US Salaries by Career and City

Compare salaries for 340 careers across 393 US metro areas. Median pay, range, top cities, and growth outlook. Free, updated with BLS data.

Top-paying careers in the US

Career	Median salary	Growth
Physicians and surgeons	$239K	+3%
Airline and commercial pilots	$198K	+4%
Dentists	$179K	+4%
Computer and information systems managers	$171K	+15%
Architectural and engineering managers	$168K	+4%
Physicists and astronomers	$166K	+4%
Financial managers	$162K	+15%
Natural sciences managers	$161K	+4%
Advertising, promotions, and marketing managers	$160K	+6%
Computer hardware engineers	$155K	+7%
Podiatrists	$153K	+2%
Lawyers	$151K	+4%
Air traffic controllers	$145K	+1%
Petroleum engineers	$141K	+1%
Computer and information research scientists	$141K	+20%
Compensation and benefits managers	$140K	0%
Human resources managers	$140K	+5%
Political scientists	$139K	-3%
Medical dosimetrists	$138K	+3%
Sales managers	$138K	+5%
Pharmacists	$137K	+5%
Judges and hearing officers	$135K	+1%
Aerospace engineers	$135K	+6%
Optometrists	$135K	+8%
Physician assistants	$133K	+20%
Public relations and fundraising managers	$133K	+5%
Nurse anesthetists, nurse midwives, and nurse practitioners	$132K	+35%
Software developers, quality assurance analysts, and testers	$131K	+15%
Computer network architects	$130K	+12%
Nuclear engineers	$128K	-1%

See advertising, promotions, and marketing managers salaries by state — covering the top 25 most-populated US states.

Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.