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Idaho — Salaries by Occupation (2025)

BLS OES May 2025

Occupations with published median wage data for Idaho, sorted high to low.

Job titleMedian salary (Idaho)US national medianvs national
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers $507,640 $232,140 +118.7%
Anesthesiologists $449,990 $391,490 +14.9%
General Internal Medicine Physicians $355,390 $256,560 +38.5%
Family Medicine Physicians $347,160 $244,180 +42.2%
Physicians, All Other $299,340 $265,930 +12.6%
Pediatricians, General $297,680 $210,040 +41.7%
Dermatologists $281,920 $328,730 -14.2%
Nurse Anesthetists $263,130 $236,590 +11.2%
Obstetricians and Gynecologists $223,560 $292,910 -23.7%
Emergency Medicine Physicians $221,430 $335,550 -34.0%
Surgeons, All Other $211,490 $414,010 -48.9%
Chief Executives $177,210 $213,990 -17.2%
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates $172,920 $153,990 +12.3%
Architectural and Engineering Managers $162,970 $171,270 -4.8%
Computer and Information Systems Managers $162,240 $175,140 -7.4%
Pharmacists $144,900 $140,910 +2.8%
Marketing Managers $142,090 $166,790 -14.8%
Purchasing Managers $136,970 $148,080 -7.5%
Power Distributors and Dispatchers $136,550 $106,730 +27.9%
Sales Managers $135,350 $148,270 -8.7%
Physicists $135,150 $172,250 -21.5%
Nuclear Engineers $133,970 $133,970 +0.0%
Physician Assistants $133,790 $135,880 -1.5%
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers $133,750 $109,370 +22.3%
Nurse Practitioners $132,540 $132,300 +0.2%
Software Developers $131,590 $135,980 -3.2%
Computer Hardware Engineers $131,570 $161,740 -18.7%
Managers, All Other $131,550 $141,900 -7.3%
Economists $131,270 $124,720 +5.3%
Engineers, All Other $130,970 $122,930 +6.5%
Electrical Engineers $129,340 $120,630 +7.2%
Training and Development Managers $128,120 $133,000 -3.7%
Sales Engineers $128,030 $124,900 +2.5%
Financial Managers $127,210 $166,570 -23.6%
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $125,410 $95,320 +31.6%
Natural Sciences Managers $124,800 $167,220 -25.4%
Podiatrists $124,610 $160,300 -22.3%
Power Plant Operators $124,440 $102,040 +22.0%
Dentists, General $124,190 $170,950 -27.4%
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers $123,680 $106,220 +16.4%
Database Architects $121,380 $139,500 -13.0%
Psychologists, All Other $121,140 $110,840 +9.3%
Human Resources Managers $119,990 $149,280 -19.6%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists $119,430 $99,070 +20.6%
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay $119,170 $103,020 +15.7%
Medical and Health Services Managers $117,770 $123,860 -4.9%
Environmental Engineers $117,520 $107,110 +9.7%
Veterinarians $116,170 $130,100 -10.7%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary $112,240 $109,270 +2.7%
Commercial Pilots $109,620 $123,220 -11.0%
Computer Network Architects $107,620 $134,050 -19.7%
Industrial Production Managers $107,340 $126,060 -14.9%
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers $107,250 $63,520 +68.8%
Law Teachers, Postsecondary $106,810 $128,500 -16.9%
Chemical Engineers $106,740 $125,040 -14.6%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary $106,040 $100,310 +5.7%
Materials Engineers $105,820 $112,860 -6.2%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary $105,690 $98,700 +7.1%
Nuclear Medicine Technologists $104,630 $101,370 +3.2%
Construction Managers $104,600 $114,990 -9.0%
Operations Research Analysts $103,600 $88,940 +16.5%
Lawyers $103,400 $159,670 -35.2%
Optometrists $103,390 $136,570 -24.3%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer $102,770 $130,220 -21.1%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary $101,910 $107,310 -5.0%
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists $101,680 $95,480 +6.5%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $101,390 $104,920 -3.4%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary $101,200 $104,590 -3.2%
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $101,090 $105,870 -4.5%
Industrial Engineers $100,840 $102,440 -1.6%
Financial and Investment Analysts $100,830 $102,740 -1.9%
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians $100,100 $74,310 +34.7%
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers $99,920 $96,590 +3.4%
Facilities Managers $99,870 $106,660 -6.4%
Emergency Management Directors $99,720 $93,330 +6.8%
Radiation Therapists $99,660 $105,310 -5.4%
Physical Therapists $99,000 $102,760 -3.7%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors $98,860 $115,160 -14.2%
Computer Occupations, All Other $98,700 $116,580 -15.3%
Public Relations Managers $98,160 $146,910 -33.2%
