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Median and mean salary, hourly rates and the full 10th-to-90th percentile pay range for 400 US occupations, straight from federal wage data. Across every occupation here the median salary is $60,600 and total employment is 147,806,830.

Every occupation, alphabetically May 2025

Every occupation, alphabetically. May 2025 federal wage data.
Occupation Median salary Hourly Jobs
Accountants and Auditors $83,680 $40.23 1,449,500
Administrative Services Managers $114,130 $54.87 263,960
Advertising Sales Agents $64,820 $31.16 91,700
Aerospace Engineers $134,960 $64.89 67,710
Air Traffic Controllers $148,080 $71.19 22,510
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians $79,870 $38.40 138,090
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers $232,140 Not published 103,560
Amusement and Recreation Attendants $32,150 $15.46 397,830
Anesthesiologists $391,490 $188.22 38,760
Animal Caretakers $35,360 $17.00 266,910
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval $99,280 $47.73 106,770
Architectural and Civil Drafters $66,150 $31.80 103,700
Architectural and Engineering Managers $171,270 $82.34 220,260
Art Directors $114,850 $55.22 53,070
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary $78,620 Not published 93,560
Athletic Trainers $62,520 Not published 30,500
Audio and Video Technicians $58,100 $27.93 70,230
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants $35,670 $17.15 102,010
Automotive Body and Related Repairers $54,890 $26.39 149,310
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $50,620 $24.34 704,640
Bakers $37,160 $17.86 236,200
Bartenders $34,340 $16.51 756,390
Bill and Account Collectors $47,030 $22.61 158,830
Billing and Posting Clerks $48,500 $23.32 404,060
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary $84,620 Not published 50,190
Biological Scientists, All Other $98,920 $47.56 55,850
Biological Technicians $57,510 $27.65 69,620
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $50,670 $24.36 1,373,680
Brickmasons and Blockmasons $62,120 $29.87 52,550
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists $61,770 $29.70 289,960
Bus Drivers, School $47,920 $23.04 402,930
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity $59,050 $28.39 159,240
Business Operations Specialists, All Other $83,050 $39.93 1,087,090
Business Teachers, Postsecondary $99,080 Not published 82,150
Butchers and Meat Cutters $40,140 $19.30 136,430
Buyers and Purchasing Agents $77,710 $37.36 491,430
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters $46,680 $22.44 77,170
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians $74,310 $35.73 62,960
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary $63,820 $30.68 114,110
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School $66,270 Not published 111,420
Cargo and Freight Agents $52,260 $25.13 97,670
Carpenters $60,580 $29.12 670,090
Cashiers $32,880 $15.81 3,089,410
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers $57,020 $27.41 206,170
Chefs and Head Cooks $62,470 $30.03 200,040
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders $58,040 $27.90 139,630
Chemical Technicians $60,390 $29.03 57,540
Chemists $91,240 $43.87 82,770
Chief Executives $213,990 $102.88 204,350
Child, Family, and School Social Workers $59,550 $28.63 392,550
Childcare Workers $34,980 $16.82 518,910
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians $64,950 $31.23 68,520
Civil Engineers $100,840 $48.48 367,840
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators $78,000 $37.50 324,230
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment $35,830 $17.23 380,430
Clergy $60,810 $29.24 57,200
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists $100,580 $48.36 75,990
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians $62,930 $30.26 332,940
Coaches and Scouts $47,320 Not published 248,950
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $48,250 $23.20 158,740
Commercial Pilots $123,220 Not published 47,630
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other $56,730 $27.28 107,730
Community Health Workers $51,850 $24.93 61,660
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists $78,210 $37.60 112,380
Compliance Officers $80,730 $38.81 417,070
Computer and Information Systems Managers $175,140 $84.20 670,570
Computer Hardware Engineers $161,740 $77.76 76,660
Computer Network Architects $134,050 $64.45 179,740
Computer Network Support Specialists $76,220 $36.64 146,190
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators $50,690 $24.37 169,450
Computer Occupations, All Other $116,580 $56.05 435,370
Computer Programmers $100,390 $48.26 92,230
Computer Systems Analysts $105,850 $50.89 519,530
Computer User Support Specialists $61,860 $29.74 717,190
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers $47,810 $22.99 65,600
Construction and Building Inspectors $74,690 $35.91 146,720
Construction Laborers $47,120 $22.66 1,096,780
Construction Managers $114,990 $55.28 380,360
Cooks, Fast Food $30,890 $14.85 641,070
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $37,450 $18.01 441,050
Cooks, Restaurant $37,390 $17.98 1,409,890
Cooks, Short Order $35,880 $17.25 138,650
Correctional Officers and Jailers $58,940 $28.34 380,500
Cost Estimators $78,740 $37.86 224,220
Counter and Rental Clerks $41,300 $19.86 400,810
Couriers and Messengers $39,200 $18.85 68,640
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks $48,700 $23.41 179,750
Crane and Tower Operators $68,080 $32.73 42,890
Credit Analysts $83,510 $40.15 64,390
Crossing Guards and Flaggers $38,100 $18.32 94,360
Customer Service Representatives $44,770 $21.53 2,595,750
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $46,330 $22.27 171,200
Data Entry Keyers $41,340 $19.88 127,080
Data Scientists $120,230 $57.80 262,440
Database Administrators $104,620 $50.30 69,990
Database Architects $139,500 $67.07 67,140
Demonstrators and Product Promoters $39,320 $18.91 64,520
Dental Assistants $48,070 $23.11 387,790
Dental Hygienists $98,100 $47.16 222,740
Dentists, General $170,950 $82.19 124,390
