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Job Salaries in the US

How much do jobs pay? Median and average salaries, hourly pay, pay ranges and salary by state for 515 jobs, from the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey (May 2025, published 2026). The median for all US jobs is $50,980 a year.

Highest-paying jobs

Radiologist $420,860
Anesthesiologist $391,490
Emergency medicine physician $335,550
Obstetrician and gynecologist $292,910
Psychiatrist $281,870
General internal medicine physician $256,560
Family medicine physician $244,180
Nurse anesthetist $236,590
Airline pilot $232,140
CEO $213,990

Most common jobs

Home health and personal care aide $35,800
Retail salesperson $35,410
Fast food worker $31,200
General and operations manager $105,770
Registered nurse $97,550
Cashier $32,880
Warehouse laborer $40,240
Stocker and order filler $37,330
Customer service representative $44,770
Office clerk, general $45,010

Architecture and Engineering

Aerospace engineer $134,960
Architect $99,280
Architectural and civil drafter $66,150
Bioengineer and biomedical engineer $109,370
Chemical engineer $125,040
Civil engineer $100,840
Civil engineering technologist and technician $64,950
Computer hardware engineer $161,740
Electrical and electronic engineering technologist and technician $78,190
Electrical engineer $120,630
Electronics engineer $130,220
Environmental engineer $107,110
Health and safety engineer $115,160
Industrial engineer $102,440
Industrial engineering technologist and technician $66,120
Materials engineer $112,860
Mechanical drafter $71,550
Mechanical engineer $104,110
Mechanical engineering technologist and technician $74,510
Surveying and mapping technician $54,240
Surveyor $75,440

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media

Art director $114,850
Audio and video technician $58,100
Broadcast announcer and radio disc jockey $47,340
Broadcast technician $59,570
Camera operator, television, video, and film $74,990
Coach and scout $47,320
Commercial and industrial designer $83,910
Editor $77,920
Fashion designer $80,960
Film and video editor $75,420
Floral designer $37,360
Graphic designer $62,960
Interior designer $67,190
Interpreter and translator $60,170
Journalist $62,200
Merchandise displayer and window trimmer $39,390
Photographer $44,660
Producer and director $90,360
Public relations specialist $74,750
Technical writer $90,390
Writer and author $76,910

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance

First-line supervisor of housekeeping and janitorial workers $49,100
First-line supervisor of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers $58,430
Housekeeper $35,510
Janitor $36,840
Landscaping and groundskeeping worker $39,150
Pest control worker $45,250
Pesticide handler, sprayer, and applicator, vegetation $46,340
Tree trimmer and pruner $50,960

Business and Financial

Accountant $83,680
Budget analyst $91,640
Buyer and purchasing agent $77,710
Claims adjuster, examiner, and investigator $78,000
Compensation, benefit, and job analysis specialist $78,210
Compliance officer $80,730
Cost estimator $78,740
Credit analyst $83,510
Credit counselor $52,230
Financial advisor $105,070
Financial and investment analyst $102,740
Financial examiner $94,160
Financial risk specialist $117,330
Fundraiser $72,550
Human resources specialist $75,940
Insurance underwriter $81,370
Labor relations specialist $95,420
Loan officer $76,690
Logistician $82,320
Management analyst $101,860
Market research analyst and marketing specialist $78,760
Meeting, convention, and event planner $61,160
Project management specialist $102,320
Property appraiser and assessor $67,960
Tax examiner and collector, and revenue agent $62,370
Tax preparer $54,920
Training and development specialist $69,280

Community and Social Service

Child and family social worker $59,550
Clergy $60,810
Community health worker $51,850
Director, religious activity and education $52,100
Educational, guidance, and career counselor and advisor $64,330
Health education specialist $64,070
Healthcare social worker $67,880
Marriage and family therapist $66,940
Mental health and substance abuse social worker $60,280
Probation officer and correctional treatment specialist $66,270
Rehabilitation counselor $46,850
Social and human service assistant $45,930
Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselor $59,350

Computer and Mathematical

Actuary $130,000
Computer and information research scientist $140,300
Computer network architect $134,050
Computer network support specialist $76,220
Computer programmer $100,390
Computer systems analyst $105,850
Computer user support specialist $61,860
Data scientist $120,230
Database administrator $104,620
Database architect $139,500
Information security analyst $129,180
Network and computer systems administrator $99,130
Operations research analyst $88,940
Software developer $135,980
Software quality assurance analyst and tester $104,300
Statistician $105,650
Web and digital interface designer $104,000
Web developer $92,650

