Average Salary in the U.S.
Average Salary in the U.S. (2025)
$53,490 per year
$1,028 per week
According to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the annual mean wage for a full-time wage or salary worker in the United States is $53,490 per year or $1,028 per week (for a 40-hour work week).
Popular Salaries
| Deviation from the national average salary | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacist $112,800/year | $112,800/year | +111% | |
| Data Scientist $97,200/year | $97,200/year | +82% | |
| Nurse Practitioner $96,285/year | $96,285/year | +80% | |
| Software Engineer $89,200/year | $89,200/year | +67% | |
| Accountant $56,930/year | $56,930/year | +6% | |
| Firefighter $48,532/year | $48,532/year | -9% | |
| Electrician $47,800/year | $47,800/year | -11% | |
| Pharmacy Technician $35,800/year | $35,800/year | -33% | |
| Medical Assistant $34,672/year | $34,672/year | -35% | |
| Certified Nursing Assistant $29,286/year | $29,286/year | -45% | |
U.S. Average Salaries by Industry
Accounting
$56,930/year
$74,866/year
$58,560/year
$44,300/year
$93,143/year
$60,220/year
$60,375/year
$75,330/year
$57,334/year
$68,614/year
$58,930/year
$59,338/year
$53,544/year
$61,550/year
Administration
$42,669/year
$67,350/year
$76,934/year
$75,670/year
$80,214/year
$58,161/year
$35,780/year
$54,622/year
$82,550/year
$68,370/year
$71,200/year
$74,322/year
$36,929/year
$41,250/year
$49,870/year
$29,352/year
$29,851/year
$48,410/year
$48,570/year
$58,300/year
$92,720/year
$76,313/year
$45,230/year
$63,420/year
$45,320/year
$96,108/year
$52,780/year
$75,200/year
$33,250/year
$85,640/year
$34,250/year
Agriculture
$54,370/year
$50,570/year
Arts
$69,350/year
$46,850/year
$49,230/year
$42,550/year
$47,380/year
Construction
$51,034/year
$44,200/year
$68,400/year
$70,650/year
$62,340/year
$65,350/year
$84,185/year
$85,666/year
$77,480/year
$46,430/year
$68,320/year
$51,200/year
$58,022/year
$71,250/year
$79,760/year
$44,200/year
$71,350/year
Customer Service
$60,330/year
$40,100/year
$49,790/year
$42,550/year
$52,690/year
Design & Architecture
$56,720/year
$67,200/year
$54,660/year
$46,790/year
$58,400/year
$83,860/year
$56,300/year
$48,900/year
$48,650/year
$62,450/year
$66,300/year
$54,790/year
$60,230/year
$64,580/year
$52,700/year
$61,239/year
$59,800/year
$61,850/year
$77,200/year
$85,720/year
$72,400/year
$67,250/year
Education & Training
$34,380/year
$42,240/year
$71,390/year
$80,570/year
$44,320/year
$128,370/year
$58,280/year
$48,390/year
$92,450/year
$51,640/year
$43,390/year
$50,300/year
$51,460/year
$51,450/year
$33,800/year
$51,200/year
$62,350/year
$51,430/year
$24,200/year
$37,680/year
$40,520/year
Engineering
$79,540/year
$85,200/year
$73,750/year
$78,200/year
$77,860/year
$68,200/year
$75,800/year
$129,460/year
$78,560/year
$93,800/year
$69,450/year
$77,100/year
$79,850/year
$115,650/year
$57,650/year
$67,480/year
$65,670/year
$73,587/year
$69,570/year
$72,750/year
$80,680/year
$78,360/year
$71,400/year
$75,800/year
$88,540/year
$102,400/year
$74,620/year
$72,250/year
$73,880/year
$84,500/year