Detectives and Criminal Investigators $93,790 $45.09 114,430
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers $96,590 $46.44 90,160
Dietitians and Nutritionists $76,400 $36.73 77,570
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $33,980 $16.34 542,750
Dishwashers $34,810 $16.73 477,450
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance $50,340 $24.20 202,810
Driver/Sales Workers $38,770 $18.64 409,180
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers $58,930 $28.33 83,080
Editors $77,920 $37.46 91,690
Education Administrators, All Other $95,200 $45.77 55,130
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $105,870 Not published 328,330
Education Administrators, Postsecondary $104,590 $50.29 180,470
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare $59,300 $28.51 73,660
Education Teachers, Postsecondary $75,350 Not published 60,830
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other $50,890 $24.47 118,590
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $64,330 $30.93 353,310
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians $78,190 $37.59 95,130
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment $74,090 $35.62 65,010
Electrical Engineers $120,630 $58.00 198,750
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $95,320 $45.83 131,070
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers $45,850 $22.04 246,970
Electricians $63,190 $30.38 757,220
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer $130,220 $62.60 96,900
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $63,970 Not published 1,388,390
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs $54,210 $26.06 154,800
Emergency Medical Technicians $44,470 $21.38 180,510
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other $78,350 $37.67 59,930
Engineers, All Other $122,930 $59.10 154,070
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary $78,760 Not published 57,720
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health $82,220 $39.53 89,250
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $76,590 $36.82 459,910
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors $47,160 $22.67 322,930
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $47,720 $22.94 60,840
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $45,760 $22.00 58,770
Facilities Managers $106,660 $51.28 156,180
Family Medicine Physicians $244,180 $117.39 107,510
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse $35,660 $17.15 265,500
Fast Food and Counter Workers $31,200 $15.00 3,854,050
File Clerks $43,600 $20.96 73,440
Financial and Investment Analysts $102,740 $49.40 361,980
Financial Examiners $94,160 $45.27 67,830
Financial Managers $166,570 $80.08 841,710
Financial Risk Specialists $117,330 $56.41 63,850
Financial Specialists, All Other $81,100 $38.99 132,130
Firefighters $59,280 $28.50 345,990
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $79,920 $38.42 812,210
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers $77,970 $37.49 53,380
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services $48,560 $23.34 103,190
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers $93,530 $44.96 99,140
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $44,080 $21.19 1,223,240
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers $49,100 $23.61 178,760
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers $58,430 $28.09 130,760
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $79,860 $38.39 617,500
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $87,520 $42.08 214,390
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $69,500 $33.41 1,436,680
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers $48,590 $23.36 114,110
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $106,040 $50.98 154,610
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $74,450 $35.79 673,430
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $48,520 $23.33 1,121,800
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers $55,940 $26.90 81,480
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $62,890 $30.23 623,640
Flight Attendants $63,580 Not published 131,650
Food Batchmakers $42,290 $20.33 174,520
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other $35,840 $17.23 84,630
Food Preparation Workers $35,320 $16.98 893,600
Food Processing Workers, All Other $39,680 $19.08 65,000
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $35,360 $17.00 293,900
Food Service Managers $69,390 $33.36 238,430
Fundraisers $72,550 $34.88 111,040
Gambling Dealers $34,320 $16.50 83,910
General and Operations Managers $105,770 $50.85 3,503,020
General Internal Medicine Physicians $256,560 $123.35 67,150
Glaziers $57,080 $27.44 58,480
Graphic Designers $62,960 $30.27 197,830
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $46,550 $22.38 67,000
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists $35,790 $17.21 305,710
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers $49,450 $23.78 51,710
Health Education Specialists $64,070 $30.80 65,690
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary $107,310 Not published 221,270
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other $50,290 $24.18 182,610
Healthcare Social Workers $67,880 $32.63 187,630
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other $48,430 $23.28 109,740
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers $61,010 $29.33 409,670
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $58,640 $28.19 2,062,040
Helpers--Electricians $42,670 $20.51 63,630
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers $39,630 $19.05 95,580
Helpers--Production Workers $39,070 $18.78 165,700
Highway Maintenance Workers $50,260 $24.16 154,960
Home Health and Personal Care Aides $35,800 $17.21 4,305,810
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop $31,200 $15.00 432,690
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks $35,070 $16.86 261,420
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping $50,610 $24.33 90,220
Human Resources Managers $149,280 $71.77 220,660
Human Resources Specialists $75,940 $36.51 912,430
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians $66,120 $31.79 75,570
