Median pay for the 50 most common jobs in the 20 largest U.S. metro areas
Updated
Registered nurses earn a median $186,610 a year in the San Francisco area and $83,550 in the Orlando area: 2.2 times as much for the same job. Below, the median pay of the 50 most common U.S. jobs in the 20 metro areas with the most jobs (BLS, May 2025).
Median annual pay of registered nurses, by metro area, May 2025. Dashed line: U.S. median ($97,550). Source: BLS, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
Where the same job pays most differently
Registered Nurses: $186,610 in San Francisco, $83,550 in Orlando (2.2 times).
Home Health and Personal Care Aides: $48,210 in Seattle, $23,440 in Houston (2.1 times).
Electricians: $102,350 in Chicago, $50,820 in Orlando (2.0 times).
Teaching Assistants: $53,950 in Seattle, $29,300 in Houston (1.8 times).
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists: $123,250 in San Francisco, $67,370 in Houston (1.8 times).
Pick a metro area
New York area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ: median annual pay, May 2025
Job
New York
U.S.
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
$39,680
$35,800
Retail Salespersons
$38,280
$35,410
Fast Food and Counter Workers
$35,420
$31,200
General and Operations Managers
$157,000
$105,770
Registered Nurses
$119,720
$97,550
Cashiers
$35,950
$32,880
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
$43,290
$40,240
Stockers and Order Fillers
$38,600
$37,330
Customer Service Representatives
$49,590
$44,770
Office Clerks, General
$47,670
$45,010
Waiters and Waitresses
$47,610
$35,230
Janitors and Cleaners
$42,840
$36,840
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
$65,040
$58,640
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$51,440
$47,540
Software Developers
$166,830
$135,980
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
$59,550
$49,590
Accountants and Auditors
$105,650
$83,680
Nursing Assistants
$49,270
$42,260
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
$80,760
$69,500
Teaching Assistants
$38,890
$36,780
Cooks, Restaurant
$43,740
$37,390
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
$39,640
$44,650
Elementary School Teachers
$96,900
$63,970
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
$60,640
$50,670
Security Guards
$43,980
$38,020
Sales Representatives of Services
$93,750
$69,990
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
$81,140
$72,080
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
$48,690
$44,080
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
$58,930
$48,520
Construction Laborers
$61,270
$47,120
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
$92,120
$83,050
Project Management Specialists
$126,660
$102,320
Secondary School Teachers
$100,800
$72,040
Light Truck Drivers
$47,440
$44,860
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$49,230
$45,930
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
$45,530
$39,150
Human Resources Specialists
$89,780
$75,940
Receptionists and Information Clerks
$44,690
$38,010
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
$100,520
$78,760
Management Analysts
$124,390
$101,860
Food Preparation Workers
$35,670
$35,320
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
$44,010
$35,510
Financial Managers
$221,010
$166,570
Medical Assistants
$48,370
$45,690
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
$46,550
$45,260
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
$103,990
$79,920
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
$46,930
$46,420
Electricians
$79,020
$63,190
Bartenders
$61,220
$34,340
Lawyers
$208,880
$159,670
Los Angeles area
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA: median annual pay, May 2025
Job
Los Angeles
U.S.
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
$34,320
$35,800
Retail Salespersons
$37,700
$35,410
Fast Food and Counter Workers
$42,110
$31,200
General and Operations Managers
$125,830
$105,770
Registered Nurses
$135,560
$97,550
Cashiers
$36,980
$32,880
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
$42,390
$40,240
Stockers and Order Fillers
$38,650
$37,330
Customer Service Representatives
$48,840
$44,770
Office Clerks, General
$48,100
$45,010
Waiters and Waitresses
$35,850
$35,230
Janitors and Cleaners
$38,720
$36,840
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
$60,340
$58,640
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$53,550
$47,540
Software Developers
$160,920
$135,980
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
$56,520
$49,590
Accountants and Auditors
$94,360
$83,680
Nursing Assistants
$47,380
$42,260
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
$77,530
$69,500
Teaching Assistants
$46,240
$36,780
Cooks, Restaurant
$44,460
$37,390
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
$46,190
$44,650
Elementary School Teachers
$101,860
$63,970
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
$58,590
$50,670
Security Guards
$40,030
$38,020
Sales Representatives of Services
$79,450
$69,990
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
$74,490
$72,080
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
$46,970
$44,080
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
$51,390
$48,520
Construction Laborers
$58,810
$47,120
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
$82,750
$83,050
Project Management Specialists
$108,310
$102,320
Secondary School Teachers
$100,960
$72,040
Light Truck Drivers
$46,500
$44,860
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$51,410
$45,930
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
$44,650
$39,150
Human Resources Specialists
$80,220
$75,940
Receptionists and Information Clerks
$43,280
$38,010
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
$82,990
$78,760
Management Analysts
$104,930
$101,860
Food Preparation Workers
$39,770
$35,320
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
$43,530
$35,510
Financial Managers
$175,310
$166,570
Medical Assistants
$47,760
$45,690
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
$45,980
$45,260
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
$97,600
$79,920
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
$46,600
$46,420
Electricians
$73,810
$63,190
Bartenders
$35,510
$34,340
Lawyers
$194,410
$159,670
Chicago area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN: median annual pay, May 2025
Job
Chicago
U.S.
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
$38,180
$35,800
Retail Salespersons
$35,820
$35,410
Fast Food and Counter Workers
$34,630
$31,200
General and Operations Managers
$109,390
$105,770
Registered Nurses
$100,490
$97,550
Cashiers
$35,010
$32,880
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
$40,550
$40,240
Stockers and Order Fillers
$38,450
$37,330
Customer Service Representatives
$47,100
$44,770
Office Clerks, General
$46,330
$45,010
Waiters and Waitresses
$31,200
$35,230
Janitors and Cleaners
$38,470
$36,840
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
$62,300
$58,640
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$50,440
$47,540
Software Developers
$134,380
$135,980
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
$58,020
$49,590
Accountants and Auditors
$82,360
$83,680
Nursing Assistants
$46,940
$42,260
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
$71,730
$69,500
Teaching Assistants
$37,840
$36,780
Cooks, Restaurant
$38,930
$37,390
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
$43,650
$44,650
Elementary School Teachers
$78,390
$63,970
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
$51,440
$50,670
Security Guards
$39,990
$38,020
Sales Representatives of Services
$70,710
$69,990
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
$75,350
$72,080
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
$42,650
$44,080
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
$48,900
$48,520
Construction Laborers
$60,890
$47,120
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
$81,170
$83,050
Project Management Specialists
$105,320
$102,320
Secondary School Teachers
$98,970
$72,040
Light Truck Drivers
$47,950
$44,860
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$47,680
$45,930
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
$45,280
$39,150
Human Resources Specialists
$78,210
$75,940
Receptionists and Information Clerks
$38,060
$38,010
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
$80,400
$78,760
Management Analysts
$105,090
$101,860
Food Preparation Workers
$35,410
$35,320
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
$37,310
$35,510
Financial Managers
$168,810
$166,570
Medical Assistants
$47,270
$45,690
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
$47,740
$45,260
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
$111,260
$79,920
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
$47,950
$46,420
Electricians
$102,350
$63,190
Bartenders
$31,200
$34,340
Lawyers
$165,660
$159,670
Dallas area
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX: median annual pay, May 2025
Job
Dallas
U.S.
