Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.
| Area | Total employment | Mean hourly wage | Mean annual wage |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 880 | $75.90 | $157,860 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 2,920 | $76.04 | $158,170 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 2,290 | $82.61 | $171,830 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 2,150 | $91.15 | $189,580 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1,880 | $72.30 | $150,380 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,830 | $80.14 | $166,690 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 1,790 | $85.96 | $178,800 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 1,790 | $80.64 | $167,730 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 1,700 | $91.36 | $190,040 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 1,630 | $79.08 | $164,500 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 1,490 | $66.14 | $137,580 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 1,300 | $63.60 | $132,290 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 1,090 | $90.04 | $187,290 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 830 | $80.12 | $166,650 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 820 | $88.66 | $184,410 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 770 | $79.35 | $165,040 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 750 | $75.88 | $157,830 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 720 | $89.89 | $186,960 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 670 | $86.31 | $179,520 |
| Columbus, OH | 560 | $80.31 | $167,050 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 560 | $86.56 | $180,040 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 560 | $58.20 | $121,060 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 550 | $94.60 | $196,770 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 530 | $74.46 | $154,880 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 530 | $87.11 | $181,180 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 510 | $88.82 | $184,750 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 500 | $88.68 | $184,450 |
| New Haven, CT | 470 | $86.80 | $180,550 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 460 | $92.58 | $192,560 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 440 | $91.86 | $191,060 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 440 | $86.23 | $179,350 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 430 | $102.33 | $212,840 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 420 | $104.77 | $217,920 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 400 | $83.31 | $173,290 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 380 | $54.49 | $113,350 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 370 | $88.27 | $183,610 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 360 | $83.28 | $173,230 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 350 | $86.22 | $179,330 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 340 | $73.24 | $152,330 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 330 | $84.77 | $176,320 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 330 | $93.44 | $194,350 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 330 | $95.73 | $199,110 |
| Honolulu, HI | 300 | $65.22 | $135,660 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 290 | $90.41 | $188,050 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 290 | $92.72 | $192,850 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 280 | $92.17 | $191,710 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 270 | $84.90 | $176,600 |
| Tucson, AZ | 260 | $81.32 | $169,150 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 260 | $78.38 | $163,030 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 210 | $91.45 | $190,210 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 210 | $99.96 | $207,920 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 210 | $98.06 | $203,960 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 200 | $49.28 | $102,500 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 200 | $92.29 | $191,960 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 190 | $86.88 | $180,710 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 180 | $100.80 | $209,670 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 180 | $102.75 | $213,730 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 180 | $96.28 | $200,260 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 170 | $89.56 | $186,280 |
| Akron, OH | 170 | $90.68 | $188,620 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 170 | $88.54 | $184,150 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 170 | $63.31 | $131,670 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 160 | $83.17 | $173,000 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 160 | $52.61 | $109,430 |
| Tulsa, OK | 160 | $89.28 | $185,710 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 150 | $31.51 | $65,540 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 150 | $83.90 | $174,510 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 140 | $87.76 | $182,540 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 140 | $75.98 | $158,040 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 140 | $66.39 | $138,090 |
| Rochester, NY | 140 | $66.25 | $137,800 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 130 | $88.90 | $184,900 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 130 | $95.30 | $198,230 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 130 | $96.24 | $200,170 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 130 | $76.06 | $158,210 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 130 | $96.82 | $201,390 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 120 | $76.03 | $158,140 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 120 | $88.36 | $183,790 |
| Knoxville, TN | 120 | $89.09 | $185,300 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 120 | $78.54 | $163,370 |
| Dayton, OH | 120 | $99.35 | $206,650 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 120 | $95.37 | $198,370 |