$89,200/year
$80,800/year
Finance
$95,983/year
$27,081/year
$54,640/year
$75,300/year
$105,808/year
$117,130/year
$73,569/year
$90,034/year
$104,670/year
$68,400/year
$102,650/year
$55,750/year
$44,570/year
$58,640/year
$67,440/year
$42,700/year
$89,630/year
$70,250/year
$59,450/year
Healthcare
$76,590/year
$294,450/year
$71,580/year
$62,200/year
$363,400/year
$282,500/year
$392,300/year
$42,500/year
$29,286/year
$47,480/year
$68,480/year
$61,740/year
$90,710/year
$81,340/year
$73,630/year
$38,556/year
$74,443/year
$143,640/year
$241,330/year
$342,600/year
$41,100/year
$56,450/year
$35,850/year
$36,475/year
$249,360/year
$203,440/year
$307,233/year
$70,620/year
$49,570/year
$101,750/year
$194,740/year
$73,240/year
$353,280/year
$123,460/year
$76,570/year
$217,320/year
$43,400/year
$250,570/year
$23,900/year
$88,750/year
$229,365/year
$201,350/year
$195,430/year
$348,600/year
$53,750/year
$45,617/year
$45,830/year
$39,240/year
$34,672/year
$39,338/year
$100,290/year
$58,480/year
$58,670/year
$36,330/year
$44,650/year
$46,800/year
$104,873/year
$72,500/year
$229,320/year
$229,450/year
$94,650/year
$428,300/year
$178,510/year
$96,285/year
$47,950/year
$234,700/year
$68,291/year
$47,283/year
$284,430/year
$222,350/year
$48,280/year
$112,560/year
$264,950/year
$201,903/year
$385,900/year
$39,200/year
$50,740/year
$32,739/year
$59,719/year
$104,110/year
$156,860/year
$126,280/year
$204,250/year
$32,514/year
$72,349/year
$54,712/year
$215,670/year
$98,740/year
$289,740/year
$131,850/year
$156,390/year
$129,300/year
$215,350/year
$79,320/year
$57,240/year
$305,630/year
$336,420/year
$75,500/year
$50,730/year
$54,380/year
$322,600/year
$71,200/year
$53,400/year
$43,640/year
$33,410/year
$69,304/year
$56,740/year
$207,340/year
$50,670/year
$63,750/year
$77,129/year
$61,590/year
$187,880/year
$71,430/year
$39,850/year
$43,290/year
$61,450/year
$49,108/year
$331,470/year
$61,360/year
$342,730/year
$369,250/year
$83,670/year
$30,570/year
$36,450/year
$97,430/year
$47,420/year
$58,770/year
Human Resources
$51,780/year
$42,350/year
$75,480/year
$45,466/year
$55,870/year
$78,136/year
$52,650/year
$90,850/year
$88,260/year
$47,371/year
$70,561/year
$43,222/year
$52,890/year
Insurance
$67,720/year
$97,430/year
$54,370/year
$40,865/year
$67,750/year
$59,275/year
$70,270/year
$88,450/year
$75,500/year
$61,520/year
IT
$71,230/year
$86,700/year
$145,600/year
$60,800/year
$81,380/year
$68,476/year
$73,575/year
$64,700/year
$79,600/year
$81,300/year
$38,800/year
$87,865/year
$93,480/year
$61,200/year
$118,600/year
$89,337/year
$102,730/year
$137,560/year
$82,300/year
$93,920/year
$80,200/year
$81,390/year
$56,350/year
$64,200/year
$74,290/year
$71,440/year
$82,350/year
$122,690/year
$90,100/year
$99,458/year
$58,950/year
$51,450/year
$92,800/year
$75,100/year
$112,600/year
$74,670/year
$60,450/year
$120,760/year
$87,380/year
$108,670/year
$53,490/year
$107,910/year
$123,400/year
$85,100/year
$58,440/year
$124,380/year
$63,200/year
$67,400/year
$80,250/year
$62,240/year
$65,350/year
$66,200/year
Legal
$80,360/year
$112,430/year