Construction and Extraction

Brickmason and blockmason $62,120
Carpenter $60,580
Carpenter helper $43,780
Cement mason and concrete finisher $57,020
Construction and building inspector $74,690
Construction laborer $47,120
Drywall and ceiling tile installer $58,930
Electrician $63,190
Electrician helper $42,670
Elevator and escalator installer and repairer $109,910
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operator, surface mining $57,430
Fence erector $47,980
First-line supervisor of construction trades and extraction workers $79,920
Floor layer $56,460
Glazier $57,080
Hazardous materials removal worker $49,450
Heavy equipment operator $59,850
Highway maintenance worker $50,260
Insulation worker, floor, ceiling, and wall $49,120
Insulation worker, mechanical $58,340
Miscellaneous construction and related worker $49,910
Painter, construction and maintenance $49,400
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operator $53,340
Pipelayer $49,000
Pipelayer, plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter helper $42,360
Plumber $63,800
Roofer $55,440
Roustabout, oil and gas $46,960
Septic tank servicer and sewer pipe cleaner $49,880
Service unit operator, oil and gas $58,160
Sheet metal worker $61,800
Solar photovoltaic installer $53,140
Structural iron and steel worker $62,780
Tile and stone setter $55,690

Education and Library

Adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructor $61,540
Art, drama, and music teacher, postsecondary $78,620
Biological science teacher, postsecondary $84,620
Business teacher, postsecondary $99,080
Career/technical education teacher, postsecondary $63,820
Career/technical education teacher, secondary school $66,270
Communications teacher, postsecondary $78,580
Computer science teacher, postsecondary $96,980
Education teacher, postsecondary $75,350
Elementary school teacher $63,970
Engineering teacher, postsecondary $109,270
English language and literature teacher, postsecondary $78,760
Health specialties teacher, postsecondary $107,310
High school teacher $72,040
Instructional coordinator $77,440
Kindergarten teacher $62,680
Law teacher, postsecondary $128,500
Librarian and media collections specialist $68,270
Library technician $44,580
Mathematical science teacher, postsecondary $79,940
Middle school teacher $64,370
Nursing instructor and teacher, postsecondary $80,250
Philosophy and religion teacher, postsecondary $80,260
Preschool teacher $38,140
Psychology teacher, postsecondary $80,340
Self-enrichment teacher $46,800
Special education teacher, kindergarten and elementary school $65,120
Special education teacher, middle school $66,810
Special education teacher, preschool $64,830
Special education teacher, secondary school $74,260
Substitute teacher, short-term $41,670
Teaching assistant $36,780
Teaching assistant, postsecondary $42,910
Tutor $43,350

Farming, Fishing and Forestry

Agricultural equipment operator $41,730
Farmworker and laborer, crop, nursery, and greenhouse $35,660
Farmworker, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animal $36,670
First-line supervisor of farming, fishing, and forestry workers $59,320
Grader and sorter, agricultural product $35,730
Logging equipment operator $49,740

Food Preparation and Serving

Bartender $34,340
Chef and head cook $62,470
Cook, institution and cafeteria $37,450
Cook, short order $35,880
Dining room and cafeteria attendant and bartender helper $33,980
Dishwasher $34,810
Fast food cook $30,890
Fast food worker $31,200
First-line supervisor of food preparation and serving workers $44,080
Food preparation worker $35,320
Food server, nonrestaurant $35,360
Host and hostess, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop $31,200
Restaurant cook $37,390
Waiter $35,230

