US Industry
Salaries & Benefits

Wage and benefits data across 20 US industry sectors plus international comparison, sourced from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, ECEC, ECI), OECD (USD PPP-adjusted annual wages), and ILO ILOSTAT. Updated quarterly.

20 US industry sectors with employment, median, mean and top-decile pay, plus international, OECD and US wage-growth comparison. Sources: BLS, OECD, ILO.

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NAICSIndustry sectorEmploymentMedianMeanTop 10%
62

Health Care and Social Assistance

24.0M$00,000$00,000$00,000Open
44-45

Retail Trade

15.5M$00,000$00,000$00,000Open
72

Accommodation and Food Services

14.3M$00,000$00,000$00,000Open
61

Educational Services

13.9M$00,000$00,000$00,000Open
31-33

Manufacturing

12.7M$00,000$00,000$00,000Open
54

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

10.8M$00,000$00,000$00,000Open
99

Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation)

10.2M$00,000$00,000$00,000Open
56

Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services

9.1M$00,000$00,000$00,000Open
23

Construction

8.3M$00,000$00,000$00,000Open
48-49

Transportation and Warehousing

7.4M$00,000$00,000$00,000Open
52

Finance and Insurance

6.3M$00,000$00,000$00,000Open
42

Wholesale Trade

6.0M$00,000$00,000$00,000Open
81

Other Services (except Public Administration)

4.5M$00,000$00,000$00,000Open
51

Information

2.9M$00,000$00,000$00,000Open
55

Management of Companies and Enterprises

2.8M$00,000$00,000$00,000Open
71

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

2.8M$00,000$00,000$00,000Open
53

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

2.4M$00,000$00,000$00,000Open
22

Utilities

598K$00,000$00,000$00,000Open
21

Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

570K$00,000$00,000$00,000Open
11

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting

413K$00,000$00,000$00,000Open
Notes: Annual USD wages, BLS OEWS 2025. Open a sector for occupations, percentile bands and benefits cost.Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics