| Mean annual wage | Occupation | Median annual wage | Employment |
| $177,540 | Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind) | >$145K | n.a. |
| $110,960 | Chief executives
(area) (ind) | $91,410 | 70 |
| $91,510 | Engineering managers
(area) (ind) | $92,220 | 40 |
| $90,660 | General and operations managers
(area) (ind) | $71,180 | 310 |
| $81,280 | Pharmacists
(area) (ind) | $82,980 | 80 |
| $77,870 | Managers, all other
(area) (ind) | $78,370 | 70 |
| $74,220 | Financial managers
(area) (ind) | $70,590 | 80 |
| $72,660 | Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind) | $71,860 | 40 |
| $70,270 | Industrial production managers
(area) (ind) | $67,820 | 30 |
| $69,590 | Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind) | $69,370 | 40 |
| $69,450 | Dentists, general
(area) (ind) | $66,050 | n.a. |
| $69,300 | Management occupations
(area) (ind) | $61,790 | 1,280 |
| $68,040 | Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind) | $67,850 | 40 |
| $66,340 | Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $64,680 | n.a. |
| $62,880 | Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind) | $58,600 | 80 |
| $62,040 | Sales managers
(area) (ind) | $55,200 | 40 |
| $61,340 | Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind) | $59,410 | 70 |
| $60,490 | Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind) | $54,150 | n.a. |
| $58,760 | Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind) | $60,240 | n.a. |
| $58,500 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind) | $58,860 | 70 |
| $58,010 | Occupational therapists
(area) (ind) | $54,420 | n.a. |
| $56,890 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind) | $60,660 | 30 |
| $56,840 | Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind) | $55,270 | 30 |
| $56,180 | Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind) | $49,930 | 510 |
| $55,640 | Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind) | $54,110 | n.a. |
| $54,270 | Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind) | $50,330 | 410 |
| $54,120 | Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind) | $51,880 | 330 |
| $53,930 | Management analysts
(area) (ind) | $40,980 | 90 |
| $53,750 | Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind) | $48,570 | n.a. |
| $51,370 | Administrative services managers
(area) (ind) | $50,070 | 50 |
| $51,090 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind) | $49,500 | 50 |
| $49,230 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind) | $48,870 | 250 |
| $47,010 | Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind) | $49,050 | n.a. |
| $46,140 | Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind) | $45,620 | 200 |
| $46,080 | Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind) | $41,270 | 40 |
| $46,030 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind) | $42,880 | 160 |
| $45,680 | Postal service clerks
(area) (ind) | $46,960 | 30 |
| $45,420 | Millwrights
(area) (ind) | $47,400 | 50 |
| $44,680 | All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind) | $44,420 | 130 |
| $44,640 | Loan officers
(area) (ind) | $33,620 | n.a. |
| $43,860 | Legal occupations
(area) (ind) | $26,810 | 130 |
| $43,480 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind) | $44,300 | 30 |
| $43,270 | Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind) | $41,000 | 1,110 |
| $43,230 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind) | $38,370 | 140 |
| $43,120 | First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind) | $34,940 | 60 |
| $42,800 | Training and development specialists
(area) (ind) | $38,030 | 40 |
| $42,670 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind) | $41,880 | 160 |
| $42,540 | Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind) | $43,750 | 100 |
| $42,510 | Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind) | $35,610 | 2,330 |
| $42,320 | Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind) | $42,790 | n.a. |
| $42,180 | Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind) | $45,470 | 40 |
| $41,990 | Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $43,120 | 280 |
| $41,970 | Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind) | $35,940 | 30 |
| $41,670 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $35,800 | 30 |
| $41,540 | Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $44,120 | 30 |
| $41,260 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind) | $41,490 | 40 |
| $40,410 | First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $40,970 | 30 |
| $40,180 | Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind) | $39,770 | 60 |
| $39,730 | Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind) | $35,750 | 40 |
| $39,460 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind) | $40,570 | 30 |
| $39,170 | Social and community service managers
(area) (ind) | $36,540 | 30 |
| $39,160 | Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind) | $40,110 | 60 |
| $39,060 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind) | $38,620 | 60 |
| $38,660 | Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind) | $38,210 | 30 |
| $38,500 | Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind) | $38,640 | n.a. |
| $38,110 | Librarians
(area) (ind) | $38,710 | 40 |
| $37,830 | Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind) | $39,620 | 40 |
| $37,770 | Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind) | $38,850 | n.a. |
| $37,760 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind) | $32,070 | 340 |
| $37,320 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind) | $33,160 | 410 |
| $37,060 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind) | $37,880 | 180 |
| $36,990 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind) | $34,500 | n.a. |
| $36,970 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind) | $37,570 | 80 |
| $36,860 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind) | $37,020 | 280 |