Healthcare Practitioners

Anesthesiologist $391,490
Athletic trainer $62,520
Cardiovascular technologist and technician $74,310
Chiropractor $79,200
Clinical laboratory technologist and technician $62,930
Dental hygienist $98,100
Dentist $170,950
Diagnostic medical sonographer $96,590
Dietetic technician $37,640
Dietitian and nutritionist $76,400
Emergency medical technician $44,470
Emergency medicine physician $335,550
Family medicine physician $244,180
General internal medicine physician $256,560
Health information technologist and medical registrar $68,020
Licensed practical nurse $64,400
Magnetic resonance imaging technologist $95,480
Medical records specialist $51,140
Nurse anesthetist $236,590
Nurse practitioner $132,300
Obstetrician and gynecologist $292,910
Occupational therapist $100,330
Ophthalmic medical technician $45,570
Optician, dispensing $47,260
Optometrist $136,570
Paramedic $60,600
Pediatrician $210,040
Pharmacist $140,910
Pharmacy technician $45,750
Physical therapist $102,760
Physician assistant $135,880
Psychiatric technician $45,130
Psychiatrist $281,870
Radiologic technologist $80,110
Radiologist $420,860
Registered nurse $97,550
Respiratory therapist $82,280
Speech-language pathologist $97,870
Surgical assistant $66,800
Surgical technologist $64,650
Veterinarian $130,100
Veterinary technologist and technician $47,380

Healthcare Support

Dental assistant $48,070
Home health and personal care aide $35,800
Massage therapist $58,450
Medical assistant $45,690
Medical equipment preparer $47,700
Medical transcriptionist $40,410
Nursing assistant $42,260
Occupational therapy assistant $72,300
Orderly $38,290
Pharmacy aide $37,680
Phlebotomist $45,230
Physical therapist aide $35,240
Physical therapist assistant $68,380
Psychiatric aide $44,910
Veterinary assistant and laboratory animal caretaker $38,150

Installation, Maintenance and Repair

HVAC technician $61,010
Aircraft mechanic and service technician $79,870
Auto mechanic $50,620
Automotive body and related repairer $54,890
Automotive glass installer and repairer $47,630
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicer and repairer $47,450
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairer $47,810
Control and valve installer and repairer $74,340
Diesel mechanic $61,770
Electrical and electronics repairer, commercial and industrial equipment $74,090
Electrical and electronics repairer, powerhouse, substation, and relay $103,020
Electrical power-line installer and repairer $95,320
Farm equipment mechanic and service technician $56,550
First-line supervisor of mechanics, installers, and repairers $79,860
Home appliance repairer $50,990
Industrial machinery mechanic $64,520
Installation, maintenance, and repair worker helper $39,630
Maintenance and repair worker, general $49,590
Maintenance worker, machinery $60,850
Mechanical door repairer $55,720
Medical equipment repairer $61,660
Millwright $65,700
Mobile heavy equipment mechanic $65,510
Motorboat mechanic and service technician $57,550
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanic $47,880
Rail car repairer $67,530
Rigger $62,640
Security and fire alarm systems installer $60,070
Telecommunications equipment installer and repairer $63,890
Telecommunications line installer and repairer $74,330
Tire repairer and changer $37,710

Legal

Judge, magistrate judge, and magistrate $153,990
Lawyer $159,670
Paralegal $62,890
Title examiner, abstractor, and searcher $58,650

Management

CEO $213,990
Administrative services manager $114,130
Advertising and promotions manager $133,660
Architectural and engineering manager $171,270
Compensation and benefits manager $149,230
Computer and information systems manager $175,140
Construction manager $114,990
Education administrator, kindergarten through secondary $105,870
Education administrator, postsecondary $104,590
Education and childcare administrator, preschool and daycare $59,300
Entertainment and recreation manager $79,520
Facilities manager $106,660
Financial manager $166,570
Food service manager $69,390
Fundraising manager $125,470
General and operations manager $105,770
Human resources manager $149,280
Industrial production manager $126,060
Lodging manager $69,250
Marketing manager $166,790
Medical and health services manager $123,860
Natural sciences manager $167,220
Property, real estate, and community association manager $69,990
Public relations manager $146,910
Purchasing manager $148,080
Sales manager $148,270
Social and community service manager $80,390
Training and development manager $133,000
Transportation, storage, and distribution manager $107,230

