BLS OEWS May 2025 · released May 2026
Salary by Occupation
What 150occupations actually pay, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — median wage, the full published percentile spread, how many people do the job, and the metros that pay it best. Grouped below by BLS's own major occupation groups.
Only occupations BLS published a national median wage for appear here. Where the survey sample was too small to publish, there is no page rather than an estimate — which is why this list is shorter than the full BLS occupation list.
Architecture and Engineering Occupations4
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations3
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations4
Business and Financial Operations Occupations15
- Accountants and Auditors
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other
- Buyers and Purchasing Agents
- Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Compliance Officers
- Cost Estimators
- Financial and Investment Analysts
- Human Resources Specialists
- Loan Officers
- Logisticians
- Management Analysts
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
- Personal Financial Advisors
- Project Management Specialists
- Training and Development Specialists
Community and Social Service Occupations5
Computer and Mathematical Occupations9
Construction and Extraction Occupations7
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations10
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
- Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
- Instructional Coordinators
- Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
- Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
- Self-Enrichment Teachers
- Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School
- Substitute Teachers, Short-Term
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations1
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations13
- Bartenders
- Chefs and Head Cooks
- Cooks, Fast Food
- Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
- Cooks, Restaurant
- Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
- Dishwashers
- Fast Food and Counter Workers
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
- Food Preparation Workers
- Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
- Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
- Waiters and Waitresses
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations14
- Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
- Dental Hygienists
- Emergency Medical Technicians
- Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
- Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Medical Records Specialists
- Nurse Practitioners
- Pharmacists
- Pharmacy Technicians
- Physical Therapists
- Physicians, All Other
- Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
- Registered Nurses
- Speech-Language Pathologists
Healthcare Support Occupations4
Legal Occupations2
Management Occupations19
- Administrative Services Managers
- Architectural and Engineering Managers
- Chief Executives
- Computer and Information Systems Managers
- Construction Managers
- Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
- Education Administrators, Postsecondary
- Financial Managers
- Food Service Managers
- General and Operations Managers
- Human Resources Managers
- Industrial Production Managers
- Managers, All Other
- Marketing Managers
- Medical and Health Services Managers
- Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
- Sales Managers
- Social and Community Service Managers
- Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
Office and Administrative Support Occupations18
- Billing and Posting Clerks
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
- Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
- Customer Service Representatives
- Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
- Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
- Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
- Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
- Office Clerks, General
- Postal Service Mail Carriers
- Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
- Receptionists and Information Clerks
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
- Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
- Tellers
Personal Care and Service Occupations6
Protective Service Occupations4
Sales and Related Occupations12
- Cashiers
- Counter and Rental Clerks
- First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
- Insurance Sales Agents
- Parts Salespersons
- Real Estate Sales Agents
- Retail Salespersons
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
- Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Where these figures come from
Every wage on these pages is a published estimate from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 reference period. Nothing is interpolated, averaged across sources, or drawn from self-reported salary submissions.
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