| Mean annual wage | Occupation | Median annual wage | Employment |
| $190,520 | Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind) | >$145K | n.a. |
| $126,670 | Chief executives
(area) (ind) | $122,880 | 60 |
| $105,590 | Lawyers
(area) (ind) | $94,700 | 60 |
| $91,180 | Financial managers
(area) (ind) | $69,130 | 60 |
| $86,800 | Pharmacists
(area) (ind) | $85,150 | 140 |
| $83,800 | Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind) | $61,120 | 90 |
| $78,820 | Legal occupations
(area) (ind) | $67,200 | 110 |
| $75,450 | Construction managers
(area) (ind) | $79,230 | 50 |
| $73,620 | General and operations managers
(area) (ind) | $56,130 | 480 |
| $73,070 | Management occupations
(area) (ind) | $59,600 | 1,240 |
| $68,900 | Computer programmers
(area) (ind) | $63,250 | n.a. |
| $64,310 | Industrial engineers
(area) (ind) | $66,710 | 40 |
| $63,480 | Sales managers
(area) (ind) | $46,540 | 50 |
| $63,410 | Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind) | $64,650 | n.a. |
| $63,110 | Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind) | $48,840 | 60 |
| $61,590 | Industrial production managers
(area) (ind) | $54,010 | 40 |
| $60,270 | Administrative services managers
(area) (ind) | $46,270 | 30 |
| $59,000 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind) | $60,560 | 90 |
| $56,860 | Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind) | $46,850 | n.a. |
| $55,450 | Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind) | $49,740 | 140 |
| $54,790 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind) | $48,570 | 40 |
| $50,280 | Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind) | $47,410 | 410 |
| $50,080 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind) | $50,180 | 40 |
| $49,730 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind) | $42,400 | 60 |
| $48,810 | Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind) | $42,970 | 660 |
| $48,740 | Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $50,830 | 40 |
| $46,760 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind) | $41,930 | 90 |
| $46,320 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind) | $44,710 | 130 |
| $45,850 | Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind) | $37,060 | 2,850 |
| $44,930 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind) | $37,460 | 50 |
| $44,750 | Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind) | $41,520 | 50 |
| $43,910 | Cost estimators
(area) (ind) | $34,930 | 70 |
| $43,250 | Registered nurses
(area) (ind) | $41,670 | 950 |
| $43,210 | Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind) | $44,030 | 120 |
| $43,180 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind) | $41,520 | 280 |
| $42,660 | Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind) | $45,470 | 30 |
| $42,570 | Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind) | $40,070 | 70 |
| $42,440 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind) | $38,350 | 260 |
| $42,170 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind) | $34,490 | 40 |
| $40,150 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind) | $40,010 | 400 |
| $39,290 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind) | $39,380 | 270 |
| $39,130 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind) | $34,600 | 30 |
| $39,070 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind) | $36,240 | 140 |
| $38,600 | Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind) | $39,830 | 40 |
| $37,800 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind) | $34,680 | n.a. |
| $37,330 | First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind) | $35,840 | 40 |
| $37,290 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind) | $36,990 | 330 |
| $37,280 | Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $38,410 | 350 |
| $37,010 | Librarians
(area) (ind) | $39,350 | 40 |
| $36,430 | Computer support specialists
(area) (ind) | $32,640 | n.a. |
| $36,230 | Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind) | $37,950 | 40 |
| $35,470 | Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind) | $36,860 | n.a. |
| $35,240 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $36,430 | 50 |
| $35,080 | Tool and die makers
(area) (ind) | $34,760 | 40 |
| $34,550 | Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind) | $34,010 | 80 |
| $34,090 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind) | $32,540 | 600 |
| $33,890 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind) | $32,320 | 300 |
| $33,270 | Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind) | $23,780 | 50 |
| $33,270 | Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind) | $31,960 | 70 |
| $33,210 | Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind) | $27,520 | n.a. |
| $33,080 | Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind) | $36,700 | 40 |
| $32,660 | Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind) | $33,410 | 470 |
