United States salary data
$50,980 a year is the middle of pay in the United StatesThe median for every employee, 2025, as the United States' national statistics office publishes it: by occupation, region and industry, back to 2012, with US dollars and today's prices beside each figure.
Pay over time
The median yearly pay of every employee, each period as published, then in US dollars at each period's average rate.
The spread of pay
Every employee, 2025. The lowest bar is the pay a tenth earn less than, the highest the pay a tenth earn more than.
By occupation
The latest median yearly pay of 900 occupations, each against the country's $50,980. The highest nine and the lowest three.
| Occupation | Code | Median | Against United States | US dollars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiologists | 29-1212 | $496,010 | +873% | $496,010 | Open |
| Anesthesiologists | 29-1211 | $391,490 | +668% | $391,490 | Open |
| Emergency Medicine Physicians | 29-1214 | $335,550 | +558% | $335,550 | Open |
| Dermatologists | 29-1213 | $328,730 | +545% | $328,730 | Open |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | 29-1216 | $256,560 | +403% | $256,560 | Open |
| Family Medicine Physicians | 29-1215 | $244,180 | +379% | $244,180 | Open |
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | 53-2011 | $232,140 | +355% | $232,140 | Open |
| Dentists, All Other Specialists | 29-1029 | $224,990 | +341% | $224,990 | Open |
| Chief Executives | 11-1010 | $213,990 | +320% | $213,990 | Open |
| Disc Jockeys, Except Radio | 27-2091 | $22 | -100% | $22 | Open |
| Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers | 27-2090 | $20 | -100% | $20 | Open |
| Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other | 27-2099 | $19 | -100% | $19 | Open |
By region
The same figure in each region, 2025.
Next to its neighbours
Each country's own headline in , in US dollars at its period's average rate.
Tables
One table, read in full with its own periods.
| Table | Series | Figures | Periods |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pay by occupation, every state and metro area, United States | 0 | 5,825,372 | 2012 to 2025 |
Releases
New periods and revisions, newest first.
In the API
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Headline
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Over time
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Women and men
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Occupations
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Regions
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Tables
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Every United States figure, in one shape
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