Salaries by job and city
Updated
Official median pay for 110 common jobs in the 50 largest U.S. metro areas, from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025 data, published May 15, 2026).
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- Accountant: $83,680
- Administrative Assistant: $47,540
- Assembler: $44,650
- Auto Mechanic: $50,620
- Bartender: $34,340
- Billing Clerk: $48,500
- Bookkeeper: $50,670
- Carpenter: $60,580
- Cashier: $32,880
- Childcare Worker: $34,980
- Civil Engineer: $100,840
- Compliance Officer: $80,730
- Computer Systems Analyst: $105,850
- Construction Laborer: $47,120
- Construction Manager: $114,990
- Construction Supervisor: $79,920
- Correctional Officer: $58,940
- Customer Service Representative: $44,770
- Data Scientist: $120,230
- Delivery Driver: $44,860
- Dental Assistant: $48,070
- Dental Hygienist: $98,100
- Electrical Engineer: $120,630
- Electrician: $63,190
- Elementary School Teacher: $63,970
- Executive Assistant: $76,590
- Fast Food Worker: $31,200
- Financial Advisor: $105,070
- Financial Analyst: $102,740
- Financial Manager: $166,570
- Financial Services Sales Agent: $78,660
- Firefighter: $59,280
- Food Preparation Worker: $35,320
- Food Service Supervisor: $44,080
- Forklift Operator: $46,420
- General Manager: $105,770
- Graphic Designer: $62,960
- Healthcare Administrator: $123,860
- Heavy Equipment Operator: $59,850
- High School Teacher: $72,040
- Home Health Aide: $35,800
- Housekeeper: $35,510
- HR Manager: $149,280
- Human Resources Specialist: $75,940
- HVAC Technician: $61,010
- Industrial Engineer: $102,440
- Industrial Machinery Mechanic: $64,520
- Information Security Analyst: $129,180
- Insurance Agent: $62,280
- IT Manager: $175,140
- IT Support Specialist: $61,860
- Janitor: $36,840
- Landscaper: $39,150
- Lawyer: $159,670
- Licensed Practical Nurse: $64,400
- Loan Officer: $76,690
- Logistician: $82,320
- Maintenance Worker: $49,590
- Management Analyst: $101,860
- Manufacturer's Representative: $72,080
- Marketing Manager: $166,790
- Marketing Specialist: $78,760
- Material Mover: $40,240
- Mechanical Engineer: $104,110
- Medical Assistant: $45,690
- Medical Secretary: $45,930
- Mental Health Counselor: $59,350
- Middle School Teacher: $64,370
- Network Administrator: $99,130
- Nurse Practitioner: $132,300
- Nursing Assistant: $42,260
- Occupational Therapist: $100,330
- Office Clerk: $45,010
- Office Manager: $69,500
- Paralegal: $62,890
- Pharmacist: $140,910
- Pharmacy Technician: $45,750
- Physical Therapist: $102,760
- Physician Assistant: $135,880
- Plumber: $63,800
- Police Officer: $76,210
- Preschool Teacher: $38,140
- Production Supervisor: $74,450
- Project Manager: $102,320
- Property Manager: $69,990
- Purchasing Agent: $77,710
- Quality Control Inspector: $48,570
- Radiologic Technologist: $80,110
- Receptionist: $38,010
- Registered Nurse: $97,550
- Restaurant Cook: $37,390
- Retail Salesperson: $35,410
- Retail Supervisor: $48,520
- Sales Manager: $148,270
- Sales Representative: $69,990
- School Bus Driver: $47,920
- Security Guard: $38,020
- Shipping Clerk: $45,260
- Social Worker: $59,550
- Software Developer: $135,980
- Software QA Tester: $104,300
- Speech-Language Pathologist: $97,870
- Stocker: $37,330
- Substitute Teacher: $41,670
- Teaching Assistant: $36,780
- Training Specialist: $69,280
- Truck Driver: $58,640
- Waiter: $35,230
- Web Developer: $92,650
- Welder: $53,750
By city
- Atlanta, GA
- Austin, TX
- Baltimore, MD
- Birmingham, AL
- Boston, MA
- Buffalo, NY
- Charlotte, NC
- Chicago, IL
- Cincinnati, OH
- Cleveland, OH
- Columbus, OH
- Dallas, TX
- Denver, CO
- Detroit, MI
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Hartford, CT
- Houston, TX
- Indianapolis, IN
- Jacksonville, FL
- Kansas City, MO
- Las Vegas, NV
- Los Angeles, CA
- Louisville, KY
- Memphis, TN
- Miami, FL
- Milwaukee, WI
- Minneapolis, MN
- Nashville, TN
- New York, NY
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Orlando, FL
- Philadelphia, PA
- Phoenix, AZ
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Portland, OR
- Providence, RI
- Raleigh, NC
- Richmond, VA
- Riverside, CA
- Sacramento, CA
- Salt Lake City, UT
- San Antonio, TX
- San Diego, CA
- San Francisco, CA
- San Jose, CA
- Seattle, WA
- St. Louis, MO
- Tampa, FL
- Virginia Beach, VA
- Washington, DC
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, published May 15, 2026
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.