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Pay data: BLS, May 2025

Pay data: BLS, May 2025

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BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Updated October 28, 2026

Every ranking is computed from official data for every published occupation, not a hand-picked list, and states its filter and measure at the top. Linked occupations have full pay and how-to-become pages.

National rankings

RankingNumber oneIncludes
Highest-Paying Jobs in the USCardiologistsDetailed occupations with at least 10,000 US jobs
Highest-Paying Jobs Without a DegreeCommercial PilotsBLS typical entry education is a high school diploma, no formal credential, some college with no degree, or a postsecondary nondegree award (certificate); at least 5,000 US jobs
Highest-Paying Jobs With a CertificateCommercial PilotsBLS typical entry education is a postsecondary nondegree award (certificate or diploma program); at least 5,000 US jobs
Highest-Paying Jobs With an Associate DegreeAir Traffic ControllersBLS typical entry education is an associate's degree; at least 5,000 US jobs
Highest-Paying Jobs With a Bachelor's DegreeAirline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight EngineersBLS typical entry education is a bachelor's degree; at least 10,000 US jobs
Highest-Paying Jobs With a Master's DegreeNurse AnesthetistsBLS typical entry education is a master's degree; at least 5,000 US jobs
Highest-Paying Healthcare JobsCardiologistsHealthcare practitioners and technical occupations (SOC 29) and healthcare support occupations (SOC 31); at least 5,000 US jobs
Highest-Paying Medical Jobs Without a DegreeSurgical AssistantsHealthcare occupations (SOC 29 and 31) whose BLS typical entry education is below an associate degree; at least 5,000 US jobs
Highest-Paying Trade JobsNuclear Power Reactor OperatorsConstruction and extraction (SOC 47), installation, maintenance and repair (SOC 49) and production (SOC 51) occupations whose BLS typical entry education is below a bachelor's degree; at least 5,000 US jobs
Highest-Paying Government JobsFamily Medicine PhysiciansOccupations with at least 5,000 jobs in federal, state and local government combined (OEWS ownership estimates)
Fastest-Growing Jobs, 2025-2035Nurse PractitionersOccupations with at least 10,000 jobs in 2025
Jobs With the Most Openings Each YearFast Food and Counter WorkersAll occupations in the BLS projections
Best-Paying Jobs for the Years of TrainingMassage TherapistThe careers on this site that require at least one year of training after high school, using the typical time in each how-to-become guide
Most Common Jobs in the USHome Health and Personal Care AidesAll detailed occupations
Lowest-Paying Jobs in the USCooks, Fast FoodDetailed occupations with at least 10,000 US jobs
Average Salary in the US by StateDistrict of ColumbiaAll occupations combined, 50 states and DC

Highest-paying jobs by state

Median salary for all jobs

Alaska: $61.0K AK $61.0K Maine: $51.4K ME $51.4K Wisconsin: $50.3K WI $50.3K Vermont: $56.4K VT $56.4K New Hampshire: $55.9K NH $55.9K Washington: $63.0K WA $63.0K Idaho: $48.0K ID $48.0K Montana: $48.7K MT $48.7K North Dakota: $52.5K ND $52.5K Minnesota: $56.9K MN $56.9K Illinois: $52.0K IL $52.0K Michigan: $49.3K MI $49.3K New York: $59.7K NY $59.7K Massachusetts: $63.6K MA $63.6K Oregon: $57.0K OR $57.0K Nevada: $47.7K NV $47.7K Wyoming: $50.3K WY $50.3K South Dakota: $47.1K SD $47.1K Iowa: $48.5K IA $48.5K Indiana: $47.9K IN $47.9K Ohio: $49.4K OH $49.4K Pennsylvania: $49.7K PA $49.7K New Jersey: $58.6K NJ $58.6K Connecticut: $59.7K CT $59.7K Rhode Island: $56.8K RI $56.8K California: $58.2K CA $58.2K Utah: $50.1K UT $50.1K Colorado: $59.8K CO $59.8K Nebraska: $49.0K NE $49.0K Missouri: $47.8K MO $47.8K Kentucky: $46.9K KY $46.9K West Virginia: $45.3K WV $45.3K Virginia: $55.7K VA $55.7K Maryland: $59.5K MD $59.5K Delaware: $52.2K DE $52.2K Arizona: $50.1K AZ $50.1K New Mexico: $47.2K NM $47.2K Kansas: $48.0K KS $48.0K Arkansas: $43.6K AR $43.6K Tennessee: $47.4K TN $47.4K North Carolina: $48.0K NC $48.0K South Carolina: $46.5K SC $46.5K District of Columbia: $91.5K DC $91.5K Oklahoma: $45.6K OK $45.6K Louisiana: $45.5K LA $45.5K Mississippi: $40.1K MS $40.1K Alabama: $45.7K AL $45.7K Georgia: $48.2K GA $48.2K Hawaii: $56.3K HI $56.3K Texas: $48.6K TX $48.6K Florida: $47.9K FL $47.9K
Median annual wage for all jobs. Select a state for its highest-paying jobs.