Boston Wage Ranking by Industry
Highest to Lowest Salary, May 2008
Occupation
Code |
Occupation
Title |
Employment
(1) |
Mean
Hourly
Wages |
Mean
Annual
(2) |
|
11-0000 |
Management Occupations |
155080 |
$57.12 |
$118,800 |
|
23-0000 |
Legal Occupations |
22240 |
$49.47 |
$102,910 |
|
15-0000 |
Computer and Mathematical Science Occupations |
115740 |
$42.58 |
$88,560 |
|
29-0000 |
Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Occupations |
158030 |
$37.87 |
$78,770 |
|
19-0000 |
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
46600 |
$36.17 |
$75,230 |
|
13-0000 |
Business and Financial Operations Occupations |
149540 |
$36.16 |
$75,210 |
|
17-0000 |
Architecture and Engineering Occupations |
70340 |
$35.57 |
$73,982 |
|
27-0000 |
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations |
42930 |
$27.53 |
$57,270 |
|
25-0000 |
Education, Training, and Library Occupations |
158140 |
$26.48 |
$55,080 |
|
47-0000 |
Construction and Extraction Occupations |
79420 |
$26.12 |
$54,330 |
|
49-0000 |
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations |
76660 |
$23.15 |
$48,160 |
|
33-0000 |
Protective Service Occupations |
55390 |
$21.45 |
$44,620 |
|
41-0000 |
Sales and Related Occupations |
259760 |
$21.39 |
$44,490 |
|
21-0000 |
Community and Social Services Occupations |
44480 |
$21.02 |
$43,730 |
|
43-0000 |
Office and Administrative Support Occupations |
423760 |
$18.26 |
$37,970 |
|
51-0000 |
Production Occupations |
119890 |
$17.18 |
$35,740 |
|
53-0000 |
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations |
119480 |
$16.43 |
$34,180 |
|
31-0000 |
Healthcare Support Occupations |
69130 |
$15.21 |
$31,640 |
|
37-0000 |
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations |
78160 |
$14.15 |
$29,420 |
|
39-0000 |
Personal Care and Service Occupations |
46180 |
$13.97 |
$29,060 |
|
45-0000 |
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations |
1870 |
$12.24 |
$25,460 |
|
35-0000 |
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations |
194380 |
$11.79 |
$24,530 |
— Bureau of Labor Statistics
