Salaries by Occupation

A

Occupations starting with A
Occupation	Median pay in the U.S.
Accountant and Auditor	$83,680/year
Actor	$29.05/hour
Actuary	$130,000/year
Acupuncturist	$76,040/year
Administrative Law Judge, Adjudicator, and Hearing Officer	$117,860/year
Administrative Services Manager	$114,130/year
Advertising Sales Agent	$64,820/year
Aerospace Engineer	$134,960/year
Agent and Business Manager of Artists, Performers, and Athletes	$82,890/year
Agricultural Engineer	$98,590/year
Agricultural Equipment Operator	$41,730/year
Agricultural Inspector	$49,940/year
Agricultural Technician	$49,630/year
Air Traffic Controller	$148,080/year
Aircraft Mechanic and Service Technician	$79,870/year
Airfield Operations Specialist	$56,850/year
Airline Pilot, Copilot, and Flight Engineer	$232,140/year
Anesthesiologist	$391,490/year
Animal Breeder	$51,130/year
Animal Caretaker	$35,360/year
Animal Control Worker	$45,660/year
Animal Scientist	$68,940/year
Animal Trainer	$39,990/year
Anthropologist and Archeologist	$70,770/year
Arbitrator, Mediator, and Conciliator	$75,530/year
Architect, Except Landscape and Naval	$99,280/year
Architecture Teacher, Postsecondary	$96,870/year
Archivist	$64,550/year
Art Director	$114,850/year
Astronomer	$128,820/year
Athlete and Sports Competitor	$66,710/year
Athletic Trainer	$62,520/year
Audiologist	$95,780/year
Automotive Service Technician and Mechanic	$50,620/year
Avionics Technician	$82,280/year

B

Occupations starting with B
Occupation	Median pay in the U.S.
Bailiff	$56,600/year
Baker	$37,160/year
Barber	$38,210/year
Bartender	$34,340/year
Bicycle Repairer	$42,780/year
Biochemist and Biophysicist	$127,410/year
Biological Science Teacher, Postsecondary	$84,620/year
Biological Scientists, All Other	$98,920/year
Biological Technician	$57,510/year
Boilermaker	$76,410/year
Brickmason and Blockmason	$62,120/year
Broadcast Announcer and Radio Disc Jockey	$47,340/year
Broadcast Technician	$59,570/year
Brokerage Clerk	$65,750/year
Budget Analyst	$91,640/year
Bus and Truck Mechanic and Diesel Engine Specialist	$61,770/year
Bus Driver, Transit and Intercity	$59,050/year
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$83,050/year
Buyer and Purchasing Agent	$77,710/year

C

Occupations starting with C
Occupation	Median pay in the U.S.
Camera Operator, Television, Video, and Film	$74,990/year
Cardiologist	$496,010/year
Cardiovascular Technologist and Technician	$74,310/year
Cargo and Freight Agent	$52,260/year
Carpenter	$60,580/year
Carpet Installer	$50,340/year
Cartographer and Photogrammetrist	$81,390/year
Cashier	$32,880/year
Cement Mason and Concrete Finisher	$57,020/year
Chef and Head Cook	$62,470/year
Chemical Engineer	$125,040/year
Chemical Technician	$60,390/year
Chemist	$91,240/year
Chief Executive	$213,990/year
Childcare Worker	$34,980/year
Choreographer	$55,310/year
Civil Engineer	$100,840/year
Civil Engineering Technologist and Technician	$64,950/year
Claims Adjuster, Examiner, and Investigator	$78,000/year
Clergy	$60,810/year
Clinical Laboratory Technologist and Technician	$62,930/year
Commercial Diver	$72,990/year
Commercial Pilot	$123,220/year
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other	$54,680/year
Community Health Worker	$51,850/year
Compliance Officer	$80,730/year
Computer Hardware Engineer	$161,740/year
Computer Network Architect	$134,050/year
Computer Network Support Specialist	$76,220/year
Computer Occupations, All Other	$116,580/year
Computer Programmer	$100,390/year
Computer Systems Analyst	$105,850/year
Computer User Support Specialist	$61,860/year
Concierge	$38,950/year
Conservation Scientist	$73,010/year
Construction and Building Inspector	$74,690/year
Construction Laborer	$47,120/year
Construction Manager	$114,990/year
Cost Estimator	$78,740/year
Costume Attendant	$50,400/year
Courier and Messenger	$39,200/year
Court Reporter and Simultaneous Captioner	$72,420/year
Craft Artist	$46,080/year
Credit Analyst	$83,510/year
Credit Counselor	$52,230/year
Crematory Operator	$43,650/year
Crossing Guard and Flagger	$38,100/year
Curator	$63,420/year
Customer Service Representative	$44,770/year