Civil Engineers $98,030 $100,840 -2.8%
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists $97,790 $100,580 -2.8%
Occupational Therapists $97,760 $100,330 -2.6%
Aerospace Engineers $95,700 $134,960 -29.1%
Project Management Specialists $95,630 $102,320 -6.5%
Soil and Plant Scientists $95,150 $78,850 +20.7%
Audiologists $95,120 $95,780 -0.7%
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling $95,020 $79,520 +19.5%
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $94,920 $106,040 -10.5%
Dental Hygienists $94,650 $98,100 -3.5%
Personal Financial Advisors $94,370 $105,070 -10.2%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $93,920 $107,230 -12.4%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval $93,710 $99,280 -5.6%
Mechanical Engineers $93,190 $104,110 -10.5%
Labor Relations Specialists $93,110 $95,420 -2.4%
Administrative Services Managers $92,880 $114,130 -18.6%
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents $92,820 $96,660 -4.0%
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers $92,630 $93,530 -1.0%
Registered Nurses $92,460 $97,550 -5.2%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators $91,880 $99,130 -7.3%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers $91,170 $101,920 -10.5%
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary $90,890 $80,250 +13.3%
Compensation and Benefits Managers $90,020 $149,230 -39.7%
Data Scientists $89,380 $120,230 -25.7%
Computer Programmers $89,020 $100,390 -11.3%
Management Analysts $88,710 $101,860 -12.9%
Anthropologists and Archeologists $88,710 $70,770 +25.3%
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other $88,610 $101,110 -12.4%
Social Workers, All Other $88,610 $71,900 +23.2%
Boilermakers $88,400 $76,410 +15.7%
Fundraising Managers $87,990 $125,470 -29.9%
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists $86,920 $90,150 -3.6%
Database Administrators $85,660 $104,620 -18.1%
Rail Car Repairers $85,420 $67,530 +26.5%
Financial Examiners $85,260 $94,160 -9.5%
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door $84,390 $74,340 +13.5%
Speech-Language Pathologists $84,380 $97,870 -13.8%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary $84,190 $99,080 -15.0%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary $84,140 $84,290 -0.2%
Biological Scientists, All Other $83,320 $98,920 -15.8%
Budget Analysts $83,220 $91,640 -9.2%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists $83,010 $103,410 -19.7%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary $83,010 $80,340 +3.3%
Chemical Plant and System Operators $82,980 $78,120 +6.2%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary $81,620 $84,620 -3.5%
Electrical and Electronics Drafters $81,590 $76,870 +6.1%
Conservation Scientists $81,330 $73,010 +11.4%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers $81,010 $89,900 -9.9%
Chiropractors $80,770 $79,200 +2.0%
Commercial and Industrial Designers $80,730 $83,910 -3.8%
Advertising and Promotions Managers $80,680 $133,660 -39.6%
Art Directors $80,680 $114,850 -29.8%
Avionics Technicians $80,620 $82,280 -2.0%
General and Operations Managers $80,390 $105,770 -24.0%
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $80,080 $80,110 -0.0%
Cost Estimators $79,700 $78,740 +1.2%
Credit Analysts $79,650 $83,510 -4.6%
Financial Specialists, All Other $79,440 $81,100 -2.0%
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers $79,330 $77,970 +1.7%
Web Developers $79,290 $92,650 -14.4%
Gas Plant Operators $79,280 $87,820 -9.7%
Social and Community Service Managers $79,120 $80,390 -1.6%
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators $79,020 $70,070 +12.8%
Hydrologists $78,850 $96,600 -18.4%
Respiratory Therapists $78,460 $82,280 -4.6%
Fallers $78,330 $52,100 +50.3%
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $78,200 $87,520 -10.6%
Chemists $78,000 $91,240 -14.5%
Food Scientists and Technologists $77,440 $88,720 -12.7%
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators $77,340 $78,000 -0.8%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians $77,170 $78,190 -1.3%
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders $77,100 $58,040 +32.8%
Financial Risk Specialists $76,870 $117,330 -34.5%
Urban and Regional Planners $76,500 $89,320 -14.4%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other $76,400 $83,050 -8.0%
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage $76,110 $78,240 -2.7%
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $75,550 $79,920 -5.5%
Judicial Law Clerks $75,540 $64,920 +16.4%
Psychiatrists $75,470 $281,870 -73.2%
Compliance Officers $75,450 $80,730 -6.5%
