Hourly PayJobs that pay $50 to $75 an hour: 76 occupations, May 2025
Occupations in the United States whose median hourly wage was $50 to $75 an hour in May 2025, with the range from the lowest-paid tenth to the highest-paid tenth. Together they hold 14,207,810 jobs, about 9% of all jobs counted.
No occupation in this pay band matches.
| Occupation | Median an hour | Lowest 10% below | Top 10% above | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General and Operations Managers | $50.85 | $24.08 | $121.82 | 3,503,020 |
| Software Developers | $65.38 | $39.64 | $103.21 | 1,687,890 |
| Sales Managers | $71.28 | $35.18 | $139.68 | 637,080 |
| Managers, All Other | $68.22 | $35.72 | $114.55 | 622,190 |
| Medical and Health Services Managers | $59.55 | $35.29 | $107.86 | 597,080 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | $50.89 | $32.37 | $80.63 | 519,530 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | $56.05 | $26.89 | $90.61 | 435,370 |
| Construction Managers | $55.28 | $33.50 | $91.08 | 380,360 |
| Nurse Practitioners | $63.61 | $48.72 | $83.86 | 323,040 |
| Pharmacists | $67.75 | $47.73 | $83.77 | 321,970 |
| Mechanical Engineers | $50.05 | $35.57 | $79.01 | 296,810 |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products | $50.44 | $25.29 | $96.37 | 284,800 |
| Personal Financial Advisors | $50.51 | $24.13 | $171.65 | 266,800 |
| Administrative Services Managers | $54.87 | $32.26 | $99.86 | 263,960 |
| Data Scientists | $57.80 | $32.33 | $95.74 | 262,440 |
| Industrial Production Managers | $60.61 | $37.50 | $98.81 | 246,250 |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | $51.55 | $31.31 | $93.70 | 221,180 |
| Human Resources Managers | $71.77 | $42.40 | $128.76 | 220,660 |
| Electrical Engineers | $58.00 | $36.80 | $88.61 | 198,750 |
| Information Security Analysts | $62.11 | $36.10 | $96.08 | 190,650 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | $50.14 | $29.54 | $80.29 | 186,740 |
| Education Administrators, Postsecondary | $50.29 | $31.04 | $103.66 | 180,470 |
| Computer Network Architects | $64.45 | $38.42 | $97.44 | 179,740 |
| Physician Assistants | $65.33 | $47.78 | $91.48 | 162,150 |
| Facilities Managers | $51.28 | $31.00 | $84.67 | 156,180 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | $50.98 | $30.46 | $79.38 | 154,610 |
| Engineers, All Other | $59.10 | $32.12 | $91.32 | 154,070 |
| Web and Digital Interface Designers | $50.00 | $25.84 | $96.90 | 113,330 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $62.60 | $39.35 | $99.50 | 96,900 |
| Purchasing Managers | $71.19 | $44.47 | $107.35 | 84,320 |
| Veterinarians | $62.55 | $35.54 | $103.70 | 83,900 |
| Public Relations Managers | $70.63 | $39.62 | $137.01 | 74,850 |
| Database Administrators | $50.30 | $28.96 | $78.52 | 69,990 |
| Aerospace Engineers | $64.89 | $41.68 | $98.98 | 67,710 |
| Database Architects | $67.07 | $41.46 | $98.08 | 67,140 |
| Financial Risk Specialists | $56.41 | $31.17 | $94.29 | 63,850 |
| Art Directors | $55.22 | $31.20 | $102.43 | 53,070 |
| Sales Engineers | $60.05 | $35.52 | $93.88 | 51,790 |
| Training and Development Managers | $63.94 | $38.24 | $112.31 | 48,050 |
| Optometrists | $65.66 | $35.99 | $97.20 | 42,790 |
| Fundraising Managers | $60.32 | $36.12 | $106.90 | 38,810 |
| Environmental Engineers | $51.50 | $33.65 | $77.99 | 38,340 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | $67.45 | $39.52 | $110.88 | 37,200 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | $61.26 | $35.71 | $96.69 | 33,830 |
| Statisticians | $50.79 | $30.77 | $83.68 | 29,030 |
| Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other | $55.39 | $31.35 | $93.84 | 28,630 |
| Actuaries | $62.50 | $37.77 | $103.41 | 26,670 |
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $74.03 | $22.57 | $106.59 | 24,030 |
| Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers | $52.84 | $28.49 | $76.39 | 23,790 |
| Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers | $52.58 | $34.55 | $80.86 | 23,480 |
| Compensation and Benefits Managers | $71.75 | $42.86 | $123.35 | 22,940 |
| Materials Engineers | $54.26 | $34.76 | $84.48 | 22,770 |
| Air Traffic Controllers | $71.19 | $37.70 | $103.66 | 22,510 |
| Physical Scientists, All Other | $58.93 | $32.21 | $93.84 | 22,300 |
| Advertising and Promotions Managers | $64.26 | $30.43 | $137.62 | 21,470 |
| Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors | $55.36 | $32.89 | $82.33 | 21,450 |
| Chemical Engineers | $60.12 | $38.19 | $87.92 | 21,070 |
| Psychologists, All Other | $53.29 | $26.44 | $81.02 | 18,820 |
| Petroleum Engineers | $69.67 | $39.16 | $121.73 | 18,060 |
| Economists | $59.96 | $32.38 | $114.45 | 17,790 |
| Radiation Therapists | $50.63 | $38.73 | $75.34 | 17,070 |
| Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | $56.67 | $29.38 | $99.75 | 16,370 |
| Nuclear Engineers | $64.41 | $44.69 | $94.37 | 15,280 |
| Power Distributors and Dispatchers | $51.31 | $34.83 | $74.17 | 8,520 |
| Materials Scientists | $56.63 | $32.13 | $94.85 | 8,470 |
| Ship Engineers | $52.66 | $27.82 | $79.56 | 8,400 |
| Marine Engineers and Naval Architects | $53.96 | $39.91 | $83.33 | 8,250 |
| Nurse Midwives | $64.44 | $45.01 | $90.54 | 7,920 |
| Nuclear Technicians | $53.00 | $35.17 | $64.23 | 6,470 |
| Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers | $51.07 | $32.45 | $81.73 | 6,080 |
| Political Scientists | $68.31 | $40.07 | $93.84 | 5,540 |
| Nuclear Power Reactor Operators | $59.08 | $47.42 | $71.78 | 5,150 |
| Medical Dosimetrists | $70.90 | $53.69 | $89.16 | 3,410 |
| Sociologists | $50.98 | $31.33 | $82.96 | 2,260 |
| Astronomers | $61.94 | $37.50 | $93.84 | 2,120 |
| Mathematicians | $60.92 | $33.29 | $93.84 | 2,030 |
In short
- The occupations with the most jobs in this band are General and Operations Managers (3,503,020 jobs, $50.85 an hour), Software Developers (1,687,890 jobs, $65.38 an hour), Sales Managers (637,080 jobs, $71.28 an hour).
- The median for all occupations in the country was $24.51 an hour.
- A median is the middle: in every occupation here, half the workers earn more than the figure shown and half earn less, so the columns for the lowest and top tenth matter as much as the median.
- Sorted by number of jobs, largest first.
What is in this band
Inside the band, the medians run from $50.00 an hour (Web and Digital Interface Designers) to $74.03 (Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates). For full-time work of 2,080 hours, the edges of the band, $50.00 and $75.00 an hour, come to $104,000 and $156,000 a year before tax. The three largest occupations hold 41% of the 14,207,810 jobs in the band.
The kinds of work
Counted by the Bureau's broad groups of occupations, the band holds most occupations from management (17), computer and mathematical (14), architecture and engineering (14) and life, physical, and social science (9). In all, 13 of the 22 broad groups have at least one occupation here, with a single one from arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media, protective service and construction and extraction.
How wide the pay is inside an occupation
A median hides how far pay stretches inside one occupation. The widest range here is Personal Financial Advisors: the lowest-paid tenth earn under $24.13 an hour and the highest-paid tenth over $171.65, a gap of $147.52. The narrowest is Nuclear Power Reactor Operators, from $47.42 to $71.78. In 73 of the 76 occupations, even the lowest-paid tenth earn more than the national median of $24.51.
Other bands: under $15 an hour, $15 to $20 an hour, $20 to $25 an hour, $25 to $30 an hour, $30 to $40 an hour, $40 to $50 an hour, over $75 an hour.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; checked in November 2026. Figures are for employees, before tax, and leave out overtime pay. Official statistics, not advice or a pay offer; original tables at bls.gov/oes.