D

Occupations starting with D
Occupation	Median pay in the U.S.
Dancer	$24.80/hour
Data Entry Keyer	$41,340/year
Data Scientist	$120,230/year
Database Administrator	$104,620/year
Database Architect	$139,500/year
Demonstrator and Product Promoter	$39,320/year
Dental Assistant	$48,070/year
Dental Hygienist	$98,100/year
Dental Laboratory Technician	$49,610/year
Dentist, General	$170,950/year
Dermatologist	$328,730/year
Desktop Publisher	$55,290/year
Detective and Criminal Investigator	$93,790/year
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer	$96,590/year
Dietetic Technician	$37,640/year
Dietitian and Nutritionist	$76,400/year
Disc Jockey, Except Radio	$21.61/hour
Dishwasher	$34,810/year
Dredge Operator	$49,640/year

E

Occupations starting with E
Occupation	Median pay in the U.S.
Economist	$124,720/year
Editor	$77,920/year
Education Teacher, Postsecondary	$75,350/year
Electrical Engineer	$120,630/year
Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer	$95,320/year
Electrician	$63,190/year
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologist and Technician	$73,900/year
Embalmer	$58,780/year
Emergency Management Director	$93,330/year
Emergency Medical Technician	$44,470/year
Emergency Medicine Physician	$335,550/year
Engineering Teacher, Postsecondary	$109,270/year
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$78,350/year
Engineers, All Other	$122,930/year
Environmental Engineer	$107,110/year
Environmental Engineering Technologist and Technician	$59,920/year
Environmental Science Teacher, Postsecondary	$94,980/year
Environmental Scientist and Specialist, Including Health	$82,220/year
Epidemiologist	$87,220/year
Executive Secretary and Executive Administrative Assistant	$76,590/year
Exercise Physiologist	$59,460/year
Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor	$47,160/year
Explosives Worker, Ordnance Handling Expert, and Blaster	$61,390/year

F

Occupations starting with F
Occupation	Median pay in the U.S.
Facilities Manager	$106,660/year
Faller	$52,100/year
Family Medicine Physician	$244,180/year
Farm Equipment Mechanic and Service Technician	$56,550/year
Farm Labor Contractor	$58,460/year
Farmworker, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$36,670/year
Fashion Designer	$80,960/year
Fast Food and Counter Worker	$31,200/year
File Clerk	$43,600/year
Financial Examiner	$94,160/year
Financial Manager	$166,570/year
Financial Risk Specialist	$117,330/year
Financial Specialists, All Other	$81,100/year
Fine Artist, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	$55,490/year
Fire Inspector and Investigator	$75,920/year
Firefighter	$59,280/year
First-Line Supervisor of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$79,920/year
First-Line Supervisor of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$62,890/year
Flight Attendant	$63,580/year
Floor Layer, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$56,460/year
Floor Sander and Finisher	$50,440/year
Floral Designer	$37,360/year
Food Preparation Worker	$35,320/year
Food Science Technician	$52,130/year
Food Scientist and Technologist	$88,720/year
Food Service Manager	$69,390/year
Forensic Science Technician	$72,060/year
Forest Fire Inspector and Prevention Specialist	$56,870/year
Forester	$76,400/year
Fundraiser	$72,550/year
Fundraising Manager	$125,470/year
Funeral Attendant	$35,680/year
Funeral Home Manager	$78,790/year
Furniture Finisher	$44,540/year