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
$26,900
$35,800
Retail Salespersons
$33,400
$35,410
Fast Food and Counter Workers
$28,070
$31,200
General and Operations Managers
$111,010
$105,770
Registered Nurses
$101,420
$97,550
Cashiers
$29,910
$32,880
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
$38,510
$40,240
Stockers and Order Fillers
$37,590
$37,330
Customer Service Representatives
$44,990
$44,770
Office Clerks, General
$44,060
$45,010
Waiters and Waitresses
$24,160
$35,230
Janitors and Cleaners
$34,860
$36,840
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
$59,530
$58,640
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$47,450
$47,540
Software Developers
$133,290
$135,980
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
$48,860
$49,590
Accountants and Auditors
$82,620
$83,680
Nursing Assistants
$38,530
$42,260
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
$73,070
$69,500
Teaching Assistants
$31,480
$36,780
Cooks, Restaurant
$36,490
$37,390
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
$38,340
$44,650
Elementary School Teachers
$65,070
$63,970
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
$51,720
$50,670
Security Guards
$36,680
$38,020
Sales Representatives of Services
$63,280
$69,990
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
$64,940
$72,080
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
$37,730
$44,080
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
$47,320
$48,520
Construction Laborers
$43,960
$47,120
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
$83,600
$83,050
Project Management Specialists
$98,900
$102,320
Secondary School Teachers
$65,890
$72,040
Light Truck Drivers
$44,050
$44,860
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$45,630
$45,930
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
$37,680
$39,150
Human Resources Specialists
$70,700
$75,940
Receptionists and Information Clerks
$37,060
$38,010
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
$75,240
$78,760
Management Analysts
$102,860
$101,860
Food Preparation Workers
$30,740
$35,320
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
$31,670
$35,510
Financial Managers
$169,200
$166,570
Medical Assistants
$43,100
$45,690
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
$44,310
$45,260
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
$76,230
$79,920
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
$47,230
$46,420
Electricians
$59,010
$63,190
Bartenders
$24,170
$34,340
Lawyers
$168,510
$159,670
Houston area
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX: median annual pay, May 2025
Job
Houston
U.S.
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
$23,440
$35,800
Retail Salespersons
$31,340
$35,410
Fast Food and Counter Workers
$27,570
$31,200
General and Operations Managers
$119,600
$105,770
Registered Nurses
$99,830
$97,550
Cashiers
$29,350
$32,880
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
$38,000
$40,240
Stockers and Order Fillers
$36,890
$37,330
Customer Service Representatives
$40,380
$44,770
Office Clerks, General
$40,370
$45,010
Waiters and Waitresses
$22,080
$35,230
Janitors and Cleaners
$30,650
$36,840
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
$56,840
$58,640
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$46,750
$47,540
Software Developers
$129,440
$135,980
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
$46,710
$49,590
Accountants and Auditors
$85,090
$83,680
Nursing Assistants
$37,970
$42,260
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
$65,990
$69,500
Teaching Assistants
$29,300
$36,780
Cooks, Restaurant
$35,050
$37,390
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
$37,890
$44,650
Elementary School Teachers
$64,500
$63,970
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
$49,460
$50,670
Security Guards
$35,460
$38,020
Sales Representatives of Services
$63,090
$69,990
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
$73,030
$72,080
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
$36,410
$44,080
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
$46,970
$48,520
Construction Laborers
$41,350
$47,120
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
$82,060
$83,050
Project Management Specialists
$99,510
$102,320
Secondary School Teachers
$65,540
$72,040
Light Truck Drivers
$43,920
$44,860
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$44,210
$45,930
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
$36,280
$39,150
Human Resources Specialists
$72,550
$75,940
Receptionists and Information Clerks
$35,350
$38,010
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
$67,370
$78,760
Management Analysts
$101,120
$101,860
Food Preparation Workers
$35,020
$35,320
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
$29,740
$35,510
Financial Managers
$166,910
$166,570
Medical Assistants
$42,110
$45,690
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
$41,590
$45,260
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
$76,020
$79,920
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
$45,990
$46,420
Electricians
$59,180
$63,190
Bartenders
$22,770
$34,340
Lawyers
$157,980
$159,670
Washington area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV: median annual pay, May 2025
Job
Washington
U.S.
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
$38,530
$35,800
Retail Salespersons
$36,610
$35,410
Fast Food and Counter Workers
$34,600
$31,200
General and Operations Managers
$156,460
$105,770
Registered Nurses
$102,710
$97,550
Cashiers
$35,470
$32,880
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
$42,590
$40,240
Stockers and Order Fillers
$37,870
$37,330
Customer Service Representatives
$46,220
$44,770
Office Clerks, General
$51,880
$45,010
Waiters and Waitresses
$46,040
$35,230
Janitors and Cleaners
$37,840
$36,840
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
$59,820
$58,640
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$53,660
$47,540
Software Developers
$154,930
$135,980
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
$57,240
$49,590
Accountants and Auditors
$102,140
$83,680
Nursing Assistants
$45,730
$42,260
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
$76,400
$69,500
Teaching Assistants
$46,200
$36,780
Cooks, Restaurant
$42,920
$37,390
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
$46,400
$44,650
Elementary School Teachers
$79,470
$63,970
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
$59,290
$50,670
Security Guards
$46,830
$38,020
Sales Representatives of Services
$78,110
$69,990
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
$74,730
$72,080
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
$47,580
$44,080
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
$50,530
$48,520
Construction Laborers
$47,430
$47,120
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
$104,770
$83,050
Project Management Specialists
$127,030
$102,320
Secondary School Teachers
$80,300
$72,040
Light Truck Drivers
$46,360
$44,860
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$48,280
$45,930
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
$42,700
$39,150
Human Resources Specialists
$100,830
$75,940
Receptionists and Information Clerks
$41,240
$38,010
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
$87,160
$78,760
Management Analysts
$126,830
$101,860
Food Preparation Workers
$37,630
$35,320
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
$37,840
$35,510
Financial Managers
$185,270
$166,570
Medical Assistants
$46,640
$45,690
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
$47,620
$45,260
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
$83,540
$79,920
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
$49,710
$46,420
Electricians
$75,930
$63,190
Bartenders
$48,030
$34,340
Lawyers
$195,190
$159,670
Philadelphia area
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: median annual pay, May 2025
Job
Philadelphia
U.S.
