What work pays
An annual reference assembled from public statistical sources: full pay distributions, not single averages, for 214 occupations across 359 US metro areas.
Built on May 2025 federal data
9,974 reference pages
Every page is a distribution, not a number. The figure that matters is where you sit between the 10th and 90th percentile — so each page opens with a calibrated wage rule you can place yourself on, followed by the published percentiles, comparisons across metros, and the exact provenance of every figure. Alongside the occupations, 5,424 employer pages show what companies actually offer, from certified visa filings. There are also United Kingdom and Sweden editions. Sources and method are public: see the methodology.
Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations
Business and Financial Operations Occupations
- Accountants and Auditors
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other
- Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
- Compliance Officers
- Cost Estimators
- Financial and Investment Analysts
- Financial Examiners
- Financial Risk Specialists
- Financial Specialists, All Other
- 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 Occupations
- Child, Family, and School Social Workers
- Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other
- Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
- Healthcare Social Workers
- Marriage and Family Therapists
- Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
- Social and Human Service Assistants
- Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors
Computer and Mathematical Occupations
- Computer Network Architects
- Computer Occupations, All Other
- Computer Systems Analysts
- Computer User Support Specialists
- Data Scientists
- Information Security Analysts
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators
- Software Developers
- Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
- Web and Digital Interface Designers
Construction and Extraction Occupations
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
- Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
- Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
- Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
- Instructional Coordinators
- Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
- Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
- Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
- Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
- Self-Enrichment Teachers
- Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School
- Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
- Substitute Teachers, Short-Term
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
- Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
- Tutors
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
- Bartenders
- Chefs and Head Cooks
- Cooks, Fast Food
- Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
- Cooks, Restaurant
- Cooks, Short Order
- 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 and Serving Related Workers, All Other
- Food Preparation Workers
- Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
- Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
- Waiters and Waitresses
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
- Dental Hygienists
- Emergency Medical Technicians
- General Internal Medicine Physicians
- Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
- Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Nurse Practitioners
- Occupational Therapists
- Pharmacists
- Pharmacy Technicians
- Physical Therapists
- Physician Assistants
- Physicians, All Other
- Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
- Registered Nurses
- Speech-Language Pathologists
Healthcare Support Occupations
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
Legal Occupations
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Management Occupations
- Administrative Services Managers
- Chief Executives
- Computer and Information Systems Managers
- Construction Managers
- Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
- Facilities Managers
- Financial Managers
- Food Service Managers
- General and Operations Managers
- Human Resources Managers
- Managers, All Other
- Marketing Managers
- Medical and Health Services Managers
- Natural Sciences Managers
- Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
- Sales Managers
- Social and Community Service Managers
- Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
Office and Administrative Support Occupations
- Billing and Posting Clerks
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
- Cargo and Freight Agents
- Customer Service Representatives
- Data Entry Keyers
- Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
- Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
- Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
- Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- 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
- Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
- Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
- Tellers
Personal Care and Service Occupations
Production Occupations
- Bakers
- Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
- Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
- Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
- Machinists
- Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
- Production Workers, All Other
- Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Protective Service Occupations
Sales and Related Occupations
- Advertising Sales Agents
- Cashiers
- Counter and Rental Clerks
- First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
- Insurance Sales Agents
- Retail Salespersons
- Sales and Related Workers, All Other
- 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
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
- Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
- Bus Drivers, School
- Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
- Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
- Driver/Sales Workers
- First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling
- Flight Attendants
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
- Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
- Light Truck Drivers
- Packers and Packagers, Hand
- Parking Attendants
- Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
- Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
- Stockers and Order Fillers