G

Occupations starting with G
Occupation	Median pay in the U.S.
Gambling Dealer	$34,320/year
Gambling Manager	$93,220/year
Gas Plant Operator	$87,820/year
General Internal Medicine Physician	$256,560/year
Genetic Counselor	$100,040/year
Geographer	$102,040/year
Geography Teacher, Postsecondary	$97,590/year
Geological Technician, Except Hydrologic Technicians	$53,350/year
Geoscientist, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$101,920/year
Glazier	$57,080/year
Graphic Designer	$62,960/year

H

Occupations starting with H
Occupation	Median pay in the U.S.
Hairdresser, Hairstylist, and Cosmetologist	$35,790/year
Health Education Specialist	$64,070/year
Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrar	$68,020/year
Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary	$107,310/year
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$50,290/year
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$115,210/year
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$65,790/year
Healthcare Social Worker	$67,880/year
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$48,430/year
Hearing Aid Specialist	$65,160/year
Highway Maintenance Worker	$50,260/year
Historian	$76,750/year
Home Health and Personal Care Aide	$35,800/year
Human Resources Assistant, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$50,610/year
Human Resources Manager	$149,280/year
Human Resources Specialist	$75,940/year
Hydrologic Technician	$64,790/year
Hydrologist	$96,600/year

I

Occupations starting with I
Occupation	Median pay in the U.S.
Industrial Engineer	$102,440/year
Industrial Engineering Technologist and Technician	$66,120/year
Industrial Machinery Mechanic	$64,520/year
Industrial Production Manager	$126,060/year
Industrial-Organizational Psychologist	$193,950/year
Information Security Analyst	$129,180/year
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$49,230/year
Instructional Coordinator	$77,440/year
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerk	$49,230/year
Insurance Sales Agent	$62,280/year
Insurance Underwriter	$81,370/year
Interior Designer	$67,190/year
Interpreter and Translator	$60,170/year

J

Occupations starting with J
Occupation	Median pay in the U.S.
Janitor and Cleaner, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$36,840/year
Jeweler and Precious Stone and Metal Worker	$52,540/year
Judge, Magistrate Judge, and Magistrate	$153,990/year
Judicial Law Clerk	$64,920/year

K

Occupations starting with K
Occupation	Median pay in the U.S.
Kindergarten Teacher, Except Special Education	$62,680/year

L

Occupations starting with L
Occupation	Median pay in the U.S.
Labor Relations Specialist	$95,420/year
Landscape Architect	$79,870/year
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Worker	$39,150/year
Law Teacher, Postsecondary	$128,500/year
Lawyer	$159,670/year
Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant	$55,570/year
Librarian and Media Collections Specialist	$68,270/year
Library Technician	$44,580/year
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$62,280/year
Lifeguard, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Worker	$33,580/year
Light Truck Driver	$44,860/year
Lighting Technician	$68,060/year
Loan Officer	$76,690/year
Locksmith and Safe Repairer	$51,320/year
Locomotive Engineer	$81,410/year
Lodging Manager	$69,250/year
Logging Equipment Operator	$49,740/year
Logging Workers, All Other	$50,840/year
Logistician	$82,320/year

M

Occupations starting with M
Occupation	Median pay in the U.S.
Machinist	$58,750/year
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist	$95,480/year
Maid and Housekeeping Cleaner	$35,510/year
Makeup Artist, Theatrical and Performance	$97,150/year
Management Analyst	$101,860/year
Managers, All Other	$141,900/year
Manicurist and Pedicurist	$35,760/year
Marine Engineer and Naval Architect	$112,230/year
Market Research Analyst and Marketing Specialist	$78,760/year
Marketing Manager	$166,790/year
Massage Therapist	$58,450/year
Materials Engineer	$112,860/year
Materials Scientist	$117,790/year
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other	$81,490/year
Mathematician	$126,710/year
Mechanical Drafter	$71,550/year
Mechanical Engineer	$104,110/year
Mechanical Engineering Technologist and Technician	$74,510/year
Medical Appliance Technician	$48,030/year
Medical Assistant	$45,690/year
Medical Dosimetrist	$147,470/year
Medical Equipment Preparer	$47,700/year
Medical Equipment Repairer	$61,660/year
Medical Records Specialist	$51,140/year
Medical Scientist, Except Epidemiologists	$103,410/year
Medical Secretary and Administrative Assistant	$45,930/year
Medical Transcriptionist	$40,410/year
Meter Reader, Utilities	$48,150/year
Microbiologist	$87,990/year
Millwright	$65,700/year
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic, Except Engines	$65,510/year
Model	$48,470/year
Molder, Shaper, and Caster, Except Metal and Plastic	$46,170/year
Mortician, Undertaker, and Funeral Arranger	$55,010/year
Motorcycle Mechanic	$48,580/year
Museum Technician and Conservator	$51,440/year
Music Director and Composer	$73,710/year
Musician and Singer	$47.80/hour