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
$29,800
$35,800
Retail Salespersons
$34,810
$35,410
Fast Food and Counter Workers
$32,220
$31,200
General and Operations Managers
$121,630
$105,770
Registered Nurses
$101,180
$97,550
Cashiers
$33,050
$32,880
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
$43,460
$40,240
Stockers and Order Fillers
$36,800
$37,330
Customer Service Representatives
$47,070
$44,770
Office Clerks, General
$47,060
$45,010
Waiters and Waitresses
$36,570
$35,230
Janitors and Cleaners
$36,930
$36,840
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
$59,370
$58,640
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$48,850
$47,540
Software Developers
$133,040
$135,980
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
$50,200
$49,590
Accountants and Auditors
$85,990
$83,680
Nursing Assistants
$46,220
$42,260
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
$72,700
$69,500
Teaching Assistants
$36,080
$36,780
Cooks, Restaurant
$38,270
$37,390
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
$42,240
$44,650
Elementary School Teachers
$78,570
$63,970
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
$52,710
$50,670
Security Guards
$37,450
$38,020
Sales Representatives of Services
$71,020
$69,990
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
$76,580
$72,080
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
$46,580
$44,080
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
$50,130
$48,520
Construction Laborers
$55,120
$47,120
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
$86,900
$83,050
Project Management Specialists
$104,160
$102,320
Secondary School Teachers
$80,560
$72,040
Light Truck Drivers
$45,740
$44,860
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$47,120
$45,930
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
$42,130
$39,150
Human Resources Specialists
$76,700
$75,940
Receptionists and Information Clerks
$38,030
$38,010
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
$79,420
$78,760
Management Analysts
$100,920
$101,860
Food Preparation Workers
$34,560
$35,320
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
$35,550
$35,510
Financial Managers
$166,920
$166,570
Medical Assistants
$45,890
$45,690
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
$46,140
$45,260
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
$95,840
$79,920
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
$49,260
$46,420
Electricians
$74,590
$63,190
Bartenders
$36,040
$34,340
Lawyers
$170,660
$159,670
Atlanta area
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA: median annual pay, May 2025
Job
Atlanta
U.S.
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
$29,920
$35,800
Retail Salespersons
$32,850
$35,410
Fast Food and Counter Workers
$27,780
$31,200
General and Operations Managers
$111,410
$105,770
Registered Nurses
$100,490
$97,550
Cashiers
$30,010
$32,880
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
$39,020
$40,240
Stockers and Order Fillers
$36,160
$37,330
Customer Service Representatives
$42,710
$44,770
Office Clerks, General
$43,330
$45,010
Waiters and Waitresses
$18,460
$35,230
Janitors and Cleaners
$35,940
$36,840
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
$59,100
$58,640
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$45,270
$47,540
Software Developers
$132,960
$135,980
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
$49,630
$49,590
Accountants and Auditors
$85,820
$83,680
Nursing Assistants
$39,350
$42,260
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
$69,990
$69,500
Teaching Assistants
$29,500
$36,780
Cooks, Restaurant
$37,230
$37,390
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
$38,960
$44,650
Elementary School Teachers
$76,570
$63,970
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
$51,170
$50,670
Security Guards
$35,150
$38,020
Sales Representatives of Services
$78,950
$69,990
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
$64,990
$72,080
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
$39,240
$44,080
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
$48,300
$48,520
Construction Laborers
$42,010
$47,120
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
$80,020
$83,050
Project Management Specialists
$103,400
$102,320
Secondary School Teachers
$77,210
$72,040
Light Truck Drivers
$44,960
$44,860
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$46,370
$45,930
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
$38,500
$39,150
Human Resources Specialists
$75,410
$75,940
Receptionists and Information Clerks
$37,530
$38,010
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
$79,030
$78,760
Management Analysts
$101,220
$101,860
Food Preparation Workers
$36,090
$35,320
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
$33,580
$35,510
Financial Managers
$171,240
$166,570
Medical Assistants
$46,060
$45,690
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
$44,850
$45,260
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
$80,500
$79,920
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
$44,710
$46,420
Electricians
$58,650
$63,190
Bartenders
$23,350
$34,340
Lawyers
$138,210
$159,670
Miami area
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL: median annual pay, May 2025
Job
Miami
U.S.
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
$32,890
$35,800
Retail Salespersons
$34,330
$35,410
Fast Food and Counter Workers
$29,600
$31,200
General and Operations Managers
$105,640
$105,770
Registered Nurses
$91,380
$97,550
Cashiers
$30,250
$32,880
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
$38,580
$40,240
Stockers and Order Fillers
$36,110
$37,330
Customer Service Representatives
$39,560
$44,770
Office Clerks, General
$44,730
$45,010
Waiters and Waitresses
$36,070
$35,230
Janitors and Cleaners
$34,180
$36,840
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
$51,580
$58,640
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$47,450
$47,540
Software Developers
$132,650
$135,980
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
$46,290
$49,590
Accountants and Auditors
$80,920
$83,680
Nursing Assistants
$38,010
$42,260
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
$67,550
$69,500
Teaching Assistants
$35,410
$36,780
Cooks, Restaurant
$36,920
$37,390
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
$38,010
$44,650
Elementary School Teachers
$58,300
$63,970
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
$50,300
$50,670
Security Guards
$36,040
$38,020
Sales Representatives of Services
$62,090
$69,990
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
$62,400
$72,080
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
$45,500
$44,080
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
$50,250
$48,520
Construction Laborers
$45,520
$47,120
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
$79,770
$83,050
Project Management Specialists
$98,720
$102,320
Secondary School Teachers
$60,410
$72,040
Light Truck Drivers
$42,750
$44,860
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$45,060
$45,930
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
$37,430
$39,150
Human Resources Specialists
$67,580
$75,940
Receptionists and Information Clerks
$37,570
$38,010
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
$78,990
$78,760
Management Analysts
$94,290
$101,860
Food Preparation Workers
$36,090
$35,320
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
$34,360
$35,510
Financial Managers
$164,230
$166,570
Medical Assistants
$44,930
$45,690
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
$40,960
$45,260
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
$77,530
$79,920
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
$47,810
$46,420
Electricians
$58,630
$63,190
Bartenders
$34,700
$34,340
Lawyers
$160,320
$159,670
Boston area
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH: median annual pay, May 2025
Job
Boston
U.S.
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
$40,910
$35,800
Retail Salespersons
$36,850
$35,410
Fast Food and Counter Workers
$36,290
$31,200
General and Operations Managers
$133,800
$105,770
Registered Nurses
$106,180
$97,550
Cashiers
$36,040
$32,880
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
$45,600
$40,240
Stockers and Order Fillers
$37,700
$37,330
Customer Service Representatives
$49,920
$44,770
Office Clerks, General
$50,710
$45,010
Waiters and Waitresses
$39,270
$35,230
Janitors and Cleaners
$46,550
$36,840
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
$64,010
$58,640
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$59,330
$47,540
Software Developers
$166,090
$135,980
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
$59,670
$49,590
Accountants and Auditors
$100,150
$83,680
Nursing Assistants
$47,590
$42,260
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
$77,990
$69,500
Teaching Assistants
$40,930
$36,780
Cooks, Restaurant
$45,830
$37,390
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
$47,860
$44,650
Elementary School Teachers
$98,060
$63,970
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
$60,960
$50,670
Security Guards
$44,990
$38,020
Sales Representatives of Services
$83,420
$69,990
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
$79,670
$72,080
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
$47,090
$44,080
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
$58,850
$48,520
Construction Laborers
$63,420
$47,120
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
$98,340
$83,050
Project Management Specialists
$114,990
$102,320
Secondary School Teachers
$98,850
$72,040
Light Truck Drivers
$49,630
$44,860
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$51,600
$45,930
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
$49,030
$39,150
Human Resources Specialists
$90,270
$75,940
Receptionists and Information Clerks
$43,930
$38,010
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
$102,390
$78,760
Management Analysts
$135,640
$101,860
Food Preparation Workers
$39,660
$35,320
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
$39,470
$35,510
Financial Managers
$209,780
$166,570
Medical Assistants
$50,740
$45,690
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
$49,980
$45,260
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
$99,890
$79,920
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
$47,800
$46,420
Electricians
$79,910
$63,190
Bartenders
$37,760
$34,340
Lawyers
$183,350
$159,670
Phoenix area
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ: median annual pay, May 2025
Job
Phoenix
U.S.
