Table 7. Median wages for selected occupations and all-occupations percentile wages, May 2010
Occupation |
Hourly median/percentile wage |
Annual median/percentile wage |
Pharmacists |
$53.64 |
$111,570 |
Financial managers |
49.96 |
103,910 |
90th percentile, all occupations |
39.97 |
83,140 |
Materials engineers |
39.96 |
83,120 |
Accountants and auditors |
29.66 |
61,690 |
Police and sheriff's patrol officers |
25.74 |
53,540 |
Healthcare social workers |
22.71 |
47,230 |
Sheet metal workers |
20.05 |
41,710 |
Carpenters |
19.00 |
39,530 |
Median (50th percentile), all occupations |
16.27 |
33,840 |
Dental assistants |
16.09 |
33,470 |
Refuse and recyclable materials collectors |
15.69 |
32,640 |
Medical secretaries |
14.68 |
30,530 |
Team assemblers |
13.07 |
27,180 |
Stock clerks and order fillers |
10.24 |
21,290 |
Home health aides |
9.89 |
20,560 |
Maids and housekeeping cleaners |
9.28 |
19,300 |
Cooks, fast food |
8.70 |
18,100 |
10th percentile, all occupations |
8.51 |
17,690 |
Last Modified Date: June 20, 2011
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