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 | 3,180 | $44.29 | $92,130 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 2,400 | $42.44 | $88,280 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 1,020 | $32.74 | $68,110 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 980 | $32.51 | $67,630 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 860 | $34.55 | $71,850 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 850 | $34.51 | $71,790 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 780 | $49.99 | $103,990 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 740 | $32.82 | $68,260 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 650 | $29.39 | $61,120 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 630 | $32.93 | $68,500 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 610 | Not available | Not available |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 590 | $40.72 | $84,700 |
| Durham, NC | 560 | $36.99 | $76,940 |
| Gainesville, FL | 540 | $21.50 | $44,710 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 510 | Not available | Not available |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 490 | $33.27 | $69,210 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 450 | $33.77 | $70,240 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 440 | $26.98 | $56,120 |
| Madison, WI | 430 | $31.22 | $64,930 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 420 | $35.50 | $73,830 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 410 | $39.45 | $82,060 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 400 | $32.62 | $67,860 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 380 | $41.10 | $85,490 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 370 | $36.56 | $76,030 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 360 | $31.31 | $65,130 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 340 | $39.87 | $82,920 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 280 | $32.94 | $68,520 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 240 | $29.19 | $60,720 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 220 | $34.03 | $70,790 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 210 | $29.46 | $61,280 |
| Honolulu, HI | 190 | $34.17 | $71,070 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 180 | $43.61 | $90,710 |
| Anchorage, AK | 180 | $31.80 | $66,150 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 180 | $26.55 | $55,220 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 170 | $34.30 | $71,350 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 170 | $31.83 | $66,200 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 160 | $15.70 | $32,660 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 160 | $32.95 | $68,540 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 150 | $30.93 | $64,320 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 150 | Not available | Not available |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | 140 | $25.99 | $54,060 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 140 | $37.66 | $78,340 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 140 | $31.05 | $64,590 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 130 | $22.67 | $47,140 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 130 | $33.55 | $69,790 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 130 | $32.43 | $67,450 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 130 | $31.51 | $65,540 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 130 | $27.08 | $56,330 |
| San Antonio, TX | 130 | $23.45 | $48,780 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 120 | $28.39 | $59,050 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 110 | $31.52 | $65,560 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 110 | $25.80 | $53,670 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 110 | $24.28 | $50,490 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 100 | $33.33 | $69,330 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 100 | $23.64 | $49,180 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 100 | $32.80 | $68,230 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 100 | $32.78 | $68,190 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 90 | $31.95 | $66,460 |
| Missoula, MT | 90 | $30.16 | $62,730 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 80 | $33.56 | $69,800 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 80 | $21.92 | $45,600 |
| Columbus, OH | 80 | $27.84 | $57,900 |
| Morgantown, WV | 80 | $29.46 | $61,270 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 80 | $26.59 | $55,310 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 70 | $29.86 | $62,110 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 70 | $28.49 | $59,260 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 70 | $25.64 | $53,340 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 70 | $30.59 | $63,620 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 70 | $32.14 | $66,840 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 70 | $31.51 | $65,550 |
| El Paso, TX | 60 | $27.05 | $56,260 |
| Tulsa, OK | 60 | $32.56 | $67,730 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 60 | $36.68 | $76,300 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 60 | $37.41 | $77,800 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 60 | $36.02 | $74,930 |
| Columbia, MO | 50 | $29.20 | $60,740 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 50 | $29.25 | $60,830 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 50 | $31.30 | $65,110 |
| Lakeland, FL | 50 | $21.70 | $45,130 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 50 | Not available | Not available |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 50 | Not available | Not available |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 50 | $35.17 | $73,150 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 50 | $34.76 | $72,300 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 40 | $35.69 | $74,240 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 40 | $30.05 | $62,510 |
| Mobile, AL | 40 | $36.50 | $75,930 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL | 40 | $30.14 | $62,680 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 40 | $33.38 | $69,430 |
| New Haven, CT | 40 | $33.73 | $70,170 |
| Salinas, CA | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 40 | $34.68 | $72,140 |
| Wilmington, NC | 40 | $35.09 | $72,990 |
| Columbia, SC | 30 | $29.70 | $61,790 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 30 | $24.25 | $50,440 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 30 | $24.99 | $51,980 |
| Billings, MT | 30 | $31.20 | $64,890 |
| Wenatchee, WA | 30 | $29.78 | $61,930 |
| Asheville, NC | 30 | $35.20 | $73,210 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | Not available | $30.95 | $64,370 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | Not available | $30.65 | $63,750 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | Not available | $29.01 | $60,340 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | Not available | $16.42 | $34,150 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | Not available | $36.83 | $76,610 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | Not available | $34.24 | $71,230 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | Not available | $27.68 | $57,580 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | Not available | $23.08 | $48,010 |
| Knoxville, TN | Not available | $31.43 | $65,370 |
| Peoria, IL | Not available | $41.17 | $85,630 |