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
$36,930
$35,800
Retail Salespersons
$35,960
$35,410
Fast Food and Counter Workers
$34,540
$31,200
General and Operations Managers
$98,610
$105,770
Registered Nurses
$100,830
$97,550
Cashiers
$34,920
$32,880
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
$44,950
$40,240
Stockers and Order Fillers
$37,730
$37,330
Customer Service Representatives
$46,410
$44,770
Office Clerks, General
$47,680
$45,010
Waiters and Waitresses
$47,530
$35,230
Janitors and Cleaners
$36,280
$36,840
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
$59,770
$58,640
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$48,800
$47,540
Software Developers
$131,750
$135,980
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
$48,930
$49,590
Accountants and Auditors
$80,820
$83,680
Nursing Assistants
$45,290
$42,260
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
$65,470
$69,500
Teaching Assistants
$36,450
$36,780
Cooks, Restaurant
$39,170
$37,390
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
$45,110
$44,650
Elementary School Teachers
$59,180
$63,970
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
$51,980
$50,670
Security Guards
$38,290
$38,020
Sales Representatives of Services
$74,910
$69,990
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
$74,790
$72,080
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
$42,100
$44,080
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
$48,990
$48,520
Construction Laborers
$46,910
$47,120
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
$84,190
$83,050
Project Management Specialists
$100,780
$102,320
Secondary School Teachers
$59,570
$72,040
Light Truck Drivers
$45,790
$44,860
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$46,600
$45,930
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
$39,140
$39,150
Human Resources Specialists
$74,640
$75,940
Receptionists and Information Clerks
$39,340
$38,010
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
$74,590
$78,760
Management Analysts
$94,900
$101,860
Food Preparation Workers
$37,580
$35,320
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
$36,160
$35,510
Financial Managers
$145,940
$166,570
Medical Assistants
$46,830
$45,690
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
$45,840
$45,260
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
$79,840
$79,920
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
$48,770
$46,420
Electricians
$61,210
$63,190
Bartenders
$46,940
$34,340
Lawyers
$135,670
$159,670
San Francisco area
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA: median annual pay, May 2025
Job
San Francisco
U.S.
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
$35,950
$35,800
Retail Salespersons
$43,850
$35,410
Fast Food and Counter Workers
$43,870
$31,200
General and Operations Managers
$149,990
$105,770
Registered Nurses
$186,610
$97,550
Cashiers
$41,270
$32,880
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
$48,400
$40,240
Stockers and Order Fillers
$45,130
$37,330
Customer Service Representatives
$57,830
$44,770
Office Clerks, General
$52,000
$45,010
Waiters and Waitresses
$38,860
$35,230
Janitors and Cleaners
$44,180
$36,840
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
$66,450
$58,640
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$62,110
$47,540
Software Developers
$186,640
$135,980
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
$63,630
$49,590
Accountants and Auditors
$110,730
$83,680
Nursing Assistants
$56,080
$42,260
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
$88,560
$69,500
Teaching Assistants
$49,360
$36,780
Cooks, Restaurant
$46,030
$37,390
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
$60,250
$44,650
Elementary School Teachers
$101,860
$63,970
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
$65,530
$50,670
Security Guards
$45,730
$38,020
Sales Representatives of Services
$96,960
$69,990
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
$93,100
$72,080
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
$51,520
$44,080
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
$58,950
$48,520
Construction Laborers
$72,610
$47,120
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
$104,500
$83,050
Project Management Specialists
$135,040
$102,320
Secondary School Teachers
$102,880
$72,040
Light Truck Drivers
$50,820
$44,860
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$61,330
$45,930
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
$48,040
$39,150
Human Resources Specialists
$103,140
$75,940
Receptionists and Information Clerks
$49,450
$38,010
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
$123,250
$78,760
Management Analysts
$126,730
$101,860
Food Preparation Workers
$41,000
$35,320
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
$46,590
$35,510
Financial Managers
$216,150
$166,570
Medical Assistants
$59,790
$45,690
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
$52,590
$45,260
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
$120,810
$79,920
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
$59,240
$46,420
Electricians
$92,830
$63,190
Bartenders
$39,670
$34,340
Lawyers
$212,500
$159,670
Seattle area
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA: median annual pay, May 2025
Job
Seattle
U.S.
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
$48,210
$35,800
Retail Salespersons
$42,080
$35,410
Fast Food and Counter Workers
$39,150
$31,200
General and Operations Managers
$146,030
$105,770
Registered Nurses
$128,260
$97,550
Cashiers
$44,210
$32,880
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
$47,740
$40,240
Stockers and Order Fillers
$46,830
$37,330
Customer Service Representatives
$53,550
$44,770
Office Clerks, General
$53,290
$45,010
Waiters and Waitresses
$57,280
$35,230
Janitors and Cleaners
$46,490
$36,840
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
$71,240
$58,640
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$60,230
$47,540
Software Developers
$167,280
$135,980
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
$60,760
$49,590
Accountants and Auditors
$99,370
$83,680
Nursing Assistants
$51,990
$42,260
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
$81,640
$69,500
Teaching Assistants
$53,950
$36,780
Cooks, Restaurant
$47,730
$37,390
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
$50,150
$44,650
Elementary School Teachers
$102,920
$63,970
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
$60,460
$50,670
Security Guards
$47,490
$38,020
Sales Representatives of Services
$82,540
$69,990
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
$82,260
$72,080
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
$61,610
$44,080
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
$62,170
$48,520
Construction Laborers
$59,740
$47,120
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
$101,920
$83,050
Project Management Specialists
$130,380
$102,320
Secondary School Teachers
$102,670
$72,040
Light Truck Drivers
$49,590
$44,860
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$60,350
$45,930
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
$48,480
$39,150
Human Resources Specialists
$92,770
$75,940
Receptionists and Information Clerks
$45,820
$38,010
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
$102,170
$78,760
Management Analysts
$126,340
$101,860
Food Preparation Workers
$43,830
$35,320
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
$44,900
$35,510
Financial Managers
$185,550
$166,570
Medical Assistants
$61,500
$45,690
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
$56,370
$45,260
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
$121,130
$79,920
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
$55,600
$46,420
Electricians
$101,780
$63,190
Bartenders
$58,180
$34,340
Lawyers
$164,980
$159,670
Minneapolis area
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI: median annual pay, May 2025
Job
Minneapolis
U.S.