Industrial Engineers $102,440 $49.25 365,740
Industrial Machinery Mechanics $64,520 $31.02 439,640
Industrial Production Managers $126,060 $60.61 246,250
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $46,420 $22.32 774,420
Information and Record Clerks, All Other $49,500 $23.80 134,920
Information Security Analysts $129,180 $62.11 190,650
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $48,570 $23.35 597,370
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other $49,230 $23.67 176,300
Instructional Coordinators $77,440 $37.23 227,760
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks $49,230 $23.67 214,260
Insurance Sales Agents $62,280 $29.94 479,100
Insurance Underwriters $81,370 $39.12 105,420
Interior Designers $67,190 $32.31 71,500
Interpreters and Translators $60,170 $28.93 52,060
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan $45,920 $22.08 148,060
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $36,840 $17.71 2,209,760
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education $62,680 Not published 108,870
Labor Relations Specialists $95,420 $45.87 64,810
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $40,240 $19.35 2,950,280
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $39,150 $18.82 952,640
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers $34,890 $16.78 198,040
Lawyers $159,670 $76.76 754,500
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $55,570 $26.72 156,280
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists $68,270 $32.82 133,790
Library Assistants, Clerical $36,910 $17.74 85,520
Library Technicians $44,580 $21.43 68,690
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $64,400 $30.96 648,410
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other $62,280 $29.94 73,910
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers $33,580 $16.14 157,550
Light Truck Drivers $44,860 $21.57 983,300
Loan Interviewers and Clerks $50,020 $24.05 164,790
Loan Officers $76,690 $36.87 274,330
Logisticians $82,320 $39.58 251,040
Machinists $58,750 $28.24 287,050
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists $95,480 $45.91 43,390
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $35,510 $17.07 860,670
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service $39,280 $18.89 55,230
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $49,590 $23.84 1,529,700
Maintenance Workers, Machinery $60,850 $29.25 60,020
Management Analysts $101,860 $48.97 898,280
Managers, All Other $141,900 $68.22 622,190
Manicurists and Pedicurists $35,760 $17.19 152,770
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $78,760 $37.87 899,580
Marketing Managers $166,790 $80.19 395,240
Marriage and Family Therapists $66,940 $32.18 66,740
Massage Therapists $58,450 $28.10 98,790
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers $38,300 $18.41 145,700
Mechanical Engineers $104,110 $50.05 296,810
Medical and Health Services Managers $123,860 $59.55 597,080
Medical Assistants $45,690 $21.97 817,870
Medical Equipment Preparers $47,700 $22.93 77,420
Medical Equipment Repairers $61,660 $29.64 65,990
Medical Records Specialists $51,140 $24.59 194,720
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists $103,410 $49.72 172,340
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $45,930 $22.08 961,610
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners $61,160 $29.41 142,860
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers $60,280 $28.98 132,810
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers $39,390 $18.94 165,220
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $64,370 Not published 620,090
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $44,650 $21.47 1,405,030
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $48,990 $23.55 94,920
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $65,510 $31.50 176,600
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $44,350 $21.32 150,470
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $47,180 $22.68 124,590
Natural Sciences Managers $167,220 $80.39 108,690
Network and Computer Systems Administrators $99,130 $47.66 314,340
Neurologists $248,560 $119.50 10,590
Nurse Anesthetists $236,590 $113.75 51,840
Nurse Practitioners $132,300 $63.61 323,040
Nursing Assistants $42,260 $20.32 1,448,910
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary $80,250 Not published 77,960
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists $90,150 $43.34 140,610
Occupational Therapists $100,330 $48.24 162,450
Occupational Therapy Assistants $72,300 $34.76 51,290
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other $45,670 $21.96 192,260
Office Clerks, General $45,010 $21.64 2,464,940
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $59,850 $28.78 478,090
Operations Research Analysts $88,940 $42.76 108,510
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians $45,570 $21.91 71,010
Opticians, Dispensing $47,260 $22.72 73,530
Order Clerks $46,170 $22.20 75,200
Orderlies $38,290 $18.41 52,440
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders $43,220 $20.78 379,060
Packers and Packagers, Hand $36,280 $17.44 559,820
Painters, Construction and Maintenance $49,400 $23.75 225,190
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $50,270 $24.17 96,130
Paralegals and Legal Assistants $62,890 $30.24 392,880
Paramedics $60,600 $29.13 100,610
Parking Attendants $35,150 $16.90 137,880
Parts Salespersons $38,630 $18.57 270,070
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks $58,260 $28.01 153,140
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other $41,600 $20.00 60,420
Personal Financial Advisors $105,070 $50.51 266,800
Pest Control Workers $45,250 $21.75 102,620
Pharmacists $140,910 $67.75 321,970
Pharmacy Technicians $45,750 $22.00 471,680
Phlebotomists $45,230 $21.75 143,540
Photographers $44,660 $21.47 51,760
Physical Therapist Assistants $68,380 $32.88 112,430
Physical Therapists $102,760 $49.40 267,330
Physician Assistants $135,880 $65.33 162,150
Physicians, All Other $265,930 $127.85 342,720
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $63,800 $30.67 465,840
