MetroWages
Index

Occupations

145 occupations with wage data across multiple US metro areas, grouped by SOC major group. Each page ranks the job by metro so you can see what location alone does to the number.

Business and Financial Operations

Accountants and Auditors US median $81,680 · 25 metros Business Operations Specialists, All Other US median $81,270 · 25 metros Buyers and Purchasing Agents US median $75,650 · 5 metros Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators US median $76,790 · 2 metros Compliance Officers US median $78,420 · 2 metros Financial and Investment Analysts US median $101,350 · 22 metros Human Resources Specialists US median $72,910 · 25 metros Loan Officers US median $74,180 · 7 metros Management Analysts US median $101,190 · 21 metros Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists US median $76,950 · 22 metros Personal Financial Advisors US median $102,140 · 13 metros Project Management Specialists US median $100,750 · 25 metros Training and Development Specialists US median $65,850 · 2 metros

Management

Administrative Services Managers US median $108,390 · 1 metros Architectural and Engineering Managers US median $167,740 · 1 metros Chief Executives US median $206,420 · 2 metros Computer and Information Systems Managers US median $171,200 · 17 metros Construction Managers US median $106,980 · 21 metros Financial Managers US median $161,700 · 23 metros General and Operations Managers US median $102,950 · 24 metros Managers, All Other US median $136,550 · 11 metros Marketing Managers US median $161,030 · 3 metros Medical and Health Services Managers US median $117,960 · 4 metros Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers US median $66,700 · 9 metros Public Relations Managers US median $138,520 · 1 metros Sales Managers US median $138,060 · 12 metros

Transportation and Material Moving

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers US median $226,600 · 2 metros Bus Drivers, School US median $47,040 · 14 metros Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment US median $35,270 · 23 metros Driver/Sales Workers US median $37,130 · 1 metros First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors US median $61,890 · 6 metros Flight Attendants US median $67,130 · 5 metros Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers US median $57,440 · 25 metros Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators US median $46,390 · 12 metros Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand US median $38,940 · 25 metros Light Truck Drivers US median $44,140 · 25 metros Packers and Packagers, Hand US median $35,580 · 9 metros Parking Attendants US median $34,600 · 3 metros Stockers and Order Fillers US median $37,090 · 25 metros

Office and Administrative Support

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks US median $49,210 · 25 metros Customer Service Representatives US median $42,830 · 25 metros Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants US median $74,260 · 25 metros First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers US median $66,140 · 25 metros Information and Record Clerks, All Other US median $48,360 · 1 metros Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants US median $54,140 · 1 metros Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants US median $44,640 · 19 metros Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other US median $46,040 · 1 metros Office Clerks, General US median $43,630 · 25 metros Postal Service Mail Carriers US median $57,490 · 16 metros Receptionists and Information Clerks US median $37,230 · 25 metros Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive US median $46,290 · 25 metros Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks US median $43,190 · 22 metros
Bartenders US median $33,530 · 25 metros Chefs and Head Cooks US median $60,990 · 2 metros Cooks, Fast Food US median $30,160 · 6 metros Cooks, Restaurant US median $36,830 · 25 metros Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers US median $32,670 · 24 metros Dishwashers US median $33,670 · 5 metros Fast Food and Counter Workers US median $30,480 · 25 metros First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers US median $42,010 · 25 metros Food Preparation Workers US median $34,220 · 20 metros Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop US median $30,380 · 2 metros Waiters and Waitresses US median $33,760 · 25 metros

Production

Bakers US median $36,650 · 5 metros Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic US median $45,590 · 1 metros First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers US median $71,190 · 7 metros Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers US median $47,460 · 3 metros Machinists US median $56,150 · 8 metros Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators US median $42,210 · 19 metros Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders US median $40,900 · 1 metros Semiconductor Processing Technicians US median $51,180 · 1 metros Tool and Die Makers US median $63,180 · 1 metros Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers US median $51,000 · 8 metros
Cashiers US median $31,190 · 25 metros Counter and Rental Clerks US median $38,540 · 4 metros First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers US median $47,320 · 25 metros Insurance Sales Agents US median $60,370 · 23 metros Real Estate Sales Agents US median $56,320 · 6 metros Retail Salespersons US median $34,580 · 25 metros Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel US median $66,260 · 25 metros Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products US median $66,780 · 23 metros Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products US median $100,070 · 1 metros Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents US median $78,140 · 24 metros

