The salary statistics of all occupations are shown in Table 1. In the next few tables we compare the average salaries of all occupations within different industry sectors and in 50 states of the United States. The all occupations annual salary statistics are from the national compensation survey published by BLS in May 2012 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
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| 50th Percentile Wage | |
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| 10th Percentile Wage |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all occupations. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) all occupations is $86,810. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $34,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $18,090. Note that in the United States, the annual salary of the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is almost 379% higher than that of the bottom 10 percent.
The average salaries of all occupations in 20 major industry sectors are shown in Table 2. We note that the salaries vary considerably within different industry sectors. The highest paying industry sector for all occupations is the utilities sector with an annual salary $63,900. The lowest paying sector is the accommodation and food services sector (annual salary $19,090).
From the above tables we note that not only all occupations salaries vary considerably based on one's education and experience, and the industry sectors, they also change considerably from state to state. In the following table we compare the median salary of all occupations in all 50 states of the United States. We note that the median annual salaries range from $19,990 to $61,960. The highest paying state for all occupations is District of Columbia with a median annual salary of $61,960. The lowest paying state is Puerto Rico with a median annual salary of $19,990. For more salary information of all profession in a specific state, use the links in the table.