area) (ind) | $53,190 | 30 |
| $60,690 | Financial managers
(area) (ind) | $55,040 | 210 |
| $60,410 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind) | $48,730 | 60 |
| $59,380 | Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind) | $55,980 | 80 |
| $58,560 | Physical therapists
(area) (ind) | $56,400 | 110 |
| $58,380 | Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind) | $57,090 | 50 |
| $56,970 | First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind) | $56,850 | 80 |
| $56,380 | Hydrologists
(area) (ind) | $60,230 | 30 |
| $56,210 | Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind) | $55,840 | 90 |
| $56,080 | Civil engineers
(area) (ind) | $52,190 | 80 |
| $55,830 | Registered nurses
(area) (ind) | $47,700 | 570 |
| $55,310 | Loan officers
(area) (ind) | $52,160 | 40 |
| $55,100 | Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind) | $54,820 | 50 |
| $54,280 | Legal occupations
(area) (ind) | $50,960 | 290 |
| $54,250 | Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind) | $41,800 | 2,480 |
| $53,710 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind) | $42,500 | 150 |
| $53,400 | Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind) | $51,330 | 30 |
| $53,290 | Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind) | $50,470 | 470 |
| $52,770 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind) | $48,030 | 30 |
| $51,820 | Conservation scientists
(area) (ind) | $51,380 | 40 |
| $51,070 | Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $50,140 | n.a. |
| $49,900 | Computer programmers
(area) (ind) | $49,180 | 50 |
| $49,770 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind) | $49,740 | 160 |
| $49,360 | Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind) | $44,290 | 470 |
| $49,360 | Social and community service managers
(area) (ind) | $48,920 | 100 |
| $48,850 | Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind) | $45,050 | 40 |
| $48,730 | Surveyors
(area) (ind) | $43,600 | 30 |
| $48,140 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind) | $48,100 | 70 |
| $47,840 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind) | $43,790 | 260 |
| $46,800 | Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind) | $42,970 | 360 |
| $46,760 | First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind) | $36,940 | 50 |
| $46,740 | Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind) | $35,340 | 90 |
| $46,490 | Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind) | $42,750 | 870 |
| $46,280 | Machinists
(area) (ind) | $45,100 | 60 |
| $45,970 | Cost estimators
(area) (ind) | $43,690 | 60 |
| $45,800 | Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind) | $44,560 | 40 |
| $45,750 | Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind) | $42,380 | 90 |
| $45,450 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind) | $41,330 | 30 |
| $45,110 | Administrative services managers
(area) (ind) | $41,590 | 120 |
| $44,800 | Postal service clerks
(area) (ind) | $44,300 | 40 |
| $44,710 | Market research analysts
(area) (ind) | $39,470 | 30 |
| $44,700 | Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind) | $39,500 | 1,460 |
| $43,970 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind) | $45,070 | 50 |
| $43,970 | Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind) | $39,830 | 140 |
| $43,760 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind) | $41,160 | 200 |
| $43,460 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind) | $39,140 | 590 |
| $43,430 | Mental health counselors
(area) (ind) | $44,910 | n.a. |
| $42,920 | Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind) | $44,820 | 120 |
| $42,620 | Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind) | $41,570 | 30 |
| $42,420 | Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind) | $41,860 | 40 |
| $42,100 | Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind) | $40,080 | 70 |
| $42,100 | First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind) | $34,210 | 60 |
| $41,840 | First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind) | $41,000 | 80 |
| $41,170 | Food service managers
(area) (ind) | $38,260 | 230 |
| $41,040 | Commercial pilots
(area) (ind) | $42,130 | 60 |
| $40,500 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind) | $39,490 | 120 |
| $40,400 | Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $34,820 | 230 |
| $40,380 | Editors
(area) (ind) | $37,260 | 50 |
| $40,200 | Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind) | $40,400 | 130 |
| $40,150 | Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind) | $37,350 | 60 |
| $39,850 | Computer support specialists
(area) (ind) | $39,470 | 140 |
| $39,370 | Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $38,510 | 160 |
| $39,300 | Public relations specialists
(area) (ind) | $38,380 | 40 |
| $39,080 | Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind) | $34,630 | 40 |
| $39,020 | Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind) | $34,610 | 50 |
| $39,000 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind) | $37,760 | 290 |
| $37,900 | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind) | $38,320 | 150 |
| $37,900 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind) | $36,190 | 70 |
| $37,780 | Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind) | $37,760 | 30 |
| $37,500 | First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind) | $37,730 | 80 |
| $37,480 | Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind) | $37,560 | 40 |
| $37,370 | Electricians
(area) (ind) | $35,940 | 230 |
| $37,240 | Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind) | $36,450 | 50 |
| $37,230 | Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $30,640 | 30 |
| $36,730 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind) | $34,610 | n.a. |
| $36,720 | Librarians
(area) (ind) | $36,520 | 80 |
| $36,620 | Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind) | $37,700 | 60 |
| $36,230 | Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind) | $41,790 | 30 |
| $36,150 | Carpenters
(area) (ind) | $31,440 | 780 |
| $36,120 | Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind) | $33,560 | 50 |
| $36,000 | Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $34,410 | n.a. |
| $35,890 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind) | $33,930 | 210 |
| $35,510 | Graphic designers
(area) (ind) | $29,650 | 50 |
| $35,410 | Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $34,380 | n.a. |
| $35,270 | Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind) | $31,990 | 530 |
| $35,040 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind) | $34,580 | n.a. |
| $34,990 | Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind) | $34,870 | 60 |
| $34,960 | Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $32,180 | 40 |
| $34,710 | Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind) | $33,480 | 670 |
| $34,700 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind) | $32,730 | 50 |
| $34,590 | Lodging managers
(area) (ind) | $31,980 | 130 |
| $34,490 | Protective service occupations
(area) (ind) | $32,500 | 1,560 |
| $34,230 | Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind) | $34,760 | 40 |
| $34,200 | Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind) | $31,190 | 50 |
| $34,050 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind) | $33,390 | 340 |
| $33,990 | Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind) | $36,300 | 40 |
| $33,920 | Training and development specialists
(area) (ind) | $27,860 | 180 |
| $33,730 | Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind) | $32,800 | 110 |
| $33,250 | Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind) | $31,660 | 40 |
| $33,200 | Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind) | $31,440 | 5,180 |
| $32,990 | Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind) | $29,720 | 3,510 |
| $32,950 | Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind) | $34,550 | 60 |
| $32,850 | Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind) | $27,990 | n.a. |
| $32,610 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind) | $28,210 | 650 |
| $32,580 | Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind) | $30,070 | 50 |
| $32,460 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind) | $32,950 | 70 |
| $32,370 | All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind) | $29,950 | 210 |
| $32,370 | Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind) | $29,540 | 130 |
| $32,270 | Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind) | $30,000 | 2,520 |
| $32,250 | Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind) | $32,790 | 120 |
| $32,150 | Medical secretaries
(area) (ind) | $25,560 | 120 |
| $31,520 | Tapers
(area) (ind) | $24,180 | 40 |
| $31,350 | Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind) | $28,350 | n.a. |
| $31,310 | Legal secretaries
(area) (ind) | $30,730 | 90 |
| $31,280 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind) | $28,450 | 650 |
| $31,040 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind) | $30,280 | 560 |
| $30,690 | Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind) | $29,560 | 90 |
| $30,520 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind) | $28,780 | 540 |
| $30,070 | Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind) | $30,190 | 150 |
| $30,010 | Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind) | $27,320 | 110 |
| $29,800 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind) | $30,290 | 80 |
| $29,670 | Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind) | $30,650 | 100 |
| $29,650 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind) | $27,830 | 50 |
| $29,640 | All Occupations
(area) (ind) | $24,470 | 58,370 |
| $29,400 | Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind) | $29,770 | 100 |
| $29,370 | Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind) | $29,870 | 70 |
| $29,090 | Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind) | $27,930 | 140 |
| $28,940 | Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $26,080 | 50 |
| $28,810 | Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind) | $27,280 | 150 |
| $28,510 | Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind) | $29,640 | 230 |
| $28,390 | Parts salespersons
(area) (ind) | $27,840 | 70 |
| $28,330 | Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind) | $26,780 | 80 |
| $28,320 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind) | $23,160 | 80 |
| $28,320 | Dental assistants
(area) (ind) | $27,500 | 140 |
| $28,020 | Printing machine operators
(area) (ind) | $29,370 | 50 |
| $28,000 | Pipelayers
(area) (ind) | $26,900 | 60 |
| $27,490 | Biological technicians
(area) (ind) | $26,350 | 80 |
| $27,320 | Production occupations
(area) (ind) | $23,320 | 2,350 |
| $27,320 | Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind) | $27,120 | 100 |
| $27,310 | Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind) | $25,180 | 920 |
| $27,270 | Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind) | $27,310 | n.a. |
| $27,080 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind) | $23,130 | 70 |
| $26,820 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind) | $25,670 | 750 |
| $26,740 | Fire fighters
(area) (ind) | $26,300 | 270 |
| $26,660 | Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind) | $26,330 | 60 |
| $26,450 | Medical assistants
(area) (ind) | $26,370 | 170 |
| $26,320 | First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind) | $23,940 | 160 |
| $26,240 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind) | $25,540 | 210 |
| $26,230 | Roofers
(area) (ind) | $25,560 | 50 |
| $26,180 | Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind) | $25,430 | 170 |
| $25,990 | Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind) | $25,900 | 180 |
| $25,970 | Residential advisors
(area) (ind) | $25,570 | 40 |
| $25,890 | Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind) | $26,080 | 60 |
| $25,850 | Customer service representatives
(area) (ind) | $24,400 | 490 |
| $25,790 | Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind) | $25,390 | 90 |
| $25,750 | Library technicians
(area) (ind) | $25,780 | 110 |
| $25,300 | Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind) | $23,970 | 50 |
| $25,230 | Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind) | $23,140 | 9,770 |
| $25,210 | Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind) | $23,110 | 3,240 |