Educational Instruction and Library

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education US median $62,340 · 25 metros Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary US median $105,620 · 1 metros Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education US median $62,970 · 9 metros Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education US median $37,120 · 4 metros Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education US median $64,580 · 25 metros Substitute Teachers, Short-Term US median $38,470 · 18 metros Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary US median $35,240 · 25 metros Tutors US median $40,090 · 4 metros

Computer and Mathematical

Computer Network Architects US median $130,390 · 1 metros Computer Occupations, All Other US median $108,970 · 21 metros Computer Systems Analysts US median $103,790 · 24 metros Computer User Support Specialists US median $60,340 · 17 metros Information Security Analysts US median $124,910 · 1 metros Network and Computer Systems Administrators US median $96,800 · 18 metros Software Developers US median $133,080 · 25 metros

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair

Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians US median $78,680 · 1 metros Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics US median $49,670 · 25 metros First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers US median $78,300 · 4 metros Industrial Machinery Mechanics US median $63,760 · 1 metros Maintenance and Repair Workers, General US median $48,620 · 25 metros Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines US median $63,980 · 2 metros

Construction and Extraction

Carpenters US median $59,310 · 25 metros Construction Laborers US median $46,730 · 25 metros Electricians US median $62,350 · 25 metros First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers US median $78,690 · 18 metros Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters US median $62,970 · 23 metros Roofers US median $50,970 · 2 metros

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses US median $62,340 · 22 metros Pharmacists US median $137,480 · 21 metros Pharmacy Technicians US median $43,460 · 24 metros Physicians, All Other US median $170,722 · 7 metros Psychiatric Technicians US median $42,590 · 1 metros Registered Nurses US median $93,600 · 25 metros

Personal Care and Service

Amusement and Recreation Attendants US median $30,490 · 1 metros Childcare Workers US median $32,050 · 3 metros Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors US median $46,180 · 14 metros Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other US median $37,900 · 1 metros

Architecture and Engineering

Civil Engineers US median $99,590 · 22 metros Engineers, All Other US median $117,750 · 4 metros Industrial Engineers US median $101,140 · 3 metros Mechanical Engineers US median $102,320 · 1 metros

Protective Service

Correctional Officers and Jailers US median $57,970 · 4 metros Firefighters US median $59,530 · 20 metros Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers US median $76,290 · 9 metros Security Guards US median $38,370 · 25 metros

Healthcare Support

Dental Assistants US median $47,300 · 24 metros Home Health and Personal Care Aides US median $34,900 · 25 metros Medical Assistants US median $44,200 · 21 metros Nursing Assistants US median $39,530 · 25 metros

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media

Coaches and Scouts US median $45,920 · 2 metros Graphic Designers US median $61,300 · 5 metros Public Relations Specialists US median $69,780 · 18 metros

Community and Social Service

Healthcare Social Workers US median $68,090 · 3 metros Social and Human Service Assistants US median $45,120 · 2 metros Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors US median $59,190 · 1 metros

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners US median $35,930 · 25 metros Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers US median $38,090 · 25 metros Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners US median $34,660 · 18 metros

Life, Physical, and Social Science

Biochemists and Biophysicists US median $103,650 · 1 metros Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists US median $100,590 · 1 metros
Lawyers US median $151,160 · 24 metros Paralegals and Legal Assistants US median $61,010 · 25 metros
Why some jobs are missing

An occupation appears here only if BLS published a wage estimate for it in at least one of the metro areas we cover, and only if enough workers were surveyed for the estimate to be released. Suppressed occupations are excluded rather than filled in with an estimate of our own.