Pay by job and city
Typical pay for 45 common jobs in the 50 largest US metros, plus what that pay is worth after taxes and local prices. Pick a job to see every city ranked, or a city to see every job.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
Jobs
- Accountant
- Administrative assistant
- Auto mechanic
- Carpenter
- Civil engineer
- Construction manager
- Customer service representative
- Data scientist
- Dental hygienist
- Electrician
- Elementary school teacher
- Financial analyst
- Financial manager
- General and operations manager
- Graphic designer
- High school teacher
- HR specialist
- HVAC technician
- Industrial designer
- IT manager
- IT support specialist
- Lawyer
- Licensed practical nurse (LPN)
- Management analyst
- Marketing manager
- Marketing specialist
- Mechanical engineer
- Medical assistant
- Nurse practitioner
- Nursing assistant (CNA)
- Pharmacist
- Physical therapist
- Physician assistant
- Plumber
- Police officer
- Project manager
- Registered nurse
- Retail salesperson
- Sales manager
- Sales representative
- Software developer
- Truck driver
- Warehouse worker
- Web and digital interface designer
- Web developer
Cities
- Atlanta, GA
- Austin, TX
- Baltimore, MD
- Birmingham, AL
- Boston, MA
- Buffalo, NY
- Charlotte, NC
- Chicago, IL
- Cincinnati, OH
- Cleveland, OH
- Columbus, OH
- Dallas, TX
- Denver, CO
- Detroit, MI
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Hartford, CT
- Houston, TX
- Indianapolis, IN
- Jacksonville, FL
- Kansas City, MO
- Las Vegas, NV
- Los Angeles, CA
- Louisville, KY
- Memphis, TN
- Miami, FL
- Milwaukee, WI
- Minneapolis, MN
- Nashville, TN
- New York, NY
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Orlando, FL
- Philadelphia, PA
- Phoenix, AZ
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Portland, OR
- Providence, RI
- Raleigh, NC
- Richmond, VA
- Riverside, CA
- Sacramento, CA
- Salt Lake City, UT
- San Antonio, TX
- San Diego, CA
- San Francisco, CA
- San Jose, CA
- Seattle, WA
- St. Louis, MO
- Tampa, FL
- Virginia Beach, VA
- Washington, DC