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 | 28,790 | $51.02 | $106,110 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 26,670 | $48.73 | $101,360 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 26,400 | $55.64 | $115,730 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 24,040 | $51.98 | $108,110 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 21,720 | $48.90 | $101,710 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 19,670 | $47.07 | $97,910 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 18,160 | $44.33 | $92,210 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 17,900 | $47.37 | $98,530 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 16,030 | $43.57 | $90,630 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 14,800 | $43.93 | $91,370 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 14,770 | $47.95 | $99,740 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 13,960 | $43.74 | $90,990 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 13,710 | $47.74 | $99,300 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 12,550 | $49.51 | $102,990 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 11,280 | $50.86 | $105,780 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 9,590 | $44.97 | $93,550 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 7,760 | $46.99 | $97,740 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 7,260 | $43.34 | $90,160 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 6,890 | $54.64 | $113,650 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 6,780 | $44.81 | $93,210 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 6,120 | $45.12 | $93,850 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 6,100 | $48.14 | $100,130 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 5,960 | $45.54 | $94,720 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 5,870 | $42.52 | $88,450 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 5,580 | $40.16 | $83,530 |
| Durham, NC | 4,860 | $46.91 | $97,560 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 4,750 | $46.17 | $96,030 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 4,530 | $49.07 | $102,060 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 4,470 | $48.21 | $100,280 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 4,380 | $44.91 | $93,410 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 4,300 | $40.34 | $83,900 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 4,290 | $46.17 | $96,040 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 4,200 | $46.29 | $96,280 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 3,960 | $54.91 | $114,200 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 3,800 | $37.31 | $77,610 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 3,700 | $38.97 | $81,070 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 3,490 | $39.49 | $82,130 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 3,400 | $41.90 | $87,150 |
| Columbus, OH | 3,350 | $39.16 | $81,450 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 3,340 | $38.32 | $79,710 |
| Huntsville, AL | 3,190 | $42.97 | $89,390 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 2,950 | $48.87 | $101,640 |
| Tucson, AZ | 2,880 | $40.37 | $83,960 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 2,820 | $37.89 | $78,820 |
| Boulder, CO | 2,720 | $52.95 | $110,130 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 2,700 | $42.05 | $87,450 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 2,610 | $41.08 | $85,450 |
| Richmond, VA | 2,590 | $43.98 | $91,470 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 2,480 | $39.41 | $81,970 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 2,460 | $49.52 | $103,010 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 2,450 | $45.49 | $94,620 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 2,430 | $44.05 | $91,630 |
| Dayton, OH | 1,980 | $43.28 | $90,020 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 1,950 | $45.56 | $94,770 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 1,820 | $41.32 | $85,940 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 1,810 | $37.86 | $78,750 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 1,800 | $36.77 | $76,490 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 1,680 | $43.89 | $91,290 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 1,670 | $49.24 | $102,420 |
| Rochester, NY | 1,550 | $38.80 | $80,690 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 1,470 | $40.17 | $83,550 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 1,430 | $38.84 | $80,790 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 1,420 | $37.41 | $77,810 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1,370 | $36.49 | $75,910 |
| San Antonio, TX | 1,360 | $36.57 | $76,070 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 1,350 | $37.80 | $78,620 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 1,310 | $35.20 | $73,220 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 1,280 | $39.55 | $82,250 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 1,260 | $43.80 | $91,110 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 1,250 | $48.02 | $99,870 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 1,240 | $39.00 | $81,110 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 1,240 | $49.81 | $103,610 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 1,190 | $39.31 | $81,770 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 1,100 | $41.56 | $86,450 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 1,070 | $45.62 | $94,890 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 1,050 | $45.45 | $94,540 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 1,050 | $35.65 | $74,140 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 1,010 | $35.17 | $73,140 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 950 | $48.38 | $100,630 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 940 | $36.14 | $75,180 |