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
$38,860
$35,800
Retail Salespersons
$36,670
$35,410
Fast Food and Counter Workers
$33,040
$31,200
General and Operations Managers
$103,570
$105,770
Registered Nurses
$103,040
$97,550
Cashiers
$35,760
$32,880
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
$47,320
$40,240
Stockers and Order Fillers
$37,440
$37,330
Customer Service Representatives
$49,480
$44,770
Office Clerks, General
$48,790
$45,010
Waiters and Waitresses
$25,920
$35,230
Janitors and Cleaners
$40,800
$36,840
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
$64,200
$58,640
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$54,080
$47,540
Software Developers
$130,920
$135,980
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
$60,470
$49,590
Accountants and Auditors
$86,500
$83,680
Nursing Assistants
$48,020
$42,260
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
$78,410
$69,500
Teaching Assistants
$45,310
$36,780
Cooks, Restaurant
$39,640
$37,390
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
$47,200
$44,650
Elementary School Teachers
$79,730
$63,970
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
$57,790
$50,670
Security Guards
$43,430
$38,020
Sales Representatives of Services
$77,120
$69,990
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
$78,470
$72,080
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
$46,110
$44,080
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
$51,760
$48,520
Construction Laborers
$61,970
$47,120
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
$79,690
$83,050
Project Management Specialists
$97,860
$102,320
Secondary School Teachers
$79,010
$72,040
Light Truck Drivers
$49,670
$44,860
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$51,870
$45,930
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
$47,160
$39,150
Human Resources Specialists
$80,330
$75,940
Receptionists and Information Clerks
$38,000
$38,010
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
$97,910
$78,760
Management Analysts
$101,560
$101,860
Food Preparation Workers
$35,100
$35,320
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
$38,600
$35,510
Financial Managers
$165,620
$166,570
Medical Assistants
$52,570
$45,690
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
$48,390
$45,260
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
$103,290
$79,920
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
$49,740
$46,420
Electricians
$81,890
$63,190
Bartenders
$27,600
$34,340
Lawyers
$159,620
$159,670
Detroit area
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI: median annual pay, May 2025
Job
Detroit
U.S.
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
$35,120
$35,800
Retail Salespersons
$35,130
$35,410
Fast Food and Counter Workers
$29,590
$31,200
General and Operations Managers
$104,010
$105,770
Registered Nurses
$97,280
$97,550
Cashiers
$30,090
$32,880
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
$40,330
$40,240
Stockers and Order Fillers
$36,720
$37,330
Customer Service Representatives
$44,730
$44,770
Office Clerks, General
$45,810
$45,010
Waiters and Waitresses
$37,490
$35,230
Janitors and Cleaners
$36,680
$36,840
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
$59,120
$58,640
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$47,330
$47,540
Software Developers
$130,760
$135,980
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
$48,380
$49,590
Accountants and Auditors
$80,650
$83,680
Nursing Assistants
$39,900
$42,260
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
$67,060
$69,500
Teaching Assistants
$35,450
$36,780
Cooks, Restaurant
$37,410
$37,390
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
$49,240
$44,650
Elementary School Teachers
$65,210
$63,970
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
$51,480
$50,670
Security Guards
$37,050
$38,020
Sales Representatives of Services
$76,990
$69,990
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
$77,870
$72,080
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
$38,570
$44,080
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
$48,280
$48,520
Construction Laborers
$57,430
$47,120
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
$84,970
$83,050
Project Management Specialists
$105,350
$102,320
Secondary School Teachers
$77,520
$72,040
Light Truck Drivers
$44,200
$44,860
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$42,320
$45,930
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
$38,820
$39,150
Human Resources Specialists
$75,830
$75,940
Receptionists and Information Clerks
$38,220
$38,010
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
$77,100
$78,760
Management Analysts
$100,570
$101,860
Food Preparation Workers
$33,060
$35,320
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
$35,070
$35,510
Financial Managers
$160,240
$166,570
Medical Assistants
$39,410
$45,690
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
$46,310
$45,260
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
$80,610
$79,920
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
$46,550
$46,420
Electricians
$81,990
$63,190
Bartenders
$36,780
$34,340
Lawyers
$134,980
$159,670
Riverside area
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA: median annual pay, May 2025
Job
Riverside
U.S.
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
$34,320
$35,800
Retail Salespersons
$36,720
$35,410
Fast Food and Counter Workers
$42,280
$31,200
General and Operations Managers
$102,260
$105,770
Registered Nurses
$133,940
$97,550
Cashiers
$35,700
$32,880
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
$46,060
$40,240
Stockers and Order Fillers
$43,200
$37,330
Customer Service Representatives
$47,150
$44,770
Office Clerks, General
$46,270
$45,010
Waiters and Waitresses
$34,800
$35,230
Janitors and Cleaners
$40,860
$36,840
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
$60,580
$58,640
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$52,920
$47,540
Software Developers
$133,270
$135,980
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
$53,560
$49,590
Accountants and Auditors
$83,920
$83,680
Nursing Assistants
$46,430
$42,260
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
$73,640
$69,500
Teaching Assistants
$46,330
$36,780
Cooks, Restaurant
$42,450
$37,390
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
$43,120
$44,650
Elementary School Teachers
$98,520
$63,970
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
$55,610
$50,670
Security Guards
$37,280
$38,020
Sales Representatives of Services
$62,230
$69,990
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
$72,100
$72,080
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
$44,990
$44,080
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
$50,460
$48,520
Construction Laborers
$59,500
$47,120
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
$75,380
$83,050
Project Management Specialists
$100,770
$102,320
Secondary School Teachers
$100,130
$72,040
Light Truck Drivers
$45,560
$44,860
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$49,820
$45,930
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
$43,650
$39,150
Human Resources Specialists
$76,570
$75,940
Receptionists and Information Clerks
$41,800
$38,010
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
$69,840
$78,760
Management Analysts
$87,910
$101,860
Food Preparation Workers
$38,420
$35,320
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
$39,200
$35,510
Financial Managers
$160,230
$166,570
Medical Assistants
$46,700
$45,690
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
$44,520
$45,260
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
$82,710
$79,920
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
$47,850
$46,420
Electricians
$72,790
$63,190
Bartenders
$34,840
$34,340
Lawyers
n/a
$159,670
Denver area
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO: median annual pay, May 2025
Job
Denver
U.S.
