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 | 4,240 | $61.14 | $127,170 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 17,850 | $70.97 | $147,630 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 12,730 | $71.25 | $148,200 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 11,670 | $64.00 | $133,120 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 8,010 | $64.68 | $134,530 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 6,720 | $56.85 | $118,240 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 6,650 | $60.63 | $126,120 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 6,580 | $70.79 | $147,250 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 5,850 | $56.42 | $117,360 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 5,590 | $74.69 | $155,350 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 4,950 | $52.93 | $110,080 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 4,490 | $61.82 | $128,580 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 4,230 | $59.44 | $123,630 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 4,150 | $73.81 | $153,520 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 4,010 | $60.77 | $126,400 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 3,930 | $59.48 | $123,720 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 3,660 | $62.51 | $130,030 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 3,360 | $62.69 | $130,400 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 3,290 | $61.82 | $128,580 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 2,900 | $60.59 | $126,020 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 2,780 | $61.14 | $127,180 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 2,770 | $42.18 | $87,730 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 2,550 | $58.50 | $121,670 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 2,430 | $65.64 | $136,540 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 2,420 | $58.18 | $121,010 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 2,420 | $61.32 | $127,550 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 2,390 | $52.81 | $109,850 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 2,110 | $58.17 | $120,990 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 2,090 | $54.09 | $112,510 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 2,090 | $70.46 | $146,570 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 1,950 | $50.47 | $104,980 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 1,830 | $69.11 | $143,740 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 1,700 | $56.37 | $117,260 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 1,610 | $52.47 | $109,140 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 1,580 | $56.45 | $117,410 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 1,480 | $54.19 | $112,710 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 1,350 | $54.56 | $113,490 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 1,330 | $46.38 | $96,480 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 1,270 | $51.61 | $107,360 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 1,220 | $51.18 | $106,450 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1,210 | $53.67 | $111,640 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 1,200 | $71.79 | $149,320 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 1,180 | $51.42 | $106,950 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 1,160 | $40.25 | $83,710 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 1,150 | $54.61 | $113,580 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 1,150 | $60.23 | $125,270 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 1,100 | $53.84 | $111,990 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 1,010 | $43.36 | $90,180 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 990 | $49.73 | $103,440 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 980 | $54.68 | $113,720 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 980 | $45.40 | $94,420 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 950 | $58.78 | $122,260 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 950 | $46.05 | $95,770 |
| Columbus, OH | 940 | $53.31 | $110,880 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 910 | $50.84 | $105,740 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 900 | $64.45 | $134,060 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 890 | $56.88 | $118,300 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 810 | $62.22 | $129,420 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 780 | $55.32 | $115,070 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 770 | $40.18 | $83,580 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 760 | $53.97 | $112,250 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 750 | $62.43 | $129,860 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 740 | $46.78 | $97,310 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 730 | $49.29 | $102,520 |
| San Antonio, TX | 690 | $50.20 | $104,420 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 680 | $54.31 | $112,960 |
| Durham, NC | 660 | $63.67 | $132,440 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 650 | $50.83 | $105,740 |
| Rochester, NY | 630 | $55.99 | $116,460 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 620 | $52.31 | $108,800 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 620 | $57.38 | $119,350 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 610 | $43.47 | $90,420 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 550 | $47.18 | $98,130 |
| Tulsa, OK | 550 | $47.22 | $98,220 |
| New Haven, CT | 530 | $46.33 | $96,370 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 530 | $61.09 | $127,070 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 530 | $46.23 | $96,170 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 480 | $60.43 | $125,700 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 470 | $48.31 | $100,490 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 460 | $53.71 | $111,720 |
| Knoxville, TN | 450 | $40.20 | $83,620 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 450 | $53.62 | $111,530 |
| Columbia, SC | 450 | $41.54 | $86,400 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 450 | $33.01 | $68,670 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 430 | $58.80 | $122,300 |