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $76,210 $36.64 670,520
Postal Service Clerks $62,130 $29.87 73,720
Postal Service Mail Carriers $60,550 $29.11 328,820
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators $58,470 $28.11 105,200
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other $77,640 Not published 149,840
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education $38,140 $18.34 478,780
Printing Press Operators $45,780 $22.01 144,260
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists $66,270 $31.86 89,390
Procurement Clerks $50,580 $24.32 55,810
Producers and Directors $90,360 $43.44 143,120
Production Workers, All Other $40,110 $19.29 251,700
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks $59,650 $28.68 390,160
Project Management Specialists $102,320 $49.19 1,066,670
Property Appraisers and Assessors $67,960 $32.67 57,070
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers $69,990 $33.65 311,180
Protective Service Workers, All Other $42,540 $20.45 81,500
Psychiatric Technicians $45,130 $21.70 156,960
Public Relations Managers $146,910 $70.63 74,850
Public Relations Specialists $74,750 $35.94 283,380
Public Safety Telecommunicators $53,040 $25.50 102,500
Purchasing Managers $148,080 $71.19 84,320
Radiation Therapists $105,310 $50.63 17,070
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $80,110 $38.52 230,490
Real Estate Sales Agents $52,830 $25.40 193,370
Receptionists and Information Clerks $38,010 $18.27 910,180
Recreation Workers $36,560 $17.58 331,490
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors $49,690 $23.89 147,240
Registered Nurses $97,550 $46.90 3,379,720
Rehabilitation Counselors $46,850 $22.52 94,740
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks $44,390 $21.34 118,710
Residential Advisors $42,240 $20.31 84,760
Respiratory Therapists $82,280 $39.56 139,790
Retail Salespersons $35,410 $17.03 3,897,860
Roofers $55,440 $26.65 135,490
Sales and Related Workers, All Other $48,280 $23.21 93,180
Sales Engineers $124,900 $60.05 51,790
Sales Managers $148,270 $71.28 637,080
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $69,990 $33.65 1,256,010
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $72,080 $34.65 1,238,190
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $104,920 $50.44 284,800
School Bus Monitors $35,100 $16.88 78,420
School Psychologists $95,990 $46.15 63,940
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $72,040 Not published 1,065,210
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $47,540 $22.86 1,706,790
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents $78,660 $37.82 489,570
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers $60,070 $28.88 86,340
Security Guards $38,020 $18.28 1,283,470
Self-Enrichment Teachers $46,800 $22.50 332,110
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $51,610 $24.81 60,100
Sewing Machine Operators $36,670 $17.63 104,880
Sheet Metal Workers $61,800 $29.71 119,770
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $45,260 $21.76 816,870
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs $37,290 $17.93 248,530
Skincare Specialists $45,330 $21.79 72,890
Slaughterers and Meat Packers $40,130 $19.29 69,950
Social and Community Service Managers $80,390 $38.65 209,330
Social and Human Service Assistants $45,930 $22.08 437,860
Social Workers, All Other $71,900 $34.57 62,930
Software Developers $135,980 $65.38 1,687,890
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers $104,300 $50.14 186,740
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School $65,120 Not published 260,870
Special Education Teachers, Middle School $66,810 Not published 95,200
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School $74,260 Not published 163,930
Speech-Language Pathologists $97,870 $47.05 183,390
Stockers and Order Fillers $37,330 $17.95 2,833,810
Structural Iron and Steel Workers $62,780 $30.18 68,380
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters $51,330 $24.68 52,360
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors $59,350 $28.53 491,930
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term $41,670 $20.03 524,770
Surgical Technologists $64,650 $31.08 117,460
Surveying and Mapping Technicians $54,240 $26.08 58,010
Surveyors $75,440 $36.27 50,830
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents $62,370 $29.98 56,610
Tax Preparers $54,920 $26.40 76,480
Teachers and Instructors, All Other $66,140 Not published 113,790
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $36,780 Not published 1,420,350
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary $42,910 Not published 164,090
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers $63,890 $30.72 140,920
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers $74,330 $35.73 97,720
Telemarketers $35,450 $17.04 58,430
Tellers $43,030 $20.69 329,480
Tire Repairers and Changers $37,710 $18.13 108,410
Tool and Die Makers $64,050 $30.79 56,930
Tour and Travel Guides $38,120 $18.33 53,500
Training and Development Specialists $69,280 $33.31 458,300
Transportation Security Screeners $66,770 $32.10 50,290
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $107,230 $51.55 221,180
Travel Agents $50,160 $24.11 55,110
Tree Trimmers and Pruners $50,960 $24.50 55,160
Tutors $43,350 $20.84 175,070
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers $32,910 $15.82 121,770
Veterinarians $130,100 $62.55 83,900
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers $38,150 $18.34 126,580
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians $47,380 $22.78 129,140
Waiters and Waitresses $35,230 $16.94 2,270,910
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators $60,020 $28.86 128,490
Web and Digital Interface Designers $104,000 $50.00 113,330
Web Developers $92,650 $44.54 70,190
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping $46,380 $22.30 53,300
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $53,750 $25.84 416,210
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing $43,380 $20.86 61,420
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists $76,780 $36.91 18,120