Computer Systems Analysts $75,310 $105,850 -28.9%
Hearing Aid Specialists $75,300 $65,160 +15.6%
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $74,940 $79,860 -6.2%
Accountants and Auditors $74,730 $83,680 -10.7%
Healthcare Social Workers $74,500 $67,880 +9.8%
Medical Equipment Repairers $74,270 $61,660 +20.5%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other $74,180 $77,640 -4.5%
Landscape Architects $73,950 $79,870 -7.4%
Surveyors $73,940 $75,440 -2.0%
Logisticians $73,920 $82,320 -10.2%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists $73,360 $76,780 -4.5%
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators $73,210 $53,340 +37.3%
Fish and Game Wardens $73,200 $74,060 -1.2%
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists $72,930 $81,390 -10.4%
Riggers $72,850 $62,640 +16.3%
Fire Inspectors and Investigators $72,810 $75,920 -4.1%
Structural Iron and Steel Workers $72,750 $62,780 +15.9%
Surgical Technologists $72,550 $64,650 +12.2%
Detectives and Criminal Investigators $72,520 $93,790 -22.7%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary $72,300 $78,620 -8.0%
School Psychologists $71,700 $95,990 -25.3%
Education Administrators, All Other $71,690 $95,200 -24.7%
Dietitians and Nutritionists $71,610 $76,400 -6.3%
Forensic Science Technicians $71,160 $72,060 -1.2%
Loan Officers $71,070 $76,690 -7.3%
Extraction Workers, All Other $71,050 $57,010 +24.6%
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $70,890 $74,450 -4.8%
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians $70,830 $73,900 -4.2%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health $70,350 $82,220 -14.4%
Food Service Managers $70,140 $69,390 +1.1%
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $69,590 $49,080 +41.8%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers $69,360 $59,320 +16.9%
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners $69,330 $72,420 -4.3%
Life Scientists, All Other $68,990 $93,750 -26.4%
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians $68,310 $74,510 -8.3%
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $66,990 $76,210 -12.1%
Epidemiologists $66,280 $87,220 -24.0%
Interpreters and Translators $66,130 $60,170 +9.9%
Microbiologists $65,940 $87,990 -25.1%
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other $65,790 $78,350 -16.0%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary $65,720 $75,350 -12.8%
Lodging Managers $65,390 $69,250 -5.6%
Occupational Therapy Assistants $65,330 $72,300 -9.6%
Foresters $65,170 $76,400 -14.7%
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers $65,050 $117,860 -44.8%
Human Resources Specialists $64,990 $75,940 -14.4%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $64,840 $72,080 -10.0%
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $64,830 $65,510 -1.0%
Millwrights $64,710 $65,700 -1.5%
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents $64,620 $78,660 -17.8%
Legal Support Workers, All Other $64,480 $72,110 -10.6%
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators $64,460 $78,620 -18.0%
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment $64,410 $74,090 -13.1%
Web and Digital Interface Designers $64,250 $104,000 -38.2%
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other $64,160 $76,400 -16.0%
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $63,800 $64,400 -0.9%
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists $63,680 $78,210 -18.6%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School $63,610 $65,120 -2.3%
Construction and Building Inspectors $63,570 $74,690 -14.9%
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers $63,560 $68,120 -6.7%
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors $63,360 $59,350 +6.8%
Computer Network Support Specialists $63,340 $76,220 -16.9%
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians $63,200 $64,950 -2.7%
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians $63,150 $66,120 -4.5%
Transportation Security Screeners $63,130 $66,770 -5.5%
Instructional Coordinators $63,030 $77,440 -18.6%
Electricians $63,000 $63,190 -0.3%
Industrial Machinery Mechanics $62,860 $64,520 -2.6%
Marriage and Family Therapists $62,700 $66,940 -6.3%
Social Science Research Assistants $62,570 $61,990 +0.9%
Insurance Underwriters $62,530 $81,370 -23.2%
Brickmasons and Blockmasons $62,510 $62,120 +0.6%
Airfield Operations Specialists $62,510 $56,850 +10.0%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other $62,490 $65,790 -5.0%
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers $62,440 $63,890 -2.3%
