Wage rankings

These rankings answer the questions people search most: the highest-paying jobs in America, the highest-paying states overall, the biggest occupations by employment, and the best-paid jobs that need no degree — all from the BLS OEWS May 2024 survey, by gross (pre-tax) wage.

All 124 tracked occupations ranked by national median wage (BLS OEWS).

All 51 states ranked by all-occupation median and mean wage.

The occupations that employ the most workers in the US, with their median pay.

Well-paid occupations that typically need no bachelor's degree, ranked by median wage.

Want every job in one table? See the occupation index. Every state's wage is in the state index.

Last updated: 2026-06-20