| $36,450 | First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind) | $37,790 | 40 |
| $36,230 | Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $36,940 | 420 |
| $35,890 | Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind) | $37,060 | 50 |
| $35,750 | Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind) | $34,520 | 70 |
| $35,600 | Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $35,650 | 80 |
| $35,580 | Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind) | $33,610 | 60 |
| $35,560 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind) | $36,060 | 80 |
| $34,900 | Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind) | $33,530 | 590 |
| $34,740 | Procurement clerks
(area) (ind) | $35,830 | 60 |
| $34,410 | Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind) | $34,470 | 40 |
| $34,070 | Machinists
(area) (ind) | $32,720 | 40 |
| $33,940 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind) | $33,580 | 70 |
| $33,870 | Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind) | $32,190 | 1,950 |
| $33,500 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind) | $31,320 | 40 |
| $33,150 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind) | $33,160 | 100 |
| $32,770 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind) | $32,090 | 60 |
| $32,480 | Printing machine operators
(area) (ind) | $33,920 | 40 |
| $32,330 | Food service managers
(area) (ind) | $32,490 | 50 |
| $32,180 | Computer support specialists
(area) (ind) | $30,060 | 90 |
| $32,140 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind) | $29,020 | 320 |
| $32,010 | Graphic designers
(area) (ind) | $33,240 | 30 |
| $31,960 | Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind) | $32,100 | n.a. |
| $31,910 | Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind) | $28,840 | 200 |
| $31,720 | Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $32,110 | 50 |
| $31,660 | Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $30,210 | 160 |
| $31,630 | Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind) | $31,730 | 2,960 |
| $31,360 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind) | $31,700 | 680 |
| $30,720 | Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind) | $29,120 | 1,320 |
| $30,430 | Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind) | $30,220 | 70 |
| $30,300 | Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind) | $31,430 | 30 |
| $30,100 | Public relations specialists
(area) (ind) | $25,160 | 30 |
| $30,000 | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind) | $29,660 | 90 |
| $29,900 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind) | $29,800 | 220 |
| $29,620 | Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind) | $25,140 | n.a. |
| $29,400 | Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind) | $27,280 | 40 |
| $29,370 | Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind) | $26,910 | 880 |
| $29,340 | Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind) | $27,030 | 40 |
| $29,270 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind) | $26,260 | n.a. |
| $29,260 | All Occupations
(area) (ind) | $24,380 | 38,950 |
| $29,200 | Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind) | $27,340 | 90 |
| $29,200 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind) | $30,280 | 230 |
| $29,050 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind) | $27,560 | 40 |
| $28,810 | Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind) | $25,140 | 130 |
| $28,590 | Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind) | $26,290 | 50 |
| $28,290 | Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind) | $27,960 | 50 |
| $28,250 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind) | $23,950 | 180 |
| $28,050 | Protective service occupations
(area) (ind) | $26,540 | 2,120 |
| $27,890 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind) | $27,780 | 60 |
| $27,720 | Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind) | $27,700 | n.a. |
| $27,660 | Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind) | $26,900 | 260 |
| $27,550 | Production occupations
(area) (ind) | $25,050 | 5,850 |
| $27,410 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind) | $26,310 | 320 |
| $27,220 | Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind) | $26,520 | n.a. |
| $27,180 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind) | $26,820 | 60 |
| $27,080 | Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind) | $26,240 | 1,330 |
| $27,030 | Security guards
(area) (ind) | $25,980 | 410 |
| $26,860 | Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind) | $26,180 | 30 |
| $26,840 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind) | $24,820 | 540 |
| $26,580 | Production workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $26,050 | n.a. |
| $26,490 | Carpenters
(area) (ind) | $26,570 | 60 |
| $26,490 | Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind) | $22,410 | 220 |
| $25,960 | Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind) | $25,240 | 360 |
| $25,660 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind) | $25,090 | 220 |
| $25,340 | Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind) | $25,240 | 30 |
| $25,280 | Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind) | $25,080 | 50 |
| $25,120 | Legislators
(area) (ind) | $13,830 | n.a. |
| $25,110 | Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind) | $26,810 | n.a. |
| $25,020 | Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind) | $22,430 | 190 |
| $24,820 | Retail salespersons
(area) (ind) | $16,720 | 1,240 |
| $24,570 | Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind) | $22,610 | n.a. |
| $24,520 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind) | $22,480 | 470 |
| $24,310 | Legal secretaries
(area) (ind) | $23,720 | n.a. |
| $24,260 | Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind) | $22,280 | 30 |
| $24,230 | Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind) | $17,200 | 2,960 |
| $24,180 | Statistical assistants