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians $62,240 $59,920 +3.9%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education $62,240 $62,680 -0.7%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary $62,230 $77,570 -19.8%
Flight Attendants $62,200 $63,580 -2.2%
Curators $62,190 $63,420 -1.9%
Architectural and Civil Drafters $61,840 $66,150 -6.5%
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers $61,730 $58,650 +5.3%
Training and Development Specialists $61,720 $69,280 -10.9%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $61,690 $72,040 -14.4%
Plant and System Operators, All Other $61,690 $62,470 -1.2%
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $61,680 $59,850 +3.1%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $61,600 $63,970 -3.7%
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $61,390 $69,500 -11.7%
Health Education Specialists $61,330 $64,070 -4.3%
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians $61,250 $79,870 -23.3%
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other $61,190 $72,990 -16.2%
Fundraisers $61,150 $72,550 -15.7%
Producers and Directors $61,150 $90,360 -32.3%
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other $61,140 $45,670 +33.9%
Public Relations Specialists $61,110 $74,750 -18.2%
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents $61,110 $62,370 -2.0%
Physical Therapist Assistants $61,020 $68,380 -10.8%
Continuous Mining Machine Operators $60,990 $61,810 -1.3%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $60,970 $78,760 -22.6%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $60,930 $64,370 -5.3%
Wind Turbine Service Technicians $60,810 $64,120 -5.2%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School $60,700 $74,260 -18.3%
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians $60,670 $61,560 -1.4%
Postal Service Clerks $60,530 $62,130 -2.6%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School $60,510 $66,270 -8.7%
Massage Therapists $60,420 $58,450 +3.4%
Athletic Trainers $60,410 $62,520 -3.4%
Paramedics $60,380 $60,600 -0.4%
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters $60,360 $61,390 -1.7%
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $60,320 $64,330 -6.2%
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers $60,250 $55,010 +9.5%
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $60,200 $76,590 -21.4%
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers $60,200 $61,770 -2.5%
Special Education Teachers, Middle School $60,170 $66,810 -9.9%
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks $59,950 $59,650 +0.5%
Glaziers $59,850 $57,080 +4.9%
Child, Family, and School Social Workers $59,840 $59,550 +0.5%
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists $59,780 $66,270 -9.8%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary $59,730 $63,820 -6.4%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians $59,600 $56,550 +5.4%
Clergy $59,570 $60,810 -2.0%
Forest and Conservation Workers $59,460 $43,680 +36.1%
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners $59,250 $50,060 +18.4%
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists $59,230 $61,770 -4.1%
Computer User Support Specialists $59,170 $61,860 -4.3%
Mechanical Drafters $59,050 $71,550 -17.5%
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $58,930 $69,990 -15.8%
Machinists $58,810 $58,750 +0.1%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $58,770 $58,640 +0.2%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary $58,720 $77,270 -24.0%
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining $58,670 $57,430 +2.2%
Pipelayers $58,650 $49,000 +19.7%
Insurance Sales Agents $58,510 $62,280 -6.1%
Archivists $58,370 $64,550 -9.6%
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers $58,200 $58,430 -0.4%
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film $58,140 $74,990 -22.5%
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters $58,140 $51,330 +13.3%
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $57,950 $50,270 +15.3%
Postal Service Mail Carriers $57,820 $60,550 -4.5%
Tool and Die Makers $57,800 $64,050 -9.8%
Roofers $57,790 $55,440 +4.2%
Tapers $57,690 $68,270 -15.5%
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders $57,690 $48,040 +20.1%
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders $57,670 $46,460 +24.1%
Real Estate Brokers $57,660 $73,220 -21.3%
Log Graders and Scalers $57,620 $46,330 +24.4%
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators $57,430 $58,470 -1.8%
Traffic Technicians $57,180 $59,090 -3.2%
Exercise Physiologists $56,750 $59,460 -4.6%
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers $56,690 $52,600 +7.8%