| Honolulu, HI | 410 | $36.30 | $75,510 |
| Madison, WI | 390 | $50.98 | $106,040 |
| Richmond, VA | 390 | $56.80 | $118,140 |
| Tucson, AZ | 390 | $38.07 | $79,190 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 370 | $64.89 | $134,960 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 370 | $42.88 | $89,190 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 350 | $48.68 | $101,260 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 350 | $45.84 | $95,360 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 350 | $49.12 | $102,170 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 350 | $53.44 | $111,160 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 340 | $53.02 | $110,280 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 340 | $38.57 | $80,230 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 340 | $65.21 | $135,630 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 330 | $53.04 | $110,310 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 330 | $42.27 | $87,920 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 320 | $48.14 | $100,130 |
| Greenville, SC | 310 | $55.62 | $115,700 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 300 | $58.26 | $121,190 |
| Boulder, CO | 290 | $53.26 | $110,790 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 280 | $47.72 | $99,270 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 280 | $45.20 | $94,010 |
| Wichita, KS | 280 | $46.41 | $96,540 |
| Jackson, MS | 280 | $42.51 | $88,410 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 270 | $37.44 | $77,860 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 270 | $50.20 | $104,410 |
| Bloomington-Normal, IL | 270 | $52.93 | $110,100 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 270 | $53.34 | $110,950 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 270 | $47.27 | $98,310 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 270 | $55.31 | $115,040 |
| Dayton, OH | 260 | $54.00 | $112,330 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 250 | $39.03 | $81,190 |
| Akron, OH | 250 | $52.11 | $108,390 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 250 | $39.65 | $82,470 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 250 | $45.66 | $94,980 |
| Manchester, NH | 250 | $42.70 | $88,810 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 250 | $60.74 | $126,340 |
| Salinas, CA | 240 | $69.94 | $145,480 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | 230 | $58.14 | $120,940 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 230 | $53.36 | $110,980 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 220 | $47.35 | $98,490 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 220 | $63.27 | $131,600 |
| Anchorage, AK | 220 | $39.80 | $82,780 |
| Fresno, CA | 220 | $49.96 | $103,910 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 210 | $44.27 | $92,070 |
| Toledo, OH | 190 | $49.56 | $103,080 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 190 | $44.52 | $92,610 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 190 | $57.59 | $119,780 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 180 | $56.18 | $116,850 |
| El Paso, TX | 180 | $46.78 | $97,310 |
| Spokane, WA | 180 | $49.40 | $102,760 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | 180 | $53.51 | $111,300 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 180 | $38.70 | $80,500 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 180 | $43.56 | $90,600 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 170 | $43.00 | $89,440 |
| Portsmouth, NH-ME | 170 | $52.13 | $108,420 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 170 | $43.11 | $89,660 |
| Syracuse, NY | 170 | $66.38 | $138,080 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 170 | $32.21 | $67,000 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 160 | $54.35 | $113,040 |
| Modesto, CA | 160 | $70.86 | $147,400 |
| Peoria, IL | 150 | $44.50 | $92,560 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 150 | $44.93 | $93,450 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 150 | $43.01 | $89,460 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 150 | $35.25 | $73,310 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 150 | $43.47 | $90,410 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 150 | $46.47 | $96,650 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 150 | $60.62 | $126,080 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 150 | $40.10 | $83,420 |
| Huntsville, AL | 150 | $50.30 | $104,630 |
| Stockton, CA | 140 | $52.49 | $109,180 |
| Lincoln, NE | 140 | $41.08 | $85,440 |
| Lancaster, PA | 140 | $47.78 | $99,370 |
| Savannah, GA | 140 | $43.96 | $91,440 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 130 | $52.61 | $109,440 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 130 | $51.39 | $106,880 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 130 | $43.82 | $91,150 |
| Springfield, MO | 130 | $38.70 | $80,490 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 120 | $48.02 | $99,870 |
| Reading, PA | 120 | $43.37 | $90,200 |
| Battle Creek, MI | 120 | Not available | Not available |
| Medford, OR | 120 | $36.94 | $76,840 |
| Binghamton, NY | 120 | $57.62 | $119,850 |
| Danbury, CT | 110 | $49.36 | $102,670 |
| Racine, WI | 110 | $51.76 | $107,660 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 110 | $40.35 | $83,940 |
| Rockford, IL | 110 | $49.12 | $102,180 |
| Waterbury, CT | 100 | $44.16 | $91,850 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 100 | $37.87 | $78,770 |
| Rochester-Dover, NH-ME | 100 | $37.54 | $78,080 |
| Green Bay, WI | 100 | $44.07 | $91,660 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 100 | $67.04 | $139,440 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 100 | $38.97 | $81,050 |
| Appleton, WI | 100 | $40.09 | $83,400 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 90 | $59.29 | $123,330 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 90 | $32.44 | $67,480 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 90 | $58.79 | $122,270 |
| Asheville, NC | 90 | Not available | Not available |