(area) (ind) | $17,890 | n.a. |
| $23,970 | Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind) | $21,490 | 5,510 |
| $23,870 | Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind) | $23,880 | n.a. |
| $23,680 | Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind) | $21,100 | 70 |
| $23,600 | Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind) | $25,470 | 60 |
| $23,450 | Customer service representatives
(area) (ind) | $21,840 | 200 |
| $23,330 | Recreation workers
(area) (ind) | $21,760 | 40 |
| $23,280 | Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind) | $19,040 | n.a. |
| $23,250 | Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind) | $21,640 | 3,520 |
| $22,980 | Dental assistants
(area) (ind) | $23,190 | n.a. |
| $22,980 | Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind) | $24,290 | n.a. |
| $22,310 | Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind) | $21,590 | 160 |
| $22,200 | Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind) | $22,990 | 410 |
| $22,030 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind) | $20,670 | 850 |
| $22,030 | First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind) | $21,950 | 40 |
| $22,020 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind) | $19,510 | 300 |
| $21,990 | Parts salespersons
(area) (ind) | $22,080 | 90 |
| $21,380 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind) | $20,640 | 80 |
| $21,260 | Pest control workers
(area) (ind) | $20,810 | n.a. |
| $21,240 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind) | $20,380 | 200 |
| $21,030 | Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind) | $19,160 | 70 |
| $20,930 | Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind) | $20,260 | 100 |
| $20,730 | Home health aides
(area) (ind) | $18,960 | 70 |
| $20,640 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind) | $20,600 | 40 |
| $20,630 | Medical secretaries
(area) (ind) | $20,520 | 120 |
| $20,440 | Order clerks
(area) (ind) | $19,410 | 30 |
| $20,270 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind) | $19,850 | 480 |
| $20,210 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind) | $18,590 | n.a. |
| $20,030 | Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind) | $18,750 | 50 |
| $19,770 | Data entry keyers
(area) (ind) | $19,780 | 30 |
| $19,750 | Tellers
(area) (ind) | $18,690 | 190 |
| $19,480 | Service station attendants
(area) (ind) | $19,990 | n.a. |
| $19,440 | Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind) | $16,890 | 60 |
| $18,930 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind) | $17,540 | 40 |
| $18,880 | Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind) | $18,250 | 40 |
| $18,850 | Office clerks, general
(area) (ind) | $17,870 | 730 |
| $18,820 | Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind) | $18,030 | n.a. |
| $18,550 | Construction laborers
(area) (ind) | $17,550 | 210 |
| $18,360 | Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind) | $17,820 | 50 |
| $18,350 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind) | $17,610 | 160 |
| $18,260 | Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind) | $17,490 | 970 |
| $18,250 | Medical assistants
(area) (ind) | $17,610 | 40 |
| $18,200 | Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind) | $14,000 | 270 |
| $18,010 | Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind) | $18,330 | 60 |
| $17,620 | Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $16,970 | n.a. |
| $17,490 | Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $16,930 | n.a. |
| $17,480 | Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind) | $14,100 | 470 |
| $17,440 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind) | $16,050 | 580 |
| $17,400 | Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind) | $16,780 | 350 |
| $17,250 | Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind) | $13,750 | 110 |
| $17,170 | Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind) | $16,670 | 80 |
| $17,130 | Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind) | $15,790 | 1,110 |
| $16,890 | Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind) | $16,780 | 190 |
| $16,710 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind) | $16,680 | 700 |
| $16,510 | Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind) | $14,320 | 480 |
| $16,380 | Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind) | $16,320 | n.a. |
| $15,960 | File clerks
(area) (ind) | $16,150 | 50 |
| $15,460 | Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind) | $14,510 | 730 |
| $15,190 | Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind) | $15,010 | n.a. |
| $15,000 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind) | $13,900 | 270 |
| $14,920 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind) | $14,080 | 130 |
| $14,840 | Teacher assistants
(area) (ind) | $14,330 | 400 |
| $14,720 | Cashiers
(area) (ind) | $13,850 | 880 |
| $14,430 | Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind) | $13,350 | 2,560 |
| $14,350 | Food preparation workers
(area) (ind) | $13,660 | 170 |
| $14,210 | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind) | $14,290 | 60 |
| $14,200 | Dishwashers
(area) (ind) | $14,260 | 90 |
| $14,110 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind) | $14,470 | 50 |
| $14,000 | Child care workers
(area) (ind) | $14,140 | 290 |
| $13,620 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind) | $13,600 | 40 |
| $13,240 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind) | $13,140 | 260 |
| $12,990 | Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind) | $13,020 | 480 |
| $12,520 | Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind) | $12,650 | 280 |
| $12,480 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind) | $12,740 | 80 |
| $12,370 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind) | $12,670 | 570 |
| n.a. | Lawyers
(area) (ind) | n.a. | 30 |
| n.a. | Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind) | n.a. | 40 |