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $56,530 $58,170 -2.8%
Logging Equipment Operators $56,490 $49,740 +13.6%
Surgical Assistants $56,460 $66,800 -15.5%
Drafters, All Other $56,430 $63,520 -11.2%
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers $56,410 $57,020 -1.1%
Writers and Authors $56,360 $76,910 -26.7%
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers $56,340 $74,330 -24.2%
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars $56,300 $68,020 -17.2%
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling $56,290 $62,890 -10.5%
Maintenance Workers, Machinery $56,250 $60,850 -7.6%
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers $56,240 $61,010 -7.8%
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles $55,760 $48,420 +15.2%
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health $55,420 $55,090 +0.6%
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics $55,320 $47,880 +15.5%
Sound Engineering Technicians $54,970 $73,130 -24.8%
Hydrologic Technicians $54,950 $64,790 -15.2%
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas $54,830 $60,190 -8.9%
Chemical Technicians $54,560 $60,390 -9.7%
Rehabilitation Counselors $54,550 $46,850 +16.4%
Transportation Inspectors $54,330 $92,100 -41.0%
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers $54,240 $53,710 +1.0%
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists $54,130 $68,270 -20.7%
Film and Video Editors $54,080 $75,420 -28.3%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other $53,600 $66,140 -19.0%
Correctional Officers and Jailers $53,580 $58,940 -9.1%
Medical Records Specialists $53,460 $51,140 +4.5%
Advertising Sales Agents $53,460 $64,820 -17.5%
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators $53,340 $50,690 +5.2%
Forest and Conservation Technicians $53,290 $54,560 -2.3%
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators $53,040 $46,880 +13.1%
Crane and Tower Operators $52,770 $68,080 -22.5%
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs $52,670 $54,210 -2.8%
Surveying and Mapping Technicians $52,630 $54,240 -3.0%
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers $52,520 $60,280 -12.9%
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $52,380 $63,800 -17.9%
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators $52,210 $60,020 -13.0%
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other $52,160 $48,430 +7.7%
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $52,160 $51,610 +1.1%
Community Health Workers $52,050 $51,850 +0.4%
Highway Maintenance Workers $52,050 $50,260 +3.6%
Carpenters $52,000 $60,580 -14.2%
Chefs and Head Cooks $52,000 $62,470 -16.8%
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks $51,790 $58,260 -11.1%
Public Safety Telecommunicators $51,780 $53,040 -2.4%
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping $51,770 $50,610 +2.3%
Mechanical Door Repairers $51,770 $55,720 -7.1%
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other $51,680 $49,230 +5.0%
Carpet Installers $51,550 $50,340 +2.4%
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $51,500 $48,540 +6.1%
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers $51,370 $69,990 -26.6%
Financial Clerks, All Other $51,310 $53,830 -4.7%
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists $51,190 $62,200 -17.7%
Credit Counselors $51,130 $52,230 -2.1%
Correspondence Clerks $51,010 $46,800 +9.0%
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $50,850 $47,920 +6.1%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other $50,600 $62,280 -18.8%
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $50,530 $53,750 -6.0%
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $50,410 $47,180 +6.8%
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other $50,390 $56,730 -11.2%
Graphic Designers $50,350 $62,960 -20.0%
Bailiffs $50,350 $56,600 -11.0%
Procurement Clerks $50,310 $50,580 -0.5%
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers $50,100 $65,380 -23.4%
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors $50,040 $61,540 -18.7%
Audio and Video Technicians $49,950 $58,100 -14.0%
Information and Record Clerks, All Other $49,940 $49,500 +0.9%
Word Processors and Typists $49,930 $49,280 +1.3%
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors $49,880 $49,690 +0.4%
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers $49,830 $48,220 +3.3%
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors $49,780 $47,160 +5.6%
Recreational Therapists $49,720 $61,960 -19.8%
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers $49,710 $49,450 +0.5%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants $49,690 $62,890 -21.0%