N

Occupations starting with N
Occupation	Median pay in the U.S.
Natural Sciences Manager	$167,220/year
Neurologist	$248,560/year
News Analyst, Reporter, and Journalist	$62,200/year
Nuclear Engineer	$133,970/year
Nuclear Medicine Technologist	$101,370/year
Nuclear Power Reactor Operator	$122,890/year
Nuclear Technician	$110,240/year
Nurse Anesthetist	$236,590/year
Nurse Practitioner	$132,300/year
Nursing Assistant	$42,260/year
Nursing Instructor and Teacher, Postsecondary	$80,250/year

O

Occupations starting with O
Occupation	Median pay in the U.S.
Obstetrician and Gynecologist	$292,910/year
Occupational Therapist	$100,330/year
Occupational Therapy Aide	$39,160/year
Occupational Therapy Assistant	$72,300/year
Operations Research Analyst	$88,940/year
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician	$39,460/year
Ophthalmic Medical Technician	$45,570/year
Optometrist	$136,570/year
Order Clerk	$46,170/year
Orderly	$38,290/year
Orthodontist	$289,140/year
Orthopedic Surgeon, Except Pediatric	$358,550/year
Orthotist and Prosthetist	$81,110/year

P

Occupations starting with P
Occupation	Median pay in the U.S.
Paralegal and Legal Assistant	$62,890/year
Paramedic	$60,600/year
Parking Attendant	$35,150/year
Passenger Attendant	$37,720/year
Pediatrician, General	$210,040/year
Personal Financial Advisor	$105,070/year
Personal Service Managers, All Other	$69,770/year
Pest Control Worker	$45,250/year
Petroleum Engineer	$144,910/year
Pharmacist	$140,910/year
Pharmacy Aide	$37,680/year
Pharmacy Technician	$45,750/year
Phlebotomist	$45,230/year
Photographer	$44,660/year
Physical Scientists, All Other	$122,570/year
Physical Therapist	$102,760/year
Physical Therapist Aide	$35,240/year
Physician Assistant	$135,880/year
Physicians, All Other	$265,930/year
Physicist	$172,250/year
Pile Driver Operator	$73,300/year
Pipelayer	$49,000/year
Plumber, Pipefitter, and Steamfitter	$63,800/year
Podiatrist	$160,300/year
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer	$76,210/year
Political Science Teacher, Postsecondary	$98,070/year
Political Scientist	$142,080/year
Postal Service Clerk	$62,130/year
Postal Service Mail Carrier	$60,550/year
Postal Service Mail Sorter, Processor, and Processing Machine Operator	$58,470/year
Postmaster and Mail Superintendent	$96,660/year
Power Distributor and Dispatcher	$106,730/year
Power Plant Operator	$102,040/year
Prepress Technician and Worker	$48,690/year
Preschool Teacher, Except Special Education	$38,140/year
Printing Press Operator	$45,780/year
Private Detective and Investigator	$51,220/year
Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist	$66,270/year
Procurement Clerk	$50,580/year
Producer and Director	$90,360/year
Project Management Specialist	$102,320/year
Prosthodontist	$311,180/year
Psychiatric Aide	$44,910/year
Psychiatric Technician	$45,130/year
Psychiatrist	$281,870/year
Psychologists, All Other	$110,840/year
Psychology Teacher, Postsecondary	$80,340/year
Public Relations Manager	$146,910/year
Public Relations Specialist	$74,750/year
Public Safety Telecommunicator	$53,040/year
Purchasing Manager	$148,080/year