| Flint, MI | 120 | Not available | Not available |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 110 | $67.77 | $140,960 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 110 | $101.35 | $210,810 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 110 | $79.10 | $164,520 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 110 | $97.71 | $203,240 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 110 | $75.93 | $157,930 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 100 | $101.65 | $211,430 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 100 | $93.26 | $193,970 |
| Columbia, SC | 100 | $100.09 | $208,180 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 100 | $75.00 | More than $145,600 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 90 | $85.41 | $177,660 |
| Richmond, VA | 90 | $95.54 | $198,730 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 90 | $98.59 | $205,070 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 80 | $95.38 | $198,390 |
| Wichita, KS | 80 | $88.68 | $184,450 |
| Albany, GA | 80 | $102.85 | $213,930 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 80 | $94.82 | $197,230 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 80 | $91.76 | $190,870 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 80 | $76.39 | $158,890 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | 70 | $72.85 | $151,530 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 70 | $92.73 | $192,870 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 70 | $72.30 | $150,390 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 70 | $96.15 | $199,980 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 70 | $81.25 | $169,000 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 70 | $99.39 | $206,730 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 70 | $85.98 | $178,840 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 70 | $75.00 | More than $145,600 |
| Mobile, AL | 70 | $91.49 | $190,290 |
| Greenville, SC | 70 | $92.80 | $193,020 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 60 | $78.09 | $162,430 |
| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ | 60 | $78.92 | $164,160 |
| Syracuse, NY | 60 | $90.95 | $189,180 |
| Lakeland, FL | 60 | $96.13 | $199,950 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 60 | $101.35 | $210,820 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 60 | $99.23 | $206,400 |
| Wilmington, NC | 60 | $75.00 | More than $145,600 |
| Yakima, WA | 60 | $87.15 | $181,270 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 60 | $103.43 | $215,130 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 50 | $93.79 | $195,090 |
| Jackson, MS | 50 | $100.06 | $208,130 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 50 | $97.78 | $203,380 |
| Florence, SC | 50 | $75.00 | More than $145,600 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 50 | $98.17 | $204,190 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 50 | $76.60 | $159,330 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 50 | $57.84 | $120,310 |
| Johnson City, TN | 40 | $77.45 | $161,100 |
| Erie, PA | 40 | $101.42 | $210,950 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 40 | $92.27 | $191,930 |
| Madison, WI | 40 | $99.10 | $206,130 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 40 | $87.89 | $182,810 |
| Savannah, GA | 40 | $98.73 | $205,360 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 40 | $92.29 | $191,960 |
| Macon, GA | 40 | $104.37 | $217,090 |
| Bismarck, ND | 40 | $96.62 | $200,970 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 40 | $101.83 | $211,820 |
| Lawrence, KS | 40 | $65.54 | $136,310 |
| Salem, OR | 40 | $102.09 | $212,340 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 40 | $84.10 | $174,930 |
| Asheville, NC | 40 | $96.53 | $200,770 |
| Danbury, CT | 40 | $75.00 | More than $145,600 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 40 | $77.78 | $161,780 |
| Springfield, IL | 30 | $75.00 | More than $145,600 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 30 | $103.02 | $214,290 |
| Green Bay, WI | 30 | $85.55 | $177,940 |
| Springfield, MO | 30 | $105.47 | $219,370 |
| Sumter, SC | 30 | $75.00 | More than $145,600 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | Not available | $101.69 | $211,520 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | Not available | $92.51 | $192,430 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | Not available | $88.01 | $183,060 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | Not available | $97.65 | $203,110 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | Not available | $66.06 | $137,400 |
| Salisbury, MD | Not available | $75.00 | More than $145,600 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $85.34 | $177,520 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | Not available | $66.28 | $137,850 |
| Reading, PA | Not available | $99.02 | $205,960 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | Not available | $79.71 | $165,790 |
| Modesto, CA | Not available | $82.83 | $172,280 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | Not available | $86.63 | $180,190 |
| Roanoke, VA | Not available | $78.57 | $163,430 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | Not available | $98.20 | $204,260 |
| Peoria, IL | Not available | $91.41 | $190,120 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | Not available | $103.75 | $215,800 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | Not available | $86.90 | $180,740 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | Not available | $92.74 | $192,900 |
| Fresno, CA | Not available | $81.59 | $169,700 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | Not available | $99.27 | $206,480 |
| Yuma, AZ | Not available | $92.27 | $191,920 |
| Waterbury, CT | Not available | $94.25 | $196,040 |
| Toledo, OH | Not available | $80.99 | $168,460 |
| Morristown, TN | Not available | $75.00 | More than $145,600 |
| Springfield, OH | Not available | $88.76 | $184,630 |
| Gainesville, FL | Not available | $75.00 | More than $145,600 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | Not available | $89.03 | $185,180 |
| Rome, GA | Not available | $103.07 | $214,390 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | Not available | $91.05 | $189,380 |
| Longview, TX | Not available | $98.65 | $205,190 |
