Insight · Jun 1, 2026
How Electricians can negotiate a higher salary in 2026
BLS puts the 2024 electrician median at $67,159. Here's how to use that number, plus state data and growth projections, to negotiate higher pay in 2026.
8 min read
Free US salary data · Cited from BLS, O*NET, BEA
Compare US salaries by state. Real data, no signup.
Free numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET. 800 occupations across 50 states plus DC. Cultivated quarterly.
- 800+
- Occupations
- 10,200
- Salary pages
- 7
- Calculators
- $0
- To read
Latest · BLS May 2024 release
Accountants and Auditors · $90,398 · +5% growth 2024–2034Computer Network Architects · $134,193 · +12% growth 2024–2034Mechanical Engineers · $117,784 · +9% growth 2024–2034Secondary School Teachers · $84,642 · -2% growth 2024–2034Electrical Engineers · $131,330 · +7% growth 2024–2034Registered Nurses · $122,630 · +5% growth 2024–2034Dental Hygienists · $110,513 · 33k employed nationwidePersonal Financial Advisors · $113,897 · 51k employed nationwideComputer User Support Specialists · $70,056 · 120k employed nationwideConstruction Managers · $118,554 · +9% growth 2024–2034Network and Computer Systems Administrators · $100,231 · -4% growth 2024–2034Statisticians · $114,791 · +8% growth 2024–2034Fundraisers · $75,242 · +4% growth 2024–2034Market Research Analysts · $84,916 · +7% growth 2024–2034AI Engineers · ~$130k composite · BLS hasn't categorised the role yetPhysical Therapists · $116,109 · CA peak $123,300Chief Executives · $208,431 · +4% growth 2024–2034Project Management Specialists · $107,480 · 180k employed nationwideWeb and Digital Interface Designers · $124,181 · 32k employed nationwideSales Managers · $133,817 · 140k employed nationwideCompliance Officers · $85,935 · +3% growth 2024–2034Marketing Managers · $172,213 · +7% growth 2024–2034Management Analysts · $100,347 · +9% growth 2024–2034Computer Systems Analysts · $119,656 · +9% growth 2024–2034Operations Research Analysts · $95,931 · +22% growth 2024–2034Lawyers · $183,497 · +4% growth 2024–2034Financial and Investment Analysts · $105,772 · +6% growth 2024–2034Civil Engineers · $113,361 · +5% growth 2024–2034Loan Officers · $71,137 · 52k employed nationwideInformation Security Analysts · $131,565 · 30k employed nationwideBusiness Operations Specialists · $84,682 · AL peak $98,070Human Resources Specialists · $77,020 · +6% growth 2024–2034Data Scientists · $128,628 · +34% growth 2024–2034Software Developers · $158,910 · 402k employed nationwideComputer and Information Systems Managers · $196,946 · +15% growth 2024–2034Financial Examiners · $95,062 · +19% growth 2024–2034General and Operations Managers · $113,209 · +4% growth 2024–2034Accountants and Auditors · $90,398 · +5% growth 2024–2034Computer Network Architects · $134,193 · +12% growth 2024–2034Mechanical Engineers · $117,784 · +9% growth 2024–2034Secondary School Teachers · $84,642 · -2% growth 2024–2034Electrical Engineers · $131,330 · +7% growth 2024–2034Registered Nurses · $122,630 · +5% growth 2024–2034Dental Hygienists · $110,513 · 33k employed nationwidePersonal Financial Advisors · $113,897 · 51k employed nationwideComputer User Support Specialists · $70,056 · 120k employed nationwideConstruction Managers · $118,554 · +9% growth 2024–2034Network and Computer Systems Administrators · $100,231 · -4% growth 2024–2034Statisticians · $114,791 · +8% growth 2024–2034Fundraisers · $75,242 · +4% growth 2024–2034Market Research Analysts · $84,916 · +7% growth 2024–2034AI Engineers · ~$130k composite · BLS hasn't categorised the role yetPhysical Therapists · $116,109 · CA peak $123,300Chief Executives · $208,431 · +4% growth 2024–2034Project Management Specialists · $107,480 · 180k employed nationwideWeb and Digital Interface Designers · $124,181 · 32k employed nationwideSales Managers · $133,817 · 140k employed nationwideCompliance Officers · $85,935 · +3% growth 2024–2034Marketing Managers · $172,213 · +7% growth 2024–2034Management Analysts · $100,347 · +9% growth 2024–2034Computer Systems Analysts · $119,656 · +9% growth 2024–2034Operations Research Analysts · $95,931 · +22% growth 2024–2034Lawyers · $183,497 · +4% growth 2024–2034Financial and Investment Analysts · $105,772 · +6% growth 2024–2034Civil Engineers · $113,361 · +5% growth 2024–2034Loan Officers · $71,137 · 52k employed nationwideInformation Security Analysts · $131,565 · 30k employed nationwideBusiness Operations Specialists · $84,682 · AL peak $98,070Human Resources Specialists · $77,020 · +6% growth 2024–2034Data Scientists · $128,628 · +34% growth 2024–2034Software Developers · $158,910 · 402k employed nationwideComputer and Information Systems Managers · $196,946 · +15% growth 2024–2034Financial Examiners · $95,062 · +19% growth 2024–2034General and Operations Managers · $113,209 · +4% growth 2024–2034
Featured Guides
Stories from the data
Insight · May 24, 2026
How Physical Therapists can negotiate a higher salary in 2026
Physical Therapists earned a $102,556 median wage in May 2024 (BLS OES). Here is how to use that number to negotiate a stronger offer in 2026.