R

Occupations starting with R
Occupation	Median pay in the U.S.
Radiation Therapist	$105,310/year
Radiologic Technologist and Technician	$80,110/year
Radiologist	$420,860/year
Railroad Conductor and Yardmaster	$78,000/year
Real Estate Broker	$73,220/year
Real Estate Sales Agent	$52,830/year
Receptionist and Information Clerk	$38,010/year
Recreation Worker	$36,560/year
Recreational Therapist	$61,960/year
Registered Nurse	$97,550/year
Rehabilitation Counselor	$46,850/year
Residential Advisor	$42,240/year
Respiratory Therapist	$82,280/year
Retail Salesperson	$35,410/year
Rigger	$62,640/year
Roofer	$55,440/year
Rotary Drill Operator, Oil and Gas	$67,890/year

S

Occupations starting with S
Occupation	Median pay in the U.S.
Sailor and Marine Oiler	$51,520/year
Sales Engineer	$124,900/year
Sales Manager	$148,270/year
Sales Representative, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$104,920/year
Secondary School Teacher, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$72,040/year
Secretary and Administrative Assistant, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$47,540/year
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agent	$78,660/year
Security Guard	$38,020/year
Self-Enrichment Teacher	$46,800/year
Septic Tank Servicer and Sewer Pipe Cleaner	$49,880/year
Sewing Machine Operator	$36,670/year
Shampooer	$32,600/year
Sheet Metal Worker	$61,800/year
Ship Engineer	$109,530/year
Skincare Specialist	$45,330/year
Social Science Research Assistant	$61,990/year
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$101,110/year
Sociologist	$106,030/year
Sociology Teacher, Postsecondary	$84,290/year
Software Developer	$135,980/year
Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester	$104,300/year
Solar Photovoltaic Installer	$53,140/year
Sound Engineering Technician	$73,130/year
Special Effects Artist and Animator	$102,030/year
Speech-Language Pathologist	$97,870/year
Stationary Engineer and Boiler Operator	$78,620/year
Statistical Assistant	$50,330/year
Statistician	$105,650/year
Stonemason	$57,390/year
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselor	$59,350/year
Surgical Assistant	$66,800/year
Surgical Technologist	$64,650/year
Survey Researcher	$69,460/year
Surveyor	$75,440/year

T

Occupations starting with T
Occupation	Median pay in the U.S.
Tailor, Dressmaker, and Custom Sewer	$41,640/year
Tax Examiner and Collector, and Revenue Agent	$62,370/year
Tax Preparer	$54,920/year
Taxi Driver	$42,100/year
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$66,140/year
Teaching Assistant, Postsecondary	$42,910/year
Technical Writer	$90,390/year
Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer, Except Line Installers	$63,890/year
Telemarketer	$35,450/year
Telephone Operator	$41,740/year
Teller	$43,030/year
Therapists, All Other	$77,930/year
Title Examiner, Abstractor, and Searcher	$58,650/year
Tool Grinder, Filer, and Sharpener	$50,060/year
Tour and Travel Guide	$38,120/year
Traffic Technician	$59,090/year
Transportation Inspector	$92,100/year
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Manager	$107,230/year
Travel Agent	$50,160/year
Tutor	$43,350/year

U

Occupations starting with U
Occupation	Median pay in the U.S.
Umpire, Referee, and Other Sports Official	$40,710/year
Upholsterer	$46,340/year
Usher, Lobby Attendant, and Ticket Taker	$32,910/year

V

Occupations starting with V
Occupation	Median pay in the U.S.
Veterinarian	$130,100/year
Veterinary Technologist and Technician	$47,380/year

W

Occupations starting with W
Occupation	Median pay in the U.S.
Waiter and Waitress	$35,230/year
Web and Digital Interface Designer	$104,000/year
Web Developer	$92,650/year
Welder, Cutter, Solderer, and Brazer	$53,750/year
Wind Turbine Service Technician	$64,120/year
Word Processor and Typist	$49,280/year
Writer and Author	$76,910/year

Z

Occupations starting with Z
Occupation	Median pay in the U.S.
Zoologist and Wildlife Biologist	$76,780/year

Sources and update

Wages and employment: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.

Last updated October 21, 2026

How these figures are calculated