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United States · Pay by job · BLS May 2025

Salary by job: pay and take-home for 830 jobs

Look up the BLS pay for 830 US jobs: the median, the 10th to 90th percentile and take-home pay after tax in 19 states. The best paid is pediatric surgeon at a median of $559,030; the most common job, home health aide, pays $35,800.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025. Outlook: BLS Employment Projections 2025–35.

830 jobs.

Which kind of job?

What are the highest-paying jobs?

  1. Pediatric Surgeon: $559,030
  2. Cardiologist: $496,010
  3. Radiologist: $420,860
  4. Other Surgeon: $414,010
  5. Anesthesiologist: $391,490
  6. Orthopedic Surgeon: $358,550
  7. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon: $352,220
  8. Emergency Medicine Physician: $335,550
  9. Dermatologist: $328,730
  10. Pathologist: $312,400
  11. Prosthodontist: $311,180
  12. Ophthalmologist: $300,080
  13. Obstetrician and Gynecologist: $292,910
  14. Orthodontist: $289,140
  15. Psychiatrist: $281,870
  16. Other Physician: $265,930
  17. Internal Medicine Physician: $256,560
  18. Neurologist: $248,560
  19. Family Medicine Physician: $244,180
  20. Nurse Anesthetist: $236,590

Which jobs are growing fastest?

  1. Nurse Practitioner: +41% to 2035, median $132,300
  2. Solar Photovoltaic Installer: +36.5% to 2035, median $53,140
  3. Data Scientist: +34.6% to 2035, median $120,230
  4. Wind Turbine Service Technician: +29.5% to 2035, median $64,120
  5. Health Services Manager: +24.2% to 2035, median $123,860
  6. Physical Therapist Assistant: +23% to 2035, median $68,380
  7. Psychiatric Technician: +22.3% to 2035, median $45,130
  8. Computer Research Scientist: +21.8% to 2035, median $140,300
  9. Occupational Therapy Assistant: +21.5% to 2035, median $72,300
  10. Ophthalmic Medical Technician: +21.4% to 2035, median $45,570
  11. Physician Assistant: +21.1% to 2035, median $135,880
  12. Information Security Analyst: +21% to 2035, median $129,180
  13. Hearing Aid Specialist: +19.4% to 2035, median $65,160
  14. Occupational Safety Technician: +19.4% to 2035, median $61,560
  15. Epidemiologist: +18.7% to 2035, median $87,220
  16. Occupational Safety Specialist: +18.5% to 2035, median $90,150
  17. Mental Health Counselor: +18.4% to 2035, median $59,350
  18. Home Health Aide: +18.1% to 2035, median $35,800
  19. Health Specialties Professor: +17.9% to 2035, median $107,310
  20. Industrial Machinery Mechanic: +17.8% to 2035, median $64,520

What are the most common jobs?

  1. Home Health Aide: about 4,305,810 people, median $35,800
  2. Retail Salesperson: about 3,897,860 people, median $35,410
  3. Fast Food and Counter Worker: about 3,854,050 people, median $31,200
  4. General and Operations Manager: about 3,503,020 people, median $105,770
  5. Registered Nurse: about 3,379,720 people, median $97,550
  6. Cashier: about 3,089,410 people, median $32,880
  7. Hand Laborer and Material Mover: about 2,950,280 people, median $40,240
  8. Stocker and Order Filler: about 2,833,810 people, median $37,330
  9. Customer Service Representative: about 2,595,750 people, median $44,770
  10. General Office Clerk: about 2,464,940 people, median $45,010
  11. Waiter and Waitress: about 2,270,910 people, median $35,230
  12. Janitor: about 2,209,760 people, median $36,840
  13. Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver: about 2,062,040 people, median $58,640
  14. Administrative Assistant: about 1,706,790 people, median $47,540
  15. Software Developer: about 1,687,890 people, median $135,980
  16. General Maintenance Worker: about 1,529,700 people, median $49,590
  17. Accountant and Auditor: about 1,449,500 people, median $83,680
  18. Nursing Assistant: about 1,448,910 people, median $42,260
  19. Office Supervisor: about 1,436,680 people, median $69,500
  20. Teaching Assistant: about 1,420,350 people, median $36,780

Which jobs pay best after tax in my state?

Take-home figures cover these 19 states so far. Every job’s page also lists its pay in all 50 states and DC. A plain list of every job and its pay, for quoting: jobs data.

Questions about pay by job

What is the highest-paying job in the US?

By BLS median pay, pediatric surgeon ($559,030), then cardiologist ($496,010) and radiologist ($420,860).

What is the most common job in the US?

Home Health Aide: about 4,305,810 people, with a median of $35,800. Next come retail salesperson and fast food and counter worker.

Which jobs are growing fastest?

BLS expects the most growth from 2025 to 2035 in nurse practitioner (+41%), solar photovoltaic installer (+36.5%), data scientist (+34.6%) (BLS Employment Projections 2025–35).

How do you work out take-home pay for a job?

We take the job’s BLS pay in a state and run it through our 2026 paycheck calculator: federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and state tax, for one job with the standard deduction. Each job’s page lets you pick your state, filing status and pay point.

Where do the pay figures come from?

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ wage survey for May 2025, its latest, which covers all employers, and the BLS Employment Projections for 2025 to 2035. The lowest median is fast food cook ($30,890).