| $32,450 | First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind) | $27,770 | 40 |
| $32,030 | Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind) | $30,050 | 490 |
| $31,530 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind) | $30,750 | 70 |
| $31,290 | Dental hygienists
(area) (ind) | $30,980 | 100 |
| $31,220 | Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind) | $32,970 | 2,010 |
| $31,040 | Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind) | $28,010 | 30 |
| $30,930 | Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind) | $30,890 | n.a. |
| $30,780 | Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind) | $28,330 | 1,400 |
| $30,600 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind) | $27,140 | 390 |
| $30,220 | Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind) | $30,300 | 40 |
| $30,040 | Electricians
(area) (ind) | $30,580 | 100 |
| $29,750 | Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind) | $28,330 | 40 |
| $29,400 | Computer operators
(area) (ind) | $29,520 | 30 |
| $29,300 | Roofers
(area) (ind) | $30,840 | 30 |
| $28,320 | All Occupations
(area) (ind) | $22,200 | 35,940 |
| $28,230 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind) | $23,530 | 40 |
| $27,550 | Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind) | $27,090 | 60 |
| $27,310 | First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind) | $23,170 | 50 |
| $27,110 | Production occupations
(area) (ind) | $23,510 | 4,510 |
| $26,600 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind) | $26,370 | 330 |
| $26,520 | Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind) | $22,420 | 330 |
| $26,440 | Pest control workers
(area) (ind) | $26,190 | 40 |
| $26,420 | Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind) | $26,210 | 50 |
| $26,410 | Machinists
(area) (ind) | $24,960 | 120 |
| $26,280 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind) | $23,270 | 210 |
| $26,190 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind) | $25,980 | 80 |
| $26,190 | Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind) | $17,940 | 80 |
| $26,100 | Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind) | $24,090 | 1,390 |
| $26,090 | Order clerks
(area) (ind) | $24,990 | 40 |
| $25,990 | Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind) | $23,560 | n.a. |
| $25,940 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind) | $23,130 | 350 |
| $25,830 | Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind) | $24,190 | 100 |
| $24,930 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind) | $23,980 | 180 |
| $24,930 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind) | $24,880 | 100 |
| $24,920 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind) | $24,230 | 150 |
| $24,540 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind) | $24,620 | 230 |
| $24,540 | Protective service occupations
(area) (ind) | $23,260 | 720 |
| $24,430 | Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind) | $21,660 | 5,440 |
| $24,410 | Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind) | $25,100 | n.a. |
| $24,380 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind) | $23,440 | 200 |
| $24,020 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind) | $20,830 | 100 |
| $23,870 | Carpenters
(area) (ind) | $22,570 | 140 |
| $23,800 | Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind) | $21,470 | 180 |
| $23,770 | Production workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $24,560 | 450 |
| $23,770 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind) | $22,750 | 410 |
| $23,590 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind) | $22,310 | 480 |
| $23,550 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind) | $21,260 | 700 |
| $23,540 | Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind) | $17,310 | 3,170 |
| $23,390 | Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind) | $21,350 | 3,820 |
| $23,330 | Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind) | $19,230 | n.a. |
| $23,290 | Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind) | $22,250 | n.a. |
| $23,160 | Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind) | $23,200 | n.a. |
| $23,010 | Customer service representatives
(area) (ind) | $22,530 | 290 |
| $22,930 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind) | $20,410 | 220 |
| $22,900 | Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind) | $21,370 | 100 |
| $22,670 | Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind) | $20,670 | 40 |
| $22,610 | Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind) | $20,880 | 70 |
| $22,590 | Legal secretaries
(area) (ind) | $21,660 | 90 |
| $22,360 | Parts salespersons
(area) (ind) | $19,940 | 50 |
| $22,250 | Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind) | $22,060 | 40 |
| $22,080 | Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind) | $20,100 | 60 |
| $22,010 | Security guards