| Tulsa, OK | 930 | $36.37 | $75,660 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 920 | $46.08 | $95,840 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 880 | $42.19 | $87,750 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 830 | $40.19 | $83,600 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 800 | $45.76 | $95,170 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 790 | $47.93 | $99,690 |
| Madison, WI | 770 | $37.25 | $77,480 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 760 | $40.63 | $84,520 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 760 | $36.67 | $76,280 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 680 | $32.49 | $67,580 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 670 | $37.46 | $77,920 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 660 | $38.77 | $80,650 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 650 | $31.58 | $65,680 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 640 | $38.15 | $79,350 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 610 | $38.80 | $80,700 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 600 | $51.27 | $106,640 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 600 | $43.76 | $91,020 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 600 | $36.81 | $76,560 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 600 | $37.41 | $77,810 |
| Columbia, SC | 590 | $40.40 | $84,040 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 570 | $36.86 | $76,660 |
| Wichita, KS | 550 | $39.47 | $82,090 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 540 | $36.95 | $76,860 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 530 | $41.42 | $86,140 |
| Greenville, SC | 460 | $37.10 | $77,180 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 450 | $44.22 | $91,970 |
| Knoxville, TN | 440 | $45.23 | $94,080 |
| Akron, OH | 430 | $35.33 | $73,480 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 430 | $37.26 | $77,510 |
| Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL | 420 | $35.63 | $74,110 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 410 | $36.09 | $75,060 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 390 | $42.59 | $88,600 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 390 | $41.91 | $87,180 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 370 | $34.90 | $72,580 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 370 | $38.39 | $79,860 |
| Honolulu, HI | 360 | $41.59 | $86,500 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 330 | $44.15 | $91,840 |
| Syracuse, NY | 320 | $44.90 | $93,400 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 320 | $38.02 | $79,090 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 310 | $35.96 | $74,800 |
| Lincoln, NE | 310 | $30.14 | $62,690 |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division | 310 | $51.51 | $107,130 |
| New Haven, CT | 300 | $40.22 | $83,650 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 270 | $32.80 | $68,220 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 260 | $33.12 | $68,890 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 260 | $43.39 | $90,250 |
| Portsmouth, NH-ME | 260 | $41.95 | $87,250 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 250 | $48.32 | $100,510 |
| State College, PA | 240 | $36.98 | $76,920 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 230 | $38.08 | $79,210 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 230 | $28.41 | $59,090 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | 220 | $48.63 | $101,160 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | 220 | $44.50 | $92,550 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 220 | $38.31 | $79,680 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 220 | $32.36 | $67,310 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 210 | $30.06 | $62,530 |
| Olympia, WA | 210 | $43.00 | $89,440 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 200 | $35.25 | $73,320 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 190 | $39.85 | $82,880 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 180 | $43.62 | $90,730 |
| Anchorage, AK | 180 | $34.95 | $72,700 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 180 | $36.34 | $75,590 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 170 | $36.22 | $75,340 |
| Roanoke, VA | 160 | $40.21 | $83,630 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 160 | $38.52 | $80,120 |
| Santa Fe, NM | 150 | $38.59 | $80,270 |
| Springfield, IL | 150 | $39.88 | $82,950 |
| Jackson, MS | 150 | $34.58 | $71,920 |
| Springfield, MO | 150 | $30.60 | $63,650 |
| Manchester, NH | 150 | $42.09 | $87,550 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 150 | $35.52 | $73,880 |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division | 140 | $43.95 | $91,410 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 140 | $48.15 | $100,140 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 140 | $44.03 | $91,580 |
| Montgomery, AL | 140 | $32.75 | $68,120 |
| Topeka, KS | 130 | $34.51 | $71,780 |
| Toledo, OH | 130 | $35.07 | $72,940 |
| Lancaster, PA | 130 | $36.88 | $76,700 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 130 | $35.53 | $73,910 |
| Stockton, CA | 120 | $63.03 | $131,110 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 120 | $47.13 | $98,040 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 120 | $30.10 | $62,600 |
| Fresno, CA | 120 | $28.03 | $58,300 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 120 | $43.01 | $89,460 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 120 | $37.87 | $78,770 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 120 | $41.61 | $86,560 |
| Salinas, CA | 110 | $38.63 | $80,340 |
| Danbury, CT | 110 | $49.02 | $101,950 |
| Appleton, WI | 110 | $34.57 | $71,910 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 100 | $44.24 | $92,010 |