The jobs people look up most

The best paid occupations

Ranked by median annual salary. The top of this list is almost entirely medical, and the gap between it and everything else is larger than most people expect.

Highest median salaries May 2025

OccupationMedian salaryJobs
Anesthesiologists $391,490 38,760
Physicians, All Other $265,930 342,720
General Internal Medicine Physicians $256,560 67,150
Neurologists $248,560 10,590
Family Medicine Physicians $244,180 107,510
Nurse Anesthetists $236,590 51,840
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers $232,140 103,560
Chief Executives $213,990 204,350
Computer and Information Systems Managers $175,140 670,570
Architectural and Engineering Managers $171,270 220,260
Dentists, General $170,950 124,390
Natural Sciences Managers $167,220 108,690

The full highest-paying ranking, and what it leaves out, or see how pay varies by state and why a higher median does not always mean more money in hand.

What these figures are

Every wage on this site comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 release. One survey and one release, so any two numbers here are genuinely comparable with each other. The survey asks employers what they pay rather than asking workers what they earn, which is the main reason these figures sit below the numbers on salary-sharing sites.

Nothing is interpolated, averaged across states, or converted between hourly and annual. Where the survey suppresses an estimate this site says so instead of filling the gap. How to read these figures covers what counts as pay, what is excluded, and the four ways this data is commonly misread, and hourly to salary converts a rate to an annual figure.

Common questions

Where does this salary data come from?

Every figure on this site is from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 release. It is an employer survey covering wage and salary workers in nonfarm establishments, which is why the numbers sit below self-reported figures on salary-sharing sites. Nothing here is interpolated or averaged by this site.

Is the median or the mean the better number?

The median, for almost every purpose. It is the salary of the person in the middle, so half earn more and half earn less. The mean is pulled upward by a small number of very high earners, which makes most jobs look better paid than they typically are. Both are published on every occupation page so you can see the gap.

Why is my job not listed?

This site covers 400 of the roughly 830 occupations the survey reports, chosen by employment size and measured search demand. Very small occupations are left out rather than published thin. Job titles also vary by employer, so the work may appear under a different name than the one on your contract.

Are these salaries before or after tax?

Before tax. They are gross pay including base rate, commissions, production bonuses and on-call pay, and they exclude employer benefit contributions, non-production bonuses and overtime premiums.