(area) (ind) | $19,880 | 120 |
| $21,780 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind) | $20,420 | n.a. |
| $21,760 | Medical assistants
(area) (ind) | $22,130 | 120 |
| $21,660 | Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind) | $21,130 | 50 |
| $21,190 | Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind) | $20,390 | 140 |
| $21,020 | Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind) | $20,600 | n.a. |
| $20,820 | Construction laborers
(area) (ind) | $18,240 | 280 |
| $20,600 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind) | $20,280 | 90 |
| $20,300 | Office clerks, general
(area) (ind) | $20,030 | 700 |
| $20,190 | Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind) | $20,790 | n.a. |
| $20,190 | Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind) | $20,210 | 240 |
| $20,140 | Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind) | $17,830 | 60 |
| $19,820 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind) | $20,380 | n.a. |
| $19,820 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind) | $19,230 | 110 |
| $19,690 | Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind) | $19,810 | 280 |
| $19,250 | Tellers
(area) (ind) | $17,850 | 150 |
| $19,190 | Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind) | $18,340 | 40 |
| $19,160 | Dental assistants
(area) (ind) | $18,670 | n.a. |
| $19,100 | Retail salespersons
(area) (ind) | $16,320 | 1,040 |
| $19,090 | Team assemblers
(area) (ind) | $18,590 | 140 |
| $18,940 | Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind) | $16,360 | 1,090 |
| $18,830 | Data entry keyers
(area) (ind) | $19,110 | 80 |
| $18,830 | Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind) | $17,910 | 60 |
| $18,790 | Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind) | $18,760 | 80 |
| $18,720 | Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind) | $17,390 | 1,390 |
| $18,300 | Bakers
(area) (ind) | $18,270 | n.a. |
| $18,220 | Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind) | $17,100 | 60 |
| $18,060 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind) | $16,600 | 100 |
| $17,720 | Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind) | $18,120 | 60 |
| $17,660 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind) | $15,630 | 470 |
| $17,630 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind) | $17,250 | 640 |
| $17,540 | Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind) | $16,460 | 170 |
| $17,350 | Floral designers
(area) (ind) | $17,010 | 30 |
| $17,310 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind) | $16,450 | 60 |
| $17,010 | Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind) | $15,360 | 370 |
| $16,940 | Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $15,920 | 90 |
| $16,850 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind) | $15,940 | 90 |
| $16,810 | Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind) | $14,000 | 130 |
| $16,600 | Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind) | $16,440 | 230 |
| $16,550 | Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind) | $14,500 | 560 |
| $16,340 | Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind) | $15,440 | n.a. |
| $16,170 | Home health aides
(area) (ind) | $16,110 | 280 |
| $16,040 | Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind) | $15,610 | n.a. |
| $15,770 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind) | $15,740 | 50 |
| $15,680 | File clerks
(area) (ind) | $14,990 | n.a. |
| $15,340 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind) | $14,420 | 360 |
| $15,270 | Teacher assistants
(area) (ind) | $14,790 | 530 |
| $14,870 | Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind) | $15,100 | n.a. |
| $14,640 | Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind) | $13,550 | 4,060 |
| $14,490 | Dishwashers
(area) (ind) | $13,950 | 180 |
| $14,430 | Cashiers
(area) (ind) | $13,760 | 970 |
| $14,280 | Food preparation workers
(area) (ind) | $14,040 | 190 |
| $14,160 | Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind) | $13,700 | n.a. |
| $14,050 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind) | $13,780 | 240 |
| $13,940 | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind) | $13,940 | 60 |
| $13,730 | Child care workers
(area) (ind) | $13,630 | 240 |
| $13,450 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind) | $13,440 | 70 |
| $13,340 | Bartenders
(area) (ind) | $13,320 | 90 |
| $13,180 | Cooks, short order
(area) (ind) | $13,170 | n.a. |
| $13,150 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind) | $13,190 | n.a. |
| $13,110 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind) | $13,170 | 1,220 |
| $12,950 | Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind) | $12,920 | 200 |
| $12,820 | Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind) | $12,740 | n.a. |
| $12,420 | Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind) | $12,730 | 770 |