| Jefferson City, MO | 100 | $47.09 | $97,950 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 100 | $35.89 | $74,660 |
| Lubbock, TX | 90 | $43.92 | $91,360 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 90 | $38.79 | $80,690 |
| Green Bay, WI | 90 | $38.25 | $79,550 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 90 | $33.02 | $68,680 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 90 | $37.43 | $77,850 |
| Flint, MI | 90 | $39.65 | $82,470 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 80 | $30.30 | $63,020 |
| Gainesville, FL | 80 | $24.49 | $50,940 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | 80 | $29.69 | $61,750 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 80 | $45.18 | $93,970 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 80 | $24.81 | $51,600 |
| Lafayette, IN | 80 | $33.40 | $69,460 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | 80 | $42.63 | $88,670 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | 80 | $31.78 | $66,100 |
| Rapid City, SD | 70 | $49.16 | $102,240 |
| Greeley, CO | 70 | $43.67 | $90,830 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 70 | $32.32 | $67,220 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA | 70 | $44.16 | $91,860 |
| Ithaca, NY | 70 | $47.78 | $99,390 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 70 | $35.86 | $74,580 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 70 | $19.71 | $40,990 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 70 | $29.46 | $61,280 |
| Erie, PA | 60 | $35.18 | $73,180 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 60 | $38.48 | $80,030 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 60 | $36.78 | $76,510 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 50 | $29.72 | $61,820 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 50 | $30.90 | $64,280 |
| Bloomington-Normal, IL | 50 | $40.51 | $84,260 |
| Modesto, CA | 50 | $38.71 | $80,510 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 50 | $31.58 | $65,680 |
| Lakeland, FL | 50 | $36.33 | $75,570 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 50 | $48.56 | $101,010 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 50 | $35.42 | $73,670 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 50 | $35.42 | $73,660 |
| Amarillo, TX | 40 | $34.49 | $71,740 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 40 | $33.91 | $70,540 |
| Savannah, GA | 40 | $33.98 | $70,690 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 40 | $33.94 | $70,600 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 40 | $35.31 | $73,440 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 40 | $32.40 | $67,390 |
| Rockford, IL | 40 | $36.17 | $75,230 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 40 | $38.60 | $80,290 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 40 | $40.44 | $84,110 |
| Dover, DE | 40 | $44.12 | $91,770 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 40 | $37.70 | $78,420 |
| Chico, CA | 40 | $44.80 | $93,190 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 40 | $38.24 | $79,540 |
| Corvallis, OR | 40 | $40.22 | $83,670 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 40 | $37.71 | $78,440 |
| Asheville, NC | 40 | $28.59 | $59,470 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 40 | $29.70 | $61,780 |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI | 30 | $42.12 | $87,620 |
| Bellingham, WA | 30 | $32.94 | $68,510 |
| Yuba City, CA | 30 | $39.53 | $82,220 |
| Medford, OR | 30 | $34.55 | $71,860 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Not available | $47.88 | $99,590 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | Not available | $25.71 | $53,470 |
| Pascagoula, MS | Not available | $40.13 | $83,470 |
| Racine, WI | Not available | $37.79 | $78,610 |
| Charleston, WV | Not available | $28.54 | $59,360 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | Not available | $45.92 | $95,510 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | Not available | $38.92 | $80,960 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | Not available | $40.47 | $84,190 |
| Waterbury, CT | Not available | $43.45 | $90,380 |
| Bangor, ME | Not available | $35.49 | $73,820 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | Not available | $29.40 | $61,140 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | Not available | $49.51 | $102,980 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | Not available | $43.11 | $89,660 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | Not available | $47.77 | $99,370 |
| Tallahassee, FL | Not available | $34.34 | $71,430 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | Not available | $45.43 | $94,490 |
| El Paso, TX | Not available | $40.19 | $83,590 |
| Bowling Green, KY | Not available | $36.60 | $76,130 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | Not available | $42.03 | $87,430 |
| Reading, PA | Not available | $30.06 | $62,520 |
| Odessa, TX | Not available | $41.12 | $85,530 |
| Waco, TX | Not available | $36.04 | $74,970 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | Not available | $31.37 | $65,250 |
| Johnstown, PA | Not available | $38.64 | $80,370 |
| Salem, OR | Not available | $40.04 | $83,290 |
| Dubuque, IA | Not available | $32.88 | $68,390 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | Not available | $40.05 | $83,310 |
| Mobile, AL | Not available | $32.15 | $66,870 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | Not available | $43.89 | $91,290 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | Not available | $43.01 | $89,450 |
| Kingston, NY | Not available | $30.51 | $63,460 |
| Peoria, IL | Not available | $35.52 | $73,880 |
| Spokane, WA | Not available | $37.42 | $77,840 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | Not available | $44.51 | $92,590 |
| Missoula, MT | Not available | $34.76 | $72,290 |