| $25,180 | Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind) | $24,000 | 100 |
| $25,100 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind) | $24,910 | 660 |
| $24,910 | Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind) | $24,800 | n.a. |
| $24,820 | File clerks
(area) (ind) | $21,990 | 60 |
| $24,780 | Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $21,140 | 130 |
| $24,770 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind) | $21,480 | 310 |
| $24,580 | Telemarketers
(area) (ind) | $28,920 | 70 |
| $24,340 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind) | $22,980 | n.a. |
| $24,090 | Security guards
(area) (ind) | $23,130 | 350 |
| $23,850 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind) | $22,670 | 530 |
| $23,800 | Team assemblers
(area) (ind) | $21,070 | 170 |
| $23,490 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind) | $22,230 | 260 |
| $23,440 | Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind) | $18,390 | 5,940 |
| $23,290 | Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind) | $22,140 | 1,310 |
| $23,290 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind) | $21,630 | n.a. |
| $23,280 | Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind) | $20,790 | 540 |
| $23,150 | Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind) | $22,060 | 30 |
| $23,090 | Data entry keyers
(area) (ind) | $21,670 | 50 |
| $22,860 | Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind) | $20,640 | 80 |
| $22,740 | Construction laborers
(area) (ind) | $20,960 | 410 |
| $22,700 | Bakers
(area) (ind) | $22,220 | 40 |
| $22,630 | Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind) | $22,950 | 80 |
| $22,540 | Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind) | $19,880 | 1,420 |
| $22,510 | Order clerks
(area) (ind) | $21,860 | 110 |
| $22,500 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind) | $21,860 | 140 |
| $22,000 | Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind) | $21,360 | 30 |
| $21,840 | Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind) | $20,360 | 470 |
| $21,680 | Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind) | $20,800 | n.a. |
| $21,340 | Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind) | $20,480 | 80 |
| $21,180 | Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind) | $24,050 | n.a. |
| $21,150 | Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind) | $22,080 | 130 |
| $21,120 | Word processors and typists
(area) (ind) | $19,160 | 50 |
| $21,100 | Food batchmakers
(area) (ind) | $20,070 | 50 |
| $21,070 | Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind) | $17,680 | 30 |
| $20,980 | Tellers
(area) (ind) | $20,850 | 280 |
| $20,900 | Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind) | $20,910 | 620 |
| $20,510 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind) | $21,000 | n.a. |
| $20,160 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind) | $18,490 | 410 |
| $19,880 | Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind) | $18,310 | 40 |
| $19,850 | Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind) | $17,510 | 140 |
| $19,780 | Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind) | $19,050 | 70 |
| $19,690 | Retail salespersons
(area) (ind) | $17,030 | 2,090 |
| $19,520 | Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind) | $18,320 | n.a. |
| $19,430 | Teacher assistants
(area) (ind) | $18,190 | 380 |
| $19,290 | Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind) | $19,440 | 660 |
| $19,230 | Recreation workers
(area) (ind) | $18,180 | 130 |
| $19,170 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind) | $17,330 | 560 |
| $19,160 | Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind) | $17,580 | 80 |
| $19,130 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind) | $17,660 | 890 |
| $19,110 | Service station attendants
(area) (ind) | $16,070 | 90 |
| $19,040 | Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind) | $18,080 | 40 |
| $18,720 | Home health aides
(area) (ind) | $18,250 | 320 |
| $18,570 | Cooks, short order
(area) (ind) | $17,440 | 160 |
| $18,090 | Food preparation workers
(area) (ind) | $16,510 | 720 |
| $18,020 | Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind) | $17,040 | n.a. |
| $17,840 | Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind) | $15,970 | 2,920 |
| $17,810 | Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind) | $17,610 | 60 |
| $17,450 | Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind) | $16,920 | n.a. |
| $17,250 | Child care workers
(area) (ind) | $16,280 | 200 |
| $16,940 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind) | $16,650 | 170 |
| $16,860 | Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind) | $15,450 | 90 |
| $16,660 | Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind) | $16,020 | 180 |
| $16,630 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind) | $16,660 | 120 |
| $16,440 | Cashiers
(area) (ind) | $15,860 | 1,810 |
| $16,430 | Crossing guards
(area) (ind) | $16,370 | n.a. |
| $16,180 | Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind) | $13,710 | 1,880 |
| $16,160 | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind) | $16,130 | 410 |
| $16,050 | Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind) | $14,030 | 8,620 |
| $15,700 | Bartenders
(area) (ind) | $13,630 | 340 |
| $15,510 | Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind) | $13,310 | 150 |
| $14,180 | Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind) | $13,520 | 70 |
| $14,170 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind) | $14,040 | 350 |
| $14,160 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind) | $13,670 | 1,380 |
| $13,790 | Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind) | $13,090 | 170 |
| $13,540 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind) | $13,020 | 1,510 |
| $13,410 | Dishwashers
(area) (ind) | $13,350 | 630 |
| $13,390 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind) | $13,270 | 400 |
| $13,390 | Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind) | $13,070 | 590 |
| $13,110 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind) | $13,040 | 540 |
| $12,940 | Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind) | $13,070 | n.a. |