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Typical pay for 178 jobs across the U.S., every state and metro area, from the latest government wage survey. Choose a job to see its pay range, the best-paying states and areas, and open jobs on JAI Bot.
Management jobs
- Administrative Services Managers
- Advertising and Promotions Managers
- Architectural and Engineering Managers
- Chief Executives
- Compensation and Benefits Managers
- Computer and Information Systems Managers
- Construction Managers
- Education Administrators, All Other
- Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
- Education Administrators, Postsecondary
- Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
- Emergency Management Directors
- Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling
- Facilities Managers
- Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
- Financial Managers
- Food Service Managers
- Fundraising Managers
- Funeral Home Managers
- Gambling Managers
- General and Operations Managers
- Human Resources Managers
- Industrial Production Managers
- Lodging Managers
- Managers, All Other
- Marketing Managers
- Medical and Health Services Managers
- Natural Sciences Managers
- Personal Service Managers, All Other
- Postmasters and Mail Superintendents
- Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
- Public Relations Managers
- Purchasing Managers
- Sales Managers
- Social and Community Service Managers
- Training and Development Managers
- Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
Business and Financial Operations jobs
- Accountants and Auditors
- Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes
- Budget Analysts
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other
- Buyers and Purchasing Agents
- Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
- Compliance Officers
- Cost Estimators
- Credit Analysts
- Credit Counselors
- Financial and Investment Analysts
- Financial Examiners
- Financial Risk Specialists
- Financial Specialists, All Other
- Fundraisers
- Human Resources Specialists
- Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage
- Insurance Underwriters
- Labor Relations Specialists
- Loan Officers
- Logisticians
- Management Analysts
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
- Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
- Personal Financial Advisors
- Project Management Specialists
- Property Appraisers and Assessors
- Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
- Tax Preparers
- Training and Development Specialists
Computer and Mathematical jobs
- Actuaries
- Computer and Information Research Scientists
- Computer Network Architects
- Computer Network Support Specialists
- Computer Occupations, All Other
- Computer Programmers
- Computer Systems Analysts
- Computer User Support Specialists
- Data Scientists
- Database Administrators
- Database Architects
- Information Security Analysts
- Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other
- Mathematicians
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators
- Operations Research Analysts
- Software Developers
- Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
- Statisticians
- Web and Digital Interface Designers
- Web Developers
Architecture and Engineering jobs
- Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians
- Aerospace Engineers
- Agricultural Engineers
- Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
- Architectural and Civil Drafters
- Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Calibration Technologists and Technicians
- Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
- Chemical Engineers
- Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
- Civil Engineers
- Computer Hardware Engineers
- Drafters, All Other
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
- Electrical and Electronics Drafters
- Electrical Engineers
- Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
- Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
- Engineers, All Other
- Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians
- Environmental Engineers
- Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
- Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
- Industrial Engineers
- Landscape Architects
- Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
- Materials Engineers
- Mechanical Drafters
- Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians
- Mechanical Engineers
- Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
- Nuclear Engineers
- Petroleum Engineers
- Surveying and Mapping Technicians
- Surveyors
Life, Physical, and Social Science jobs
- Agricultural Technicians
- Animal Scientists
- Anthropologists and Archeologists
- Astronomers
- Atmospheric and Space Scientists
- Biochemists and Biophysicists
- Biological Scientists, All Other
- Biological Technicians
- Chemical Technicians
- Chemists
- Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
- Conservation Scientists
- Economists
- Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
- Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
- Epidemiologists
- Food Science Technicians
- Food Scientists and Technologists
- Forensic Science Technicians
- Forest and Conservation Technicians
- Foresters
- Geographers
- Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians
- Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
- Historians
- Hydrologic Technicians
- Hydrologists
- Life Scientists, All Other
- Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
- Materials Scientists
- Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
- Microbiologists
- Nuclear Technicians
- Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
- Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
- Physical Scientists, All Other
- Physicists
- Political Scientists
- Psychologists, All Other
- School Psychologists
- Social Science Research Assistants
- Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
- Sociologists
- Soil and Plant Scientists
- Survey Researchers
- Urban and Regional Planners
- Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Community and Social Service jobs
- Child, Family, and School Social Workers
- Counselors, All Other
- Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
- Marriage and Family Therapists
- Rehabilitation Counselors
- Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates. Figures are for wage and salary workers and do not include the self-employed. The median is the middle wage: half earn more, half earn less. Other job titles: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license; O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. JAI Bot has modified this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.