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance $49,660 $50,340 -1.4%
Special Education Teachers, Preschool $49,610 $64,830 -23.5%
Food Batchmakers $49,570 $42,290 +17.2%
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians $49,550 $52,000 -4.7%
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers $49,300 $55,940 -11.9%
Automotive Body and Related Repairers $49,200 $54,890 -10.4%
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers $49,180 $60,070 -18.1%
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity $49,000 $59,050 -17.0%
Food Science Technicians $48,980 $52,130 -6.0%
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters $48,950 $47,550 +2.9%
Agricultural Technicians $48,870 $49,630 -1.5%
Agricultural Inspectors $48,650 $49,940 -2.6%
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare $48,530 $59,300 -18.2%
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers $48,530 $47,630 +1.9%
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks $48,450 $48,700 -0.5%
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $48,420 $50,620 -4.3%
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers $48,390 $49,100 -1.4%
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders $48,360 $41,330 +17.0%
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood $48,350 $42,770 +13.0%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $48,310 $50,670 -4.7%
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders $48,250 $44,810 +7.7%
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $48,190 $49,590 -2.8%
Travel Agents $48,110 $50,160 -4.1%
Loan Interviewers and Clerks $48,090 $50,020 -3.9%
Medical Appliance Technicians $48,020 $48,030 -0.0%
Tile and Stone Setters $47,940 $55,690 -13.9%
Private Detectives and Investigators $47,910 $51,220 -6.5%
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers $47,840 $56,210 -14.9%
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians $47,740 $57,550 -17.0%
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation $47,630 $46,340 +2.8%
Social and Human Service Assistants $47,540 $45,930 +3.5%
Dental Laboratory Technicians $47,380 $49,610 -4.5%
Firefighters $47,320 $59,280 -20.2%
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other $47,220 $50,290 -6.1%
Prepress Technicians and Workers $47,220 $48,690 -3.0%
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks $47,200 $49,230 -4.1%
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers $47,090 $52,540 -10.4%
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists $47,050 $56,870 -17.3%
Construction Laborers $46,940 $47,120 -0.4%
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys $46,940 $47,340 -0.8%
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers $46,860 $48,590 -3.6%
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners $46,860 $49,880 -6.1%
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $46,840 $46,570 +0.6%
Food Processing Workers, All Other $46,820 $39,680 +18.0%
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders $46,720 $43,220 +8.1%
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians $46,680 $53,350 -12.5%
Coaches and Scouts $46,600 $47,320 -1.5%
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $46,600 $46,420 +0.4%
Protective Service Workers, All Other $46,580 $42,540 +9.5%
Medical Equipment Preparers $46,450 $47,700 -2.6%
Billing and Posting Clerks $46,440 $48,500 -4.2%
Pharmacy Technicians $46,420 $45,750 +1.5%
Sheet Metal Workers $46,350 $61,800 -25.0%
Bus Drivers, School $46,250 $47,920 -3.5%
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $46,140 $48,520 -4.9%
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic $45,980 $46,550 -1.2%
File Clerks $45,910 $43,600 +5.3%
Dental Assistants $45,880 $48,070 -4.6%
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $45,810 $48,250 -5.1%
New Accounts Clerks $45,760 $47,670 -4.0%
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing $45,730 $43,380 +5.4%
Cargo and Freight Agents $45,710 $52,260 -12.5%
Home Appliance Repairers $45,650 $50,990 -10.5%
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services $45,340 $48,560 -6.6%
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $45,130 $48,570 -7.1%
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders $45,120 $41,590 +8.5%
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers $45,050 $41,600 +8.3%
Directors, Religious Activities and Education $44,990 $52,100 -13.6%
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $44,920 $45,930 -2.2%
Painters, Construction and Maintenance $44,880 $49,400 -9.1%
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters $44,870 $46,680 -3.9%