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
$38,900
$35,800
Retail Salespersons
$38,470
$35,410
Fast Food and Counter Workers
$37,070
$31,200
General and Operations Managers
$142,330
$105,770
Registered Nurses
$101,130
$97,550
Cashiers
$37,620
$32,880
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
$46,290
$40,240
Stockers and Order Fillers
$44,480
$37,330
Customer Service Representatives
$48,590
$44,770
Office Clerks, General
$53,990
$45,010
Waiters and Waitresses
$39,650
$35,230
Janitors and Cleaners
$38,840
$36,840
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
$63,900
$58,640
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$49,760
$47,540
Software Developers
$137,610
$135,980
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
$52,450
$49,590
Accountants and Auditors
$100,020
$83,680
Nursing Assistants
$49,110
$42,260
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
$79,120
$69,500
Teaching Assistants
$36,910
$36,780
Cooks, Restaurant
$44,370
$37,390
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
$46,910
$44,650
Elementary School Teachers
$76,910
$63,970
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
$57,510
$50,670
Security Guards
$45,420
$38,020
Sales Representatives of Services
$80,650
$69,990
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
$81,060
$72,080
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
$52,520
$44,080
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
$59,100
$48,520
Construction Laborers
$48,760
$47,120
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
$94,990
$83,050
Project Management Specialists
$116,740
$102,320
Secondary School Teachers
$79,230
$72,040
Light Truck Drivers
$49,360
$44,860
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$47,810
$45,930
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
$46,270
$39,150
Human Resources Specialists
$82,550
$75,940
Receptionists and Information Clerks
$43,680
$38,010
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
$99,040
$78,760
Management Analysts
$102,620
$101,860
Food Preparation Workers
$39,470
$35,320
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
$38,900
$35,510
Financial Managers
$193,400
$166,570
Medical Assistants
$49,700
$45,690
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
$47,320
$45,260
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
$83,400
$79,920
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
$52,190
$46,420
Electricians
$63,150
$63,190
Bartenders
$37,180
$34,340
Lawyers
$177,380
$159,670
San Diego area
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA: median annual pay, May 2025
Job
San Diego
U.S.
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
$35,300
$35,800
Retail Salespersons
$37,810
$35,410
Fast Food and Counter Workers
$42,190
$31,200
General and Operations Managers
$119,600
$105,770
Registered Nurses
$139,520
$97,550
Cashiers
$37,020
$32,880
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
$43,320
$40,240
Stockers and Order Fillers
$39,160
$37,330
Customer Service Representatives
$48,730
$44,770
Office Clerks, General
$49,920
$45,010
Waiters and Waitresses
$35,850
$35,230
Janitors and Cleaners
$38,450
$36,840
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
$59,780
$58,640
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$55,380
$47,540
Software Developers
$163,270
$135,980
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
$54,530
$49,590
Accountants and Auditors
$96,340
$83,680
Nursing Assistants
$48,070
$42,260
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
$76,120
$69,500
Teaching Assistants
$46,440
$36,780
Cooks, Restaurant
$46,440
$37,390
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
$47,350
$44,650
Elementary School Teachers
$97,000
$63,970
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
$58,580
$50,670
Security Guards
$38,500
$38,020
Sales Representatives of Services
$74,610
$69,990
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
$76,100
$72,080
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
$46,980
$44,080
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
$56,300
$48,520
Construction Laborers
$57,180
$47,120
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
$96,580
$83,050
Project Management Specialists
$117,460
$102,320
Secondary School Teachers
$102,810
$72,040
Light Truck Drivers
$45,670
$44,860
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$51,650
$45,930
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
$45,560
$39,150
Human Resources Specialists
$81,300
$75,940
Receptionists and Information Clerks
$44,390
$38,010
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
$79,440
$78,760
Management Analysts
$101,190
$101,860
Food Preparation Workers
$38,780
$35,320
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
$42,150
$35,510
Financial Managers
$174,210
$166,570
Medical Assistants
$49,420
$45,690
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
$47,360
$45,260
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
$95,850
$79,920
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
$46,370
$46,420
Electricians
$76,160
$63,190
Bartenders
$36,260
$34,340
Lawyers
$178,220
$159,670
Tampa area
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL: median annual pay, May 2025
Job
Tampa
U.S.
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
$34,210
$35,800
Retail Salespersons
$33,790
$35,410
Fast Food and Counter Workers
$29,260
$31,200
General and Operations Managers
$103,670
$105,770
Registered Nurses
$85,470
$97,550
Cashiers
$30,290
$32,880
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
$37,570
$40,240
Stockers and Order Fillers
$35,420
$37,330
Customer Service Representatives
$42,660
$44,770
Office Clerks, General
$45,680
$45,010
Waiters and Waitresses
$37,070
$35,230
Janitors and Cleaners
$34,800
$36,840
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
$50,560
$58,640
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
n/a
$47,540
Software Developers
$130,450
$135,980
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
$46,020
$49,590
Accountants and Auditors
$78,990
$83,680
Nursing Assistants
$37,470
$42,260
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
$63,650
$69,500
Teaching Assistants
$31,470
$36,780
Cooks, Restaurant
$37,010
$37,390
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
$37,930
$44,650
Elementary School Teachers
$60,120
$63,970
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
$50,090
$50,670
Security Guards
$36,010
$38,020
Sales Representatives of Services
$59,600
$69,990
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
$62,000
$72,080
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
$45,240
$44,080
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
$48,290
$48,520
Construction Laborers
$43,750
$47,120
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
$81,610
$83,050
Project Management Specialists
$97,780
$102,320
Secondary School Teachers
$61,030
$72,040
Light Truck Drivers
$40,490
$44,860
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$43,770
$45,930
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
$37,210
$39,150
Human Resources Specialists
$65,580
$75,940
Receptionists and Information Clerks
$36,640
$38,010
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
$75,210
$78,760
Management Analysts
$95,840
$101,860
Food Preparation Workers
$36,330
$35,320
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
$32,570
$35,510
Financial Managers
$157,480
$166,570
Medical Assistants
$44,480
$45,690
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
$40,370
$45,260
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
$74,980
$79,920
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
$49,850
$46,420
Electricians
$57,450
$63,190
Bartenders
$37,460
$34,340
Lawyers
$127,490
$159,670
Orlando area
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL: median annual pay, May 2025
Job
Orlando
U.S.
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
$34,110
$35,800
Retail Salespersons
$32,290
$35,410
Fast Food and Counter Workers
$28,620
$31,200
General and Operations Managers
$100,440
$105,770
Registered Nurses
$83,550
$97,550
Cashiers
$31,330
$32,880
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
$38,630
$40,240
Stockers and Order Fillers
$36,400
$37,330
Customer Service Representatives
$40,530
$44,770
Office Clerks, General
$43,740
$45,010
Waiters and Waitresses
$35,410
$35,230
Janitors and Cleaners
$34,590
$36,840
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
$50,250
$58,640
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$44,370
$47,540
Software Developers
$129,620
$135,980
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
$46,060
$49,590
Accountants and Auditors
$78,630
$83,680
Nursing Assistants
$37,690
$42,260
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
$63,010
$69,500
Teaching Assistants
$34,040
$36,780
Cooks, Restaurant
$37,970
$37,390
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
$37,500
$44,650
Elementary School Teachers
$60,190
$63,970
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
$48,460
$50,670
Security Guards
$35,500
$38,020
Sales Representatives of Services
$58,870
$69,990
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
$61,410
$72,080
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
$43,070
$44,080
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
$48,180
$48,520
Construction Laborers
$40,880
$47,120
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
$76,950
$83,050
Project Management Specialists
$96,390
$102,320
Secondary School Teachers
$60,540
$72,040
Light Truck Drivers
$41,870
$44,860
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$39,520
$45,930
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
$36,310
$39,150
Human Resources Specialists
$65,430
$75,940
Receptionists and Information Clerks
$36,290
$38,010
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
$72,860
$78,760
Management Analysts
$100,420
$101,860
Food Preparation Workers
$35,600
$35,320
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
$35,150
$35,510
Financial Managers
$140,850
$166,570
Medical Assistants
$43,800
$45,690
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
$39,800
$45,260
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
$75,910
$79,920
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
$47,230
$46,420
Electricians
$50,820
$63,190
Bartenders
$33,650
$34,340
Lawyers
$136,970
$159,670
All 20 metro areas in one table
Median annual pay, U.S. dollars, May 2025. n/a: not published. Scroll sideways for more areas.