10 min read
Career Guide · Apr 29, 2026
AI engineer salary in 2026: the honest BLS-anchored answer
There is no single AI engineer salary number, because BLS has not yet defined a dedicated SOC code. Here is the composite answer from the three BLS occupations the role actually splits across.
12 min read
Live Map
Salary by state, at a glance
Pick an occupation. Hover any state for the median wage and the cost-of-living adjusted figure. Click a state to open its full breakdown.
Registered NursesBLS OES May 2024
Full breakdown →Pinch to zoom
LowerHigher
Registered Nurses — median wage by state
- California: $140,330
- Hawaii: $136,320
- Oregon: $123,990
- Washington: $112,180
- Alaska: $110,690
- New York: $105,600
- District of Columbia: $104,550
- New Jersey: $102,730
- Nevada: $101,990
- Massachusetts: $101,970
- Connecticut: $101,590
- Minnesota: $100,870
- Rhode Island: $99,960
- Arizona: $96,890
- Maryland: $96,830
- New Hampshire: $96,830
- Colorado: $96,520
- Delaware: $92,610
- Texas: $90,010
- Virginia: $88,820
- New Mexico: $88,260
- Pennsylvania: $87,610
- Georgia: $86,560
- Illinois: $86,410
- Idaho: $86,100
- Wisconsin: $86,070
- Michigan: $85,670
- Vermont: $85,150
- Maine: $82,860
- Florida: $82,850
- Utah: $82,270
- North Carolina: $81,860
- Wyoming: $81,790
- Montana: $81,560
- Ohio: $81,250
- Oklahoma: $81,160
- Nebraska: $81,020
- Indiana: $80,740
- West Virginia: $79,990
- Kentucky: $79,910
- South Carolina: $79,900
- Missouri: $79,770
- Tennessee: $79,030
- Louisiana: $78,880
- North Dakota: $78,260
- Kansas: $78,060
- Arkansas: $77,130
- Iowa: $76,960
- Mississippi: $74,470
- Alabama: $71,040
- South Dakota: $69,510
Career guides we publish
Long-form, BLS-cited, human-reviewed. No hype, no AI fluff.
🌳
Software Engineering
How to become a software engineer in 2026
Median $138,520. Three credible paths. The honest BLS-vs-employer naming explainer.
🍊
Healthcare
Registered nurse career path in 2026
ADN vs BSN vs ABSN. NCLEX pass rates. Travel nursing post-2022.
🍐
AI / ML
AI engineer salary in 2026
There is no single number. Why BLS has not caught up. The composite answer.
New🍇
Legal
How to become a lawyer in 2026
JD economics, BigLaw vs PD, bar exam state-by-state, the honest cost-and-time picture.
All occupations
Browse the salary library
Each occupation has a dedicated page per state with the BLS state-level estimate, cost-of-living adjustment, employment count, and 10-year outlook.
Software Developers
Develop, create, and modify general computer applications software or specialized utility programs.
See by stateRegistered Nurses
Assess patient health, administer treatments, and coordinate care.
See by stateProject Management Specialists
Plan, initiate, and oversee execution of projects.
See by stateMarketing Managers
Plan, direct, and coordinate marketing strategies.
See by stateFinancial and Investment Analysts
Conduct quantitative analyses of financial information.
See by stateData Scientists
Develop and implement analytical models for solving business problems.
See by stateMethodology
How we compute every number
Every wage figure on RateOrchard traces back to a public source. We pull annual median, mean, and percentile wages from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2024 release. We adjust for cost of living using BEA Regional Price Parities (2023). Occupation skills, tasks, and job zones come from the O*NET 28.3 database. Employment projections come from the BLS 2024-34 cycle.
We do not scrape Glassdoor, Indeed, LinkedIn, Levels.fyi, or PayScale. We do not collect personal information from visitors. We do not sell leads. We are a data publisher, not a recruiter or a financial advisor.
AI commentary on each page is drafted with Anthropic Claude under a strict prompt that limits the model to facts already in the page's source JSON, then reviewed and edited against the source data before publishing. Every numerical claim is verifiable against a cited public dataset.
Adrian Serafin
Founder & Editor · RateOrchard
Founder and editor of RateOrchard. Over a decade in marketing and communications across PR, social media, and content marketing in Warsaw agencies before founding the publication.
Published since
April 2026
Read author page →