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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR |
Gross income
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$77,206 USD£59,135 GBPNew York City $93,750 USD |
$62,000 USD£47,488 GBPIncluding "New York City" Excluding "New York City" |
Average salary for Military / United States is $77,206 USD per year. The most typical earning is $62,000 USD. All data are based on 229 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of $78,900 USD. Women receive a salary of $55,300 USD.
Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Bellow H. School with salary of $130,000 USD. The second most paid education level is Doctorate Degree with salary of $119,000 USD.
Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of $97,100 USD. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive $89,900 USD.
Salary Levels (USD) per Year | Surveys | [%] |
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$10,000 USD -
$14,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$15,000 USD -
$19,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$20,000 USD -
$24,999 USD
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5 |
100%
2.18% |
$25,000 USD -
$29,999 USD
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4 |
97.82%
1.75% |
$30,000 USD -
$34,999 USD
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8 |
96.07%
3.49% |
$35,000 USD -
$39,999 USD
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9 |
92.58%
3.93% |
$40,000 USD -
$44,999 USD
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8 |
88.65%
3.49% |
$45,000 USD -
$49,999 USD
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13 |
85.15%
5.68% |
$50,000 USD -
$54,999 USD
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16 |
79.48%
6.99% |
$55,000 USD -
$59,999 USD
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11 |
72.49%
4.8% |
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY | ||
$60,000 USD -
$64,999 USD
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20 |
67.69%
8.73% |
$65,000 USD -
$69,999 USD
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17 |
58.95%
7.42% |
$70,000 USD -
$74,999 USD
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19 |
51.53%
8.3% |
$75,000 USD -
$79,999 USD
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8 |
43.23%
3.49% |
$80,000 USD -
$84,999 USD
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13 |
39.74%
5.68% |
$85,000 USD -
$89,999 USD
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12 |
34.06%
5.24% |
$90,000 USD -
$94,999 USD
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9 |
28.82%
3.93% |
$95,000 USD -
$99,999 USD
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7 |
24.89%
3.06% |
$100,000 USD -
$104,999 USD
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9 |
21.83%
3.93% |
$105,000 USD -
$109,999 USD
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2 |
17.9%
0.87% |
$110,000 USD -
$114,999 USD
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3 |
17.03%
1.31% |
$115,000 USD -
$119,999 USD
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4 |
15.72%
1.75% |
$120,000 USD -
$124,999 USD
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9 |
13.97%
3.93% |
$125,000 USD -
$129,999 USD
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2 |
10.04%
0.87% |
$130,000 USD -
$134,999 USD
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2 |
9.17%
0.87% |
$135,000 USD -
$139,999 USD
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1 |
8.3%
0.44% |
$140,000 USD -
$144,999 USD
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1 |
7.86%
0.44% |
$145,000 USD -
$149,999 USD
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3 |
7.42%
1.31% |
HIGH SALARIES | ||
$150,000 USD -
$159,999 USD
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7 |
6.11%
3.06% |
$160,000 USD -
$169,999 USD
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2 |
3.06%
0.87% |
$170,000 USD -
$179,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$180,000 USD -
$189,999 USD
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2 |
2.18%
0.87% |
$190,000 USD -
$199,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$200,000 USD -
$209,999 USD
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3 |
1.31%
1.31% |
$210,000 USD -
$219,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$220,000 USD -
$229,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$230,000 USD -
$239,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$240,000 USD -
$249,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$250,000 USD -
$349,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | Bellow H. School | 2 | $130,000 USD |
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2 | Doctorate Degree | 8 | $119,000 USD |
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3 | Masters Degree | 38 | $103,100 USD |
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4 | Bachelors Degree | 76 | $80,000 USD |
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5 | Some College | 73 | $65,600 USD |
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6 | High School | 32 | $52,500 USD |
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | 20+ Years | 65 | $97,100 USD |
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2 | 16-20 Years | 23 | $89,900 USD |
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3 | 8-12 Years | 27 | $83,200 USD |
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4 | 0-1 Year | 9 | $82,600 USD |
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5 | 12-16 Years | 28 | $74,400 USD |
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6 | 4-8 Years | 29 | $59,600 USD |
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7 | 2-4 Years | 29 | $56,800 USD |
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8 | 1-2 Years | 19 | $44,700 USD |
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | 76-99 | 1 | $200,000 USD |
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2 | 51-55 | 13 | $104,800 USD |
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3 | 46-50 | 25 | $101,000 USD |
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4 | 66-70 | 1 | $100,000 USD |
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5 | 56-60 | 8 | $99,400 USD |
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6 | 36-40 | 21 | $96,600 USD |
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7 | 41-45 | 24 | $89,400 USD |
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