$76,430/year
$77,480/year
$59,140/year
$88,320/year
$46,300/year
$54,320/year
$78,850/year
$49,800/year
$140,570/year
$67,590/year
$62,300/year
Manufacturing
$50,240/year
$55,320/year
$35,300/year
$61,820/year
$51,230/year
$43,000/year
$68,730/year
$60,340/year
$93,650/year
$44,760/year
$74,680/year
$60,650/year
$61,590/year
$66,380/year
$39,800/year
Marketing
$55,300/year
$76,579/year
$187,600/year
$67,550/year
$51,350/year
$53,690/year
$91,230/year
$37,100/year
$60,200/year
$87,500/year
$50,800/year
$43,450/year
$50,640/year
$55,680/year
$55,800/year
$42,600/year
$47,800/year
$60,400/year
$45,100/year
$93,780/year
$63,100/year
$69,650/year
$63,200/year
$52,600/year
$62,400/year
$58,640/year
$88,250/year
$108,600/year
$70,560/year
$52,250/year
$157,200/year
Mechanical
$55,670/year
$53,290/year
$50,200/year
$81,280/year
$75,460/year
$49,230/year
$42,380/year
$52,760/year
Media & Publishing
$61,230/year
$46,977/year
$42,360/year
$42,500/year
$75,880/year
$49,540/year
$51,200/year
Pharmaceutical
$126,600/year
$67,560/year
$125,800/year
$36,320/year
$133,200/year
$116,400/year
$112,800/year
$98,520/year
$163,800/year
$134,600/year
$35,800/year
$83,440/year
$118,800/year
Real Estate
$35,340/year
$47,390/year
$54,240/year
$49,700/year
$60,280/year
$59,470/year
$55,430/year
Restaurants
$37,860/year
$23,700/year
$17,700/year
$47,690/year
$62,830/year
$52,750/year
$47,830/year
$48,600/year
$51,830/year
$45,790/year
$24,980/year
Retail
$50,220/year
$57,250/year
$21,450/year
$56,440/year
$59,840/year
$50,240/year
Safety & Security
$66,280/year
$66,730/year
$41,600/year
$49,200/year
$63,197/year
$85,270/year
$77,969/year
$48,532/year
$38,680/year
$39,542/year
$53,890/year
$44,380/year
$73,860/year
$34,580/year
Sales
$55,720/year
$57,000/year
$75,240/year
$49,230/year
$44,260/year
$70,890/year
$47,870/year
$54,240/year
$104,780/year
$75,290/year
$77,400/year
$49,550/year
$46,695/year
Scientific
$56,250/year
$104,300/year
$90,470/year
$67,751/year
$57,325/year
$68,200/year
$53,600/year
$78,340/year
$50,630/year
$58,550/year
$51,240/year
$97,200/year
$52,280/year
$60,700/year
$56,370/year
$105,340/year
$51,400/year
$79,460/year
$59,780/year
$35,830/year
$67,335/year
$72,260/year
$46,230/year
$58,740/year
$55,483/year
$70,752/year
$80,580/year
$96,500/year
$42,680/year
$56,151/year
$55,460/year
Services
$41,220/year
$28,246/year
$32,300/year
$33,904/year
$50,360/year
$36,250/year
$50,640/year
$44,076/year
$22,300/year
$24,500/year
$21,750/year
$43,517/year
$50,690/year
$25,050/year
$32,200/year
$41,740/year
$41,590/year
$32,450/year
Skilled Trades
$33,100/year
$59,300/year
$47,800/year
$46,900/year
$64,570/year
$48,340/year
$48,300/year
Social Care
Tourism & Hospitality
$44,700/year
$50,870/year
$26,750/year
$46,775/year
$40,900/year
$44,260/year
Transport & Logistics
$92,200/year
$103,480/year
$82,360/year
$50,560/year
$36,840/year
$45,570/year
$78,320/year
$46,850/year
$49,380/year
$67,550/year
$48,500/year
$42,380/year
$68,730/year
$36,600/year
$61,850/year
$84,540/year
$44,230/year
$47,330/year
$57,680/year
$55,350/year