Office and Administrative Support

Administrative assistant $47,540
Bill and account collector $47,030
Billing and posting clerk $48,500
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerk $50,670
Brokerage clerk $65,750
Cargo and freight agent $52,260
Courier and messenger $39,200
Court, municipal, and license clerk $48,700
Customer service representative $44,770
Data entry keyer $41,340
Dispatcher $50,340
Eligibility interviewer, government program $54,210
Executive assistant $76,590
File clerk $43,600
First-line supervisor of office and administrative support workers $69,500
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerk $35,070
Human resources assistant $50,610
Insurance claim and policy processing clerk $49,230
Interviewer $45,920
Legal secretary and administrative assistant $55,570
Library assistant, clerical $36,910
Loan interviewer and clerk $50,020
Mail carrier $60,550
Mail clerk and mail machine operator $39,280
Medical secretary and administrative assistant $45,930
New accounts clerk $47,670
Office clerk, general $45,010
Office machine operator $40,960
Order clerk $46,170
Payroll and timekeeping clerk $58,260
Postal service clerk $62,130
Postal service mail sorter, processor, and processing machine operator $58,470
Procurement clerk $50,580
Production, planning, and expediting clerk $59,650
Public safety telecommunicator $53,040
Receptionist and information clerk $38,010
Reservation and transportation ticket agent and travel clerk $44,390
Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerk $45,260
Switchboard operator $38,630
Teller $43,030
Weigher, measurer, checker, and sampler, recordkeeping $46,380
Word processor and typist $49,280

Personal Care and Service

Amusement and recreation attendant $32,150
Animal caretaker $35,360
Baggage porter and bellhop $37,080
Childcare worker $34,980
Concierge $38,950
Exercise trainer and group fitness instructor $47,160
First-line supervisor of entertainment and recreation workers $48,560
First-line supervisor of gambling services workers $63,820
First-line supervisor of personal service workers $48,590
Funeral attendant $35,680
Gambling dealer $34,320
Hairstylist $35,790
Manicurist and pedicurist $35,760
Mortician, undertaker, and funeral arranger $55,010
Recreation worker $36,560
Residential advisor $42,240
Skincare specialist $45,330
Tour and travel guide $38,120
Usher, lobby attendant, and ticket taker $32,910

Production

Aircraft structure, surface, rigging, and systems assembler $65,380
Baker $37,160
Butcher and meat cutter $40,140
Cabinetmaker and bench carpenter $46,680
Chemical equipment operator and tender $58,040
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setter, operator, and tender $48,250
Computer numerically controlled tool operator $50,690
Computer numerically controlled tool programmer $68,120
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setter, operator, and tender $48,540
Cutting and slicing machine setter, operator, and tender $46,570
Cutting, punching, and press machine setter, operator, and tender, metal and plastic $46,330
Dental laboratory technician $49,610
Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assembler $45,850
Engine and other machine assembler $53,710
Extruding and drawing machine setter, operator, and tender, metal and plastic $47,720
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setter, operator, and tender $45,760
First-line supervisor of production and operating workers $74,450
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operator and tender $44,810
Food batchmaker $42,290
Food cooking machine operator and tender $41,590
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setter, operator, and tender, metal and plastic $46,550
Inspector, tester, sorter, sampler, and weigher $48,570
Jeweler and precious stone and metal worker $52,540
Laundry and dry-cleaning worker $34,890
Machinist $58,750
Meat, poultry, and fish cutter and trimmer $38,300
Miscellaneous assembler and fabricator $44,650
Mixing and blending machine setter, operator, and tender $48,990
Molder, shaper, and caster $46,170
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setter, operator, and tender, metal and plastic $44,350
Multiple machine tool setter, operator, and tender, metal and plastic $47,180
Packaging and filling machine operator and tender $43,220
Paper goods machine setter, operator, and tender $50,270
Petroleum pump system operator, refinery operator, and gauger $96,710
Plating machine setter, operator, and tender, metal and plastic $43,960
Power plant operator $102,040
Prepress technician and worker $48,690
Presser, textile, garment, and related material $35,060
Print binding and finishing worker $42,290
Printing press operator $45,780
Production worker helper $39,070
Rolling machine setter, operator, and tender, metal and plastic $50,140
Sawing machine setter, operator, and tender, wood $42,770
Semiconductor processing technician $51,430
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setter, operator, and tender $51,610
Sewing machine operator $36,670
Slaughterer and meat packer $40,130
Stationary engineer and boiler operator $78,620
Structural metal fabricator and fitter $51,330
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setter, operator, and tender $38,670
Tire builder $57,390
Tool and die maker $64,050
Upholsterer $46,340
Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operator $60,020
Welder $53,750
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setter, operator, and tender $47,920
Woodworking machine setter, operator, and tender $43,380