Office Clerks, General $44,830 $45,010 -0.4%
Broadcast Technicians $44,730 $59,570 -24.9%
Medical Assistants $44,700 $45,690 -2.2%
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $44,690 $48,990 -8.8%
Parts Salespersons $44,580 $38,630 +15.4%
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $44,470 $43,960 +1.2%
Light Truck Drivers $44,370 $44,860 -1.1%
Opticians, Dispensing $43,950 $47,260 -7.0%
Animal Control Workers $43,930 $45,660 -3.8%
Tree Trimmers and Pruners $43,840 $50,960 -14.0%
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers $43,790 $58,930 -25.7%
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping $43,720 $46,380 -5.7%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $43,710 $47,540 -8.1%
Museum Technicians and Conservators $43,520 $51,440 -15.4%
Motorcycle Mechanics $43,470 $48,580 -10.5%
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers $43,460 $51,320 -15.3%
Phlebotomists $43,400 $45,230 -4.0%
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers $43,230 $47,450 -8.9%
Customer Service Representatives $43,200 $44,770 -3.5%
Data Entry Keyers $42,810 $41,340 +3.6%
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $42,690 $44,350 -3.7%
Etchers and Engravers $42,640 $43,310 -1.5%
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic $42,620 $46,170 -7.7%
Machine Feeders and Offbearers $42,580 $41,220 +3.3%
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other $42,520 $50,890 -16.4%
Tellers $42,380 $43,030 -1.5%
Biological Technicians $42,130 $57,510 -26.7%
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians $42,120 $47,380 -11.1%
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $41,880 $55,570 -24.6%
Bill and Account Collectors $41,880 $47,030 -11.0%
Helpers--Carpenters $41,820 $43,780 -4.5%
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders $41,700 $58,870 -29.2%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $41,600 $39,150 +6.3%
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other $41,600 $41,600 +0.0%
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall $41,550 $49,120 -15.4%
Psychiatric Technicians $41,490 $45,130 -8.1%
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $41,430 $45,260 -8.5%
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other $41,190 $37,180 +10.8%
Animal Trainers $40,770 $39,990 +2.0%
Conveyor Operators and Tenders $40,750 $42,420 -3.9%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals $40,580 $36,670 +10.7%
Slaughterers and Meat Packers $40,370 $40,130 +0.6%
Aircraft Service Attendants $40,250 $40,450 -0.5%
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks $40,230 $44,390 -9.4%
Pest Control Workers $40,220 $45,250 -11.1%
Print Binding and Finishing Workers $40,200 $42,290 -4.9%
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $40,120 $42,360 -5.3%
Order Clerks $40,110 $46,170 -13.1%
Cooks, Short Order $40,090 $35,880 +11.7%
Crossing Guards and Flaggers $40,060 $38,100 +5.1%
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers $40,000 $37,800 +5.8%
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers $39,980 $45,850 -12.8%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $39,900 $40,240 -0.8%
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service $39,890 $39,280 +1.6%
Real Estate Sales Agents $39,820 $52,830 -24.6%
Upholsterers $39,730 $46,340 -14.3%
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $39,580 $46,330 -14.6%
Furniture Finishers $39,510 $44,540 -11.3%
Helpers--Electricians $39,480 $42,670 -7.5%
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan $39,450 $45,920 -14.1%
Telemarketers $39,400 $35,450 +11.1%
Counter and Rental Clerks $39,370 $41,300 -4.7%
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers $39,250 $39,630 -1.0%
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other $39,240 $42,670 -8.0%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers $39,200 $38,300 +2.3%
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers $39,190 $47,810 -18.0%
Agricultural Equipment Operators $38,920 $41,730 -6.7%
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators $38,850 $43,370 -10.4%
Emergency Medical Technicians $38,840 $44,470 -12.7%
Agricultural Workers, All Other $38,790 $39,850 -2.7%
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers $38,770 $39,390 -1.6%
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons $38,760 $40,470 -4.2%
Nursing Assistants $38,650 $42,260 -8.5%
Orderlies $38,650 $38,290 +0.9%
Printing Press Operators $38,650 $45,780 -15.6%
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $38,580 $45,760 -15.7%
Security Guards $38,300 $38,020 +0.7%
