USA · SALARY BY JOB AND STATE · BLS MAY 2025
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Popular right now: Home Health and Personal Care Aides Retail Salespersons Fast Food and Counter Workers General and Operations Managers Registered Nurses Cashiers Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Stockers and Order Fillers
Popular states: California · Texas · New York · Florida · Washington
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These are the 150 largest occupations in the BLS data, ranked by total employment across the states. Each occupation page lists every state where BLS published a figure.
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides salaries
- Retail Salespersons salaries
- Fast Food and Counter Workers salaries
- General and Operations Managers salaries
- Registered Nurses salaries
- Cashiers salaries
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salaries
- Stockers and Order Fillers salaries
- Customer Service Representatives salaries
- Office Clerks, General salaries
- Waiters and Waitresses salaries
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners salaries
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salaries
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salaries
- Software Developers salaries
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General salaries
- Accountants and Auditors salaries
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers salaries
- Nursing Assistants salaries
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salaries
- Cooks, Restaurant salaries
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators salaries
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education salaries
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks salaries
- Security Guards salaries
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel salaries
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products salaries
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers salaries
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers salaries
- Construction Laborers salaries
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other salaries
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education salaries
- Project Management Specialists salaries
- Light Truck Drivers salaries
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salaries
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salaries
- Human Resources Specialists salaries
- Receptionists and Information Clerks salaries
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists salaries
- Management Analysts salaries
- Food Preparation Workers salaries
- Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners salaries
- Financial Managers salaries
- Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks salaries
- Medical Assistants salaries
- First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers salaries
- Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators salaries
- Bartenders salaries
- Electricians salaries
- Lawyers salaries
- Computer User Support Specialists salaries
- Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics salaries
- Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salaries
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers salaries
- Carpenters salaries
- Computer and Information Systems Managers salaries
- Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salaries
- Cooks, Fast Food salaries
- First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling salaries
- Managers, All Other salaries
- Sales Managers salaries
- Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education salaries
- First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers salaries
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salaries
- Medical and Health Services Managers salaries
- Packers and Packagers, Hand salaries
- Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers salaries
- Computer Systems Analysts salaries
- Substitute Teachers, Short-Term salaries
- Childcare Workers salaries
- Buyers and Purchasing Agents salaries
- Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents salaries
- Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors salaries
- Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education salaries
- Insurance Sales Agents salaries
- Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salaries
- Dishwashers salaries
- Pharmacy Technicians salaries
- Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salaries
- Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salaries
- Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria salaries
- Industrial Machinery Mechanics salaries
- Social and Human Service Assistants salaries
- Computer Occupations, All Other salaries
- Training and Development Specialists salaries
- Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop salaries
- Compliance Officers salaries
- Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers salaries
- Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers salaries
- Driver/Sales Workers salaries
- Billing and Posting Clerks salaries
- Bus Drivers, School salaries
- Counter and Rental Clerks salaries
- Amusement and Recreation Attendants salaries
- Child, Family, and School Social Workers salaries
- Paralegals and Legal Assistants salaries
- Marketing Managers salaries
- Dental Assistants salaries
- Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders salaries
- Correctional Officers and Jailers salaries
- Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment salaries
- Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks salaries
- Construction Managers salaries
- Civil Engineers salaries
- Industrial Engineers salaries
- Financial and Investment Analysts salaries
- Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salaries
- Firefighters salaries
- Physicians, All Other salaries
- Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians salaries
- Self-Enrichment Teachers salaries
- Tellers salaries
- Recreation Workers salaries
- Postal Service Mail Carriers salaries
- Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salaries
- Pharmacists salaries
- Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors salaries
- Nurse Practitioners salaries
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators salaries
- Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers salaries
- Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists salaries
- Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salaries
- Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salaries
- Mechanical Engineers salaries
- Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists salaries
- Machinists salaries
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products salaries
- Public Relations Specialists salaries
- Loan Officers salaries
- Parts Salespersons salaries
- Physical Therapists salaries
- Animal Caretakers salaries
- Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse salaries
- Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks salaries
- Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School salaries
- Data Scientists salaries
- Administrative Services Managers salaries
- Production Workers, All Other salaries
- Logisticians salaries
- Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs salaries
- Personal Financial Advisors salaries
- Coaches and Scouts salaries
- Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers salaries
- Bakers salaries
- Food Service Managers salaries
- Industrial Production Managers salaries
- Radiologic Technologists and Technicians salaries
- Instructional Coordinators salaries
- Painters, Construction and Maintenance salaries
- Cost Estimators salaries
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How to read these pages. The median is the middle worker: half earned more, half earned less. The mean can sit higher when a small group at the top earns a lot. The 25th and 75th percentiles show the middle half of the field, which is usually the most useful range for comparing an offer.