Protective Service

Correctional officer $58,940
Crossing guard and flagger $38,100
Detective $93,790
Firefighter $59,280
First-line supervisor of correctional officers $77,970
First-line supervisor of firefighting and prevention workers $93,530
First-line supervisor of police and detectives $106,040
First-line supervisor of security workers $55,940
Lifeguard, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service worker $33,580
Police officer $76,210
Private detective and investigator $51,220
School bus monitor $35,100
Security guard $38,020
Transportation security screener $66,770

Sales

Advertising sales agent $64,820
Cashier $32,880
Counter and rental clerk $41,300
Demonstrator and product promoter $39,320
First-line supervisor of non-retail sales workers $87,520
First-line supervisor of retail sales workers $48,520
Gambling change person and booth cashier $36,220
Insurance sales agent $62,280
Parts salesperson $38,630
Real estate agent $52,830
Real estate broker $73,220
Retail salesperson $35,410
Sales engineer $124,900
Sales representative of services $69,990
Sales representative, wholesale and manufacturing $72,080
Sales representative, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific product $104,920
Security, commodity, and financial services sales agent $78,660
Telemarketer $35,450
Travel agent $50,160

Science

Biochemist and biophysicist $127,410
Biological technician $57,510
Chemical technician $60,390
Chemist $91,240
Clinical and counseling psychologist $100,580
Conservation scientist $73,010
Environmental science and protection technician $55,090
Environmental scientist and specialist $82,220
Forest and conservation technician $54,560
Geoscientist $101,920
Medical scientist $103,410
Occupational health and safety specialist $90,150
Occupational health and safety technician $61,560
Physicist $172,250
School psychologist $95,990
Social science research assistant $61,990
Urban and regional planner $89,320

Transportation and Material Moving

Air traffic controller $148,080
Aircraft service attendant $40,450
Airline pilot $232,140
Automotive and watercraft service attendant $35,670
Bus driver $59,050
Captains, mates, and pilot of water vessels $92,460
Cleaner of vehicles and equipment $35,830
Commercial pilot $123,220
Conveyor operator and tender $42,420
Crane and tower operator $68,080
Driver/sales worker $38,770
First-line supervisor of transportation and material moving workers $62,890
Flight attendant $63,580
Industrial truck and tractor operator $46,420
Light truck driver $44,860
Locomotive engineer $81,410
Machine feeder and offbearer $41,220
Packer and packager, hand $36,280
Parking attendant $35,150
Passenger attendant $37,720
Railroad conductor and yardmaster $78,000
Refuse and recyclable material collector $49,690
Sailor and marine oiler $51,520
School bus driver $47,920
Shuttle driver and chauffeur $37,290
Stocker and order filler $37,330
Taxi driver $42,100
Transportation inspector $92,100
Truck driver $58,640
Warehouse laborer $40,240

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Medians are yearly pay before tax for wage and salary workers.

About the Job Salaries

Job Salaries shows what more than 500 US jobs pay, from nurses and electricians to software developers and truck drivers. Each job has its median and average salary, hourly and monthly pay, the pay range from the lowest-paid 10% to the top 10%, and a table of pay in every state. The figures come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, the largest survey of US pay, in its latest release.

How to use it

1 Search for a job or pick one from the list.
2 Read the median salary, hourly pay and the pay range.
3 Check the salary by state to see where the job pays most.
4 Open the take-home pay calculator to see the salary after tax.

Frequently asked questions

Where do these salaries come from?

From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, which collects pay for about 1.1 million workplaces. The figures are from the May 2025 survey, published in 2026; the next release, for May 2026, is due in spring 2027.

What is the difference between median and average salary?

The median is the middle salary: half of workers earn more and half earn less. The average (mean) adds all salaries and divides by the number of workers, so a few very high earners pull it up. The median is usually the better guide to typical pay.

Do these salaries include tax?

No. They are gross wages before tax and deductions, and they leave out bonuses that are not paid regularly, benefits and self-employed workers. Use the take-home pay calculator to see the salary after federal and state tax.

What is the median salary in the US?

The median for all jobs in the US is $50,980 a year, or $24.51 an hour, in the May 2025 BLS survey. The average is $69,770.

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