Job
U.S.
New York
Los Angeles
Chicago
Dallas
Houston
Washington
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Miami
Boston
Phoenix
San Francisco
Seattle
Minneapolis
Detroit
Riverside
Denver
San Diego
Tampa
Orlando
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
$35,800
$39,680
$34,320
$38,180
$26,900
$23,440
$38,530
$29,800
$29,920
$32,890
$40,910
$36,930
$35,950
$48,210
$38,860
$35,120
$34,320
$38,900
$35,300
$34,210
$34,110
Retail Salespersons
$35,410
$38,280
$37,700
$35,820
$33,400
$31,340
$36,610
$34,810
$32,850
$34,330
$36,850
$35,960
$43,850
$42,080
$36,670
$35,130
$36,720
$38,470
$37,810
$33,790
$32,290
Fast Food and Counter Workers
$31,200
$35,420
$42,110
$34,630
$28,070
$27,570
$34,600
$32,220
$27,780
$29,600
$36,290
$34,540
$43,870
$39,150
$33,040
$29,590
$42,280
$37,070
$42,190
$29,260
$28,620
General and Operations Managers
$105,770
$157,000
$125,830
$109,390
$111,010
$119,600
$156,460
$121,630
$111,410
$105,640
$133,800
$98,610
$149,990
$146,030
$103,570
$104,010
$102,260
$142,330
$119,600
$103,670
$100,440
Registered Nurses
$97,550
$119,720
$135,560
$100,490
$101,420
$99,830
$102,710
$101,180
$100,490
$91,380
$106,180
$100,830
$186,610
$128,260
$103,040
$97,280
$133,940
$101,130
$139,520
$85,470
$83,550
Cashiers
$32,880
$35,950
$36,980
$35,010
$29,910
$29,350
$35,470
$33,050
$30,010
$30,250
$36,040
$34,920
$41,270
$44,210
$35,760
$30,090
$35,700
$37,620
$37,020
$30,290
$31,330
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
$40,240
$43,290
$42,390
$40,550
$38,510
$38,000
$42,590
$43,460
$39,020
$38,580
$45,600
$44,950
$48,400
$47,740
$47,320
$40,330
$46,060
$46,290
$43,320
$37,570
$38,630
Stockers and Order Fillers
$37,330
$38,600
$38,650
$38,450
$37,590
$36,890
$37,870
$36,800
$36,160
$36,110
$37,700
$37,730
$45,130
$46,830
$37,440
$36,720
$43,200
$44,480
$39,160
$35,420
$36,400
Customer Service Representatives
$44,770
$49,590
$48,840
$47,100
$44,990
$40,380
$46,220
$47,070
$42,710
$39,560
$49,920
$46,410
$57,830
$53,550
$49,480
$44,730
$47,150
$48,590
$48,730
$42,660
$40,530
Office Clerks, General
$45,010
$47,670
$48,100
$46,330
$44,060
$40,370
$51,880
$47,060
$43,330
$44,730
$50,710
$47,680
$52,000
$53,290
$48,790
$45,810
$46,270
$53,990
$49,920
$45,680
$43,740
Waiters and Waitresses
$35,230
$47,610
$35,850
$31,200
$24,160
$22,080
$46,040
$36,570
$18,460
$36,070
$39,270
$47,530
$38,860
$57,280
$25,920
$37,490
$34,800
$39,650
$35,850
$37,070
$35,410
Janitors and Cleaners
$36,840
$42,840
$38,720
$38,470
$34,860
$30,650
$37,840
$36,930
$35,940
$34,180
$46,550
$36,280
$44,180
$46,490
$40,800
$36,680
$40,860
$38,840
$38,450
$34,800
$34,590
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
$58,640
$65,040
$60,340
$62,300
$59,530
$56,840
$59,820
$59,370
$59,100
$51,580
$64,010
$59,770
$66,450
$71,240
$64,200
$59,120
$60,580
$63,900
$59,780
$50,560
$50,250
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$47,540
$51,440
$53,550
$50,440
$47,450
$46,750
$53,660
$48,850
$45,270
$47,450
$59,330
$48,800
$62,110
$60,230
$54,080
$47,330
$52,920
$49,760
$55,380
n/a
$44,370
Software Developers
$135,980
$166,830
$160,920
$134,380
$133,290
$129,440
$154,930
$133,040
$132,960
$132,650
$166,090
$131,750
$186,640
$167,280
$130,920
$130,760
$133,270
$137,610
$163,270
$130,450
$129,620
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
$49,590
$59,550
$56,520
$58,020
$48,860
$46,710
$57,240
$50,200
$49,630
$46,290
$59,670
$48,930
$63,630
$60,760
$60,470
$48,380
$53,560
$52,450
$54,530
$46,020
$46,060
Accountants and Auditors
$83,680
$105,650
$94,360
$82,360
$82,620
$85,090
$102,140
$85,990
$85,820
$80,920
$100,150
$80,820
$110,730
$99,370
$86,500
$80,650
$83,920
$100,020
$96,340
$78,990
$78,630
Nursing Assistants
$42,260
$49,270
$47,380
$46,940
$38,530
$37,970
$45,730
$46,220
$39,350
$38,010
$47,590
$45,290
$56,080
$51,990
$48,020
$39,900
$46,430
$49,110
$48,070
$37,470
$37,690
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
$69,500
$80,760
$77,530
$71,730
$73,070
$65,990
$76,400
$72,700
$69,990
$67,550
$77,990
$65,470
$88,560
$81,640
$78,410
$67,060
$73,640
$79,120
$76,120
$63,650
$63,010
Teaching Assistants
$36,780
$38,890
$46,240
$37,840
$31,480
$29,300
$46,200
$36,080
$29,500
$35,410
$40,930
$36,450
$49,360
$53,950
$45,310
$35,450
$46,330
$36,910
$46,440
$31,470
$34,040
Cooks, Restaurant
$37,390
$43,740
$44,460
$38,930
$36,490
$35,050
$42,920
$38,270
$37,230
$36,920
$45,830
$39,170
$46,030
$47,730
$39,640
$37,410
$42,450
$44,370
$46,440
$37,010
$37,970
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
$44,650
$39,640
$46,190
$43,650
$38,340
$37,890
$46,400
$42,240
$38,960
$38,010
$47,860
$45,110
$60,250
$50,150
$47,200
$49,240
$43,120
$46,910
$47,350
$37,930
$37,500
Elementary School Teachers
$63,970
$96,900
$101,860
$78,390
$65,070
$64,500
$79,470
$78,570
$76,570
$58,300
$98,060
$59,180
$101,860
$102,920
$79,730
$65,210
$98,520
$76,910
$97,000
$60,120
$60,190
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
$50,670
$60,640
$58,590
$51,440
$51,720
$49,460
$59,290
$52,710
$51,170
$50,300
$60,960
$51,980
$65,530
$60,460
$57,790
$51,480
$55,610
$57,510
$58,580
