Data vintage · May 2025 · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
What every occupation pays, everywhere in the United States
Median, mean and percentile wages for 830 occupations across 51 states and 393 metro areas — 219,750 pages built directly from the federal Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
Most widely held occupations
Home Health and Personal Care Aid…4.3M · $35,800Retail Salespersons3.9M · $35,410Fast Food and Counter Workers3.9M · $31,200General and Operations Managers3.5M · $105,770Registered Nurses3.4M · $97,550Cashiers3.1M · $32,880Laborers and Freight, Stock, and …3M · $40,240Stockers and Order Fillers2.8M · $37,330Customer Service Representatives2.6M · $44,770Office Clerks, General2.5M · $45,010Waiters and Waitresses2.3M · $35,230Janitors and Cleaners, Except Mai…2.2M · $36,840Highest median pay
Pediatric Surgeons$559,030Cardiologists$496,010Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Fli…$232,140Chief Executives$213,990Industrial-Organizational Psychol…$193,950Computer and Information Systems …$175,140Physicists$172,250Computer Hardware Engineers$161,740Lawyers$159,670Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Ma…$153,990Air Traffic Controllers$148,080Petroleum Engineers$144,910Where pay goes furthest
Highest-paying metro, then the metro where that pay buys most after local prices.
Fast Food and Counter WorkersSan Jose → ModestoLaborers and Freight, Stock, and …San Francisco → Des MoinesStockers and Order FillersSeattle → HickorySecurity GuardsSeattle → AlbuquerqueMaintenance and Repair Workers, G…San Francisco → ToledoSecondary School Teachers, Except…San Jose → FresnoFirst-Line Supervisors of Retail …Seattle → AlbanyLight Truck DriversSan Jose → ChattanoogaManagement AnalystsSan Jose → BostonLandscaping and Groundskeeping Wo…Boston → Omaha