| York-Hanover, PA | 90 | $46.21 | $96,120 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 90 | $39.70 | $82,580 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 90 | $39.93 | $83,060 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | 90 | $48.03 | $99,910 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 80 | $49.04 | $102,010 |
| Prescott, AZ | 80 | $28.26 | $58,790 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 80 | $37.69 | $78,390 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | 80 | $54.59 | $113,540 |
| Napa, CA | 80 | $57.93 | $120,490 |
| Altoona, PA | 80 | $26.65 | $55,440 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 80 | $35.09 | $72,990 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 70 | $52.00 | $108,150 |
| Erie, PA | 70 | $37.24 | $77,450 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 70 | $49.90 | $103,790 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 70 | $44.75 | $93,070 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 70 | $61.42 | $127,750 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 70 | $40.70 | $84,670 |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division | 70 | $51.61 | $107,350 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | 70 | $49.34 | $102,630 |
| Roanoke, VA | 70 | $48.75 | $101,390 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 70 | $39.70 | $82,570 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 70 | $42.35 | $88,090 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 70 | $50.16 | $104,340 |
| Corvallis, OR | 70 | $44.97 | $93,540 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 60 | $59.20 | $123,140 |
| Flint, MI | 60 | $38.36 | $79,790 |
| Johnson City, TN | 60 | $38.11 | $79,260 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 60 | $45.57 | $94,790 |
| Santa Fe, NM | 60 | $32.12 | $66,810 |
| Dubuque, IA | 60 | $40.56 | $84,370 |
| Greenville, NC | 60 | $52.40 | $108,990 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | 60 | $60.24 | $125,300 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 60 | $50.97 | $106,010 |
| Wilmington, NC | 60 | $51.64 | $107,400 |
| Lakeland, FL | 60 | $49.43 | $102,810 |
| Amarillo, TX | 60 | $53.17 | $110,600 |
| Bend, OR | 60 | $42.92 | $89,270 |
| State College, PA | 60 | $51.86 | $107,860 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 60 | $37.54 | $78,080 |
| Lafayette, LA | 60 | $38.38 | $79,830 |
| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ | 50 | $60.79 | $126,450 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 50 | $56.80 | $118,150 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 50 | $30.96 | $64,400 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 50 | $35.27 | $73,350 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 50 | $42.11 | $87,600 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 50 | $38.21 | $79,480 |
| Salisbury, MD | 50 | $51.51 | $107,150 |
| Rochester, MN | 50 | $51.89 | $107,920 |
| Olympia, WA | 50 | $40.39 | $84,000 |
| Bellingham, WA | 50 | $47.99 | $99,830 |
| Dalton, GA | 50 | $48.83 | $101,570 |
| Gainesville, GA | 50 | $52.40 | $108,990 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 50 | $41.57 | $86,460 |
| Springfield, IL | 50 | $51.03 | $106,140 |
| Columbus, IN | 50 | $49.63 | $103,230 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 50 | $43.78 | $91,070 |
| Lubbock, TX | 50 | $47.97 | $99,770 |
| Mobile, AL | 50 | $40.36 | $83,960 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 50 | $43.42 | $90,310 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 50 | $36.76 | $76,460 |
| Wausau, WI | 50 | $46.57 | $96,860 |
| Midland, TX | 40 | $44.26 | $92,060 |
| Lafayette, IN | 40 | $38.35 | $79,770 |
| Brunswick, GA | 40 | $42.10 | $87,570 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA | 40 | $47.94 | $99,720 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 40 | $40.80 | $84,870 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 40 | $35.24 | $73,300 |
| Ocala, FL | 40 | $52.53 | $109,250 |
| Gainesville, FL | 40 | $49.06 | $102,050 |
| Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL | 40 | $48.16 | $100,170 |
| Bismarck, ND | 40 | $41.72 | $86,780 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 40 | $53.88 | $112,080 |
| Charleston, WV | 40 | $37.24 | $77,470 |
| Burlington, NC | 40 | $58.34 | $121,350 |
| Columbia, MO | 40 | $48.68 | $101,250 |
| Jackson, MI | 40 | $40.80 | $84,860 |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division | 40 | $53.76 | $111,820 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 40 | $51.19 | $106,480 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 40 | $50.83 | $105,730 |
| Longview, TX | 40 | $58.92 | $122,560 |
| Odessa, TX | 40 | $56.38 | $117,270 |
| New Bedford, MA | 40 | $53.37 | $111,010 |
| Montgomery, AL | 40 | $43.38 | $90,230 |
| Iowa City, IA | 40 | $35.09 | $72,990 |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA | 40 | $49.97 | $103,940 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 30 | $65.35 | $135,930 |
| Redding, CA | 30 | $51.82 | $107,780 |
| Joplin, MO | 30 | $42.81 | $89,040 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 30 | $35.53 | $73,910 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 30 | $38.81 | $80,730 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 30 | $46.80 | $97,350 |
| Yakima, WA | 30 | $46.06 | $95,800 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 30 | $37.29 | $77,570 |
| Macon, GA | 30 | $30.53 | $63,490 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 30 | $51.34 | $106,800 |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI | 30 | $33.37 | $69,410 |
| Chico, CA | 30 | $49.70 | $103,380 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 30 | $35.77 | $74,400 |
| Morristown, TN | 30 | $30.16 | $62,740 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 30 | $33.03 | $68,710 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 30 | $52.67 | $109,560 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 30 | $33.27 | $69,190 |
| Florence, SC | 30 | $43.97 | $91,460 |
| Decatur, IL | Not available | $52.30 | $108,780 |
| Salem, OR | Not available | $37.08 | $77,130 |
| Janesville, WI | Not available | $37.92 | $78,860 |
| Topeka, KS | Not available | $47.09 | $97,950 |
| Billings, MT | Not available | $34.29 | $71,320 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | Not available | $31.14 | $64,770 |
| Waco, TX | Not available | $56.24 | $116,980 |