$50,090
$48,460
Security Guards
$38,020
$43,980
$40,030
$39,990
$36,680
$35,460
$46,830
$37,450
$35,150
$36,040
$44,990
$38,290
$45,730
$47,490
$43,430
$37,050
$37,280
$45,420
$38,500
$36,010
$35,500
Sales Representatives of Services
$69,990
$93,750
$79,450
$70,710
$63,280
$63,090
$78,110
$71,020
$78,950
$62,090
$83,420
$74,910
$96,960
$82,540
$77,120
$76,990
$62,230
$80,650
$74,610
$59,600
$58,870
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
$72,080
$81,140
$74,490
$75,350
$64,940
$73,030
$74,730
$76,580
$64,990
$62,400
$79,670
$74,790
$93,100
$82,260
$78,470
$77,870
$72,100
$81,060
$76,100
$62,000
$61,410
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
$44,080
$48,690
$46,970
$42,650
$37,730
$36,410
$47,580
$46,580
$39,240
$45,500
$47,090
$42,100
$51,520
$61,610
$46,110
$38,570
$44,990
$52,520
$46,980
$45,240
$43,070
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
$48,520
$58,930
$51,390
$48,900
$47,320
$46,970
$50,530
$50,130
$48,300
$50,250
$58,850
$48,990
$58,950
$62,170
$51,760
$48,280
$50,460
$59,100
$56,300
$48,290
$48,180
Construction Laborers
$47,120
$61,270
$58,810
$60,890
$43,960
$41,350
$47,430
$55,120
$42,010
$45,520
$63,420
$46,910
$72,610
$59,740
$61,970
$57,430
$59,500
$48,760
$57,180
$43,750
$40,880
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
$83,050
$92,120
$82,750
$81,170
$83,600
$82,060
$104,770
$86,900
$80,020
$79,770
$98,340
$84,190
$104,500
$101,920
$79,690
$84,970
$75,380
$94,990
$96,580
$81,610
$76,950
Project Management Specialists
$102,320
$126,660
$108,310
$105,320
$98,900
$99,510
$127,030
$104,160
$103,400
$98,720
$114,990
$100,780
$135,040
$130,380
$97,860
$105,350
$100,770
$116,740
$117,460
$97,780
$96,390
Secondary School Teachers
$72,040
$100,800
$100,960
$98,970
$65,890
$65,540
$80,300
$80,560
$77,210
$60,410
$98,850
$59,570
$102,880
$102,670
$79,010
$77,520
$100,130
$79,230
$102,810
$61,030
$60,540
Light Truck Drivers
$44,860
$47,440
$46,500
$47,950
$44,050
$43,920
$46,360
$45,740
$44,960
$42,750
$49,630
$45,790
$50,820
$49,590
$49,670
$44,200
$45,560
$49,360
$45,670
$40,490
$41,870
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$45,930
$49,230
$51,410
$47,680
$45,630
$44,210
$48,280
$47,120
$46,370
$45,060
$51,600
$46,600
$61,330
$60,350
$51,870
$42,320
$49,820
$47,810
$51,650
$43,770
$39,520
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
$39,150
$45,530
$44,650
$45,280
$37,680
$36,280
$42,700
$42,130
$38,500
$37,430
$49,030
$39,140
$48,040
$48,480
$47,160
$38,820
$43,650
$46,270
$45,560
$37,210
$36,310
Human Resources Specialists
$75,940
$89,780
$80,220
$78,210
$70,700
$72,550
$100,830
$76,700
$75,410
$67,580
$90,270
$74,640
$103,140
$92,770
$80,330
$75,830
$76,570
$82,550
$81,300
$65,580
$65,430
Receptionists and Information Clerks
$38,010
$44,690
$43,280
$38,060
$37,060
$35,350
$41,240
$38,030
$37,530
$37,570
$43,930
$39,340
$49,450
$45,820
$38,000
$38,220
$41,800
$43,680
$44,390
$36,640
$36,290
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
$78,760
$100,520
$82,990
$80,400
$75,240
$67,370
$87,160
$79,420
$79,030
$78,990
$102,390
$74,590
$123,250
$102,170
$97,910
$77,100
$69,840
$99,040
$79,440
$75,210
$72,860
Management Analysts
$101,860
$124,390
$104,930
$105,090
$102,860
$101,120
$126,830
$100,920
$101,220
$94,290
$135,640
$94,900
$126,730
$126,340
$101,560
$100,570
$87,910
$102,620
$101,190
$95,840
$100,420
Food Preparation Workers
$35,320
$35,670
$39,770
$35,410
$30,740
$35,020
$37,630
$34,560
$36,090
$36,090
$39,660
$37,580
$41,000
$43,830
$35,100
$33,060
$38,420
$39,470
$38,780
$36,330
$35,600
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
$35,510
$44,010
$43,530
$37,310
$31,670
$29,740
$37,840
$35,550
$33,580
$34,360
$39,470
$36,160
$46,590
$44,900
$38,600
$35,070
$39,200
$38,900
$42,150
$32,570
$35,150
Financial Managers
$166,570
$221,010
$175,310
$168,810
$169,200
$166,910
$185,270
$166,920
$171,240
$164,230
$209,780
$145,940
$216,150
$185,550
$165,620
$160,240
$160,230
$193,400
$174,210
$157,480
$140,850
Medical Assistants
$45,690
$48,370
$47,760
$47,270
$43,100
$42,110
$46,640
$45,890
$46,060
$44,930
$50,740
$46,830
$59,790
$61,500
$52,570
$39,410
$46,700
$49,700
$49,420
$44,480
$43,800
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
$45,260
$46,550
$45,980
$47,740
$44,310
$41,590
$47,620
$46,140
$44,850
$40,960
$49,980
$45,840
$52,590
$56,370
$48,390
$46,310
$44,520
$47,320
$47,360
$40,370
$39,800
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Jobs: the 50 detailed occupations with the most U.S. employment, by BLS title.
Metro areas: the 20 with the most jobs in the BLS survey. Each covers the city and its suburbs (the New York area includes Newark and Jersey City; the San Francisco area, Oakland and Fremont).
Pay: median annual wage, base pay plus commissions, production bonuses and tips as reported by employers; overtime and year-end bonuses excluded. Not adjusted for cost of living.
n/a: the BLS did not publish a median for that job in that area.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, www.bls.gov/oes. BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.