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians $38,280 $45,570 -16.0%
Helpers--Production Workers $38,240 $39,070 -2.1%
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $38,190 $44,080 -13.4%
Medical Transcriptionists $38,140 $40,410 -5.6%
Butchers and Meat Cutters $38,030 $40,140 -5.3%
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service $38,000 $38,630 -1.6%
Pharmacy Aides $37,690 $37,680 +0.0%
Tire Repairers and Changers $37,570 $37,710 -0.4%
Bicycle Repairers $37,550 $42,780 -12.2%
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers $37,530 $38,150 -1.6%
Production Workers, All Other $37,480 $40,110 -6.6%
Stockers and Order Fillers $37,310 $37,330 -0.1%
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary $37,310 $42,910 -13.1%
Residential Advisors $37,160 $42,240 -12.0%
Sewing Machine Operators $37,160 $36,670 +1.3%
Packers and Packagers, Hand $36,920 $36,280 +1.8%
Floral Designers $36,830 $37,360 -1.4%
Receptionists and Information Clerks $36,810 $38,010 -3.2%
Self-Enrichment Teachers $36,490 $46,800 -22.0%
Cooks, Restaurant $36,440 $37,390 -2.5%
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs $36,190 $37,290 -2.9%
Couriers and Messengers $36,110 $39,200 -7.9%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $36,110 $36,840 -2.0%
Barbers $36,040 $38,210 -5.7%
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other $36,000 $46,860 -23.2%
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials $35,990 $35,060 +2.7%
Rock Splitters, Quarry $35,880 $48,740 -26.4%
Driver/Sales Workers $35,770 $38,770 -7.7%
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment $35,640 $35,830 -0.5%
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $35,600 $37,450 -4.9%
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $35,560 $36,780 -3.3%
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants $35,560 $35,670 -0.3%
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists $35,480 $35,790 -0.9%
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers $35,140 $34,890 +0.7%
Retail Salespersons $35,080 $35,410 -0.9%
Tutors $34,990 $43,350 -19.3%
Manicurists and Pedicurists $34,910 $35,760 -2.4%
Home Health and Personal Care Aides $34,790 $35,800 -2.8%
Concierges $34,760 $38,950 -10.8%
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $34,700 $47,720 -27.3%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $34,560 $35,510 -2.7%
Library Technicians $34,510 $44,580 -22.6%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse $34,470 $35,660 -3.3%
Sales and Related Workers, All Other $34,400 $48,280 -28.7%
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $34,220 $35,360 -3.2%
Skincare Specialists $34,130 $45,330 -24.7%
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term $34,080 $41,670 -18.2%
Bakers $34,060 $37,160 -8.3%
Library Assistants, Clerical $33,960 $36,910 -8.0%
Parking Enforcement Workers $33,930 $46,730 -27.4%
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks $33,870 $35,070 -3.4%
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders $33,660 $43,530 -22.7%
Baggage Porters and Bellhops $33,510 $37,080 -9.6%
Photographers $33,320 $44,660 -25.4%
Funeral Attendants $33,280 $35,680 -6.7%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education $32,800 $38,140 -14.0%
Dietetic Technicians $32,620 $37,640 -13.3%
Occupational Therapy Aides $32,590 $39,160 -16.8%
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials $32,250 $40,710 -20.8%
School Bus Monitors $32,230 $35,100 -8.2%
Animal Caretakers $32,170 $35,360 -9.0%
Parking Attendants $31,990 $35,150 -9.0%
Food Preparation Workers $31,510 $35,320 -10.8%
Demonstrators and Product Promoters $31,370 $39,320 -20.2%
Cooks, Fast Food $31,070 $30,890 +0.6%
Amusement and Recreation Attendants $30,530 $32,150 -5.0%
Cashiers $30,370 $32,880 -7.6%
Childcare Workers $30,160 $34,980 -13.8%
Recreation Workers $30,100 $36,560 -17.7%
Waiters and Waitresses $30,050 $35,230 -14.7%
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other $30,000 $37,280 -19.5%
Dishwashers $29,920 $34,810 -14.0%
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers $29,360 $32,910 -10.8%
Fast Food and Counter Workers $28,940 $31,200 -7.2%
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers $28,770 $33,580 -14.3%
Physical Therapist Aides $28,660 $35,240 -18.7%
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $27,810 $33,980 -18.2%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products $27,680 $35,730 -22.5%
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop $27,280 $31,200 -12.6%
Bartenders $27,240 $34,340 -20.7%

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