Tapers — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$68,270
10th percentile
$43,670
90th percentile
$107,110
Employment
12,840
- CAMedian $73,460 · Employment 4,540
- WAMedian $79,040 · Employment 1,550
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $68,020 · Employment 1,220
- NVMedian $60,690 · Employment 1,190
- Seattle, WAMedian $80,340 · Employment 1,120
- Las Vegas, NVMedian $60,670 · Employment 900
- AZMedian $56,300 · Employment 780
- Riverside, CAMedian $59,740 · Employment 730
- Phoenix, AZMedian $60,430 · Employment 610
- MAMedian $65,060 · Employment 510
- ORMedian $71,450 · Employment 500
- San Jose, CAMedian $92,810 · Employment 480
- San Francisco, CAMedian $84,840 · Employment 470
- San Diego, CAMedian $76,720 · Employment 420
- Boston, MAMedian $70,810 · Employment 400
- Sacramento, CAMedian $68,270 · Employment 370
- Portland, ORMedian $92,490 · Employment 360
- ILMedian $113,180 · Employment 320
- IDMedian $57,690 · Employment 310
- Chicago, ILMedian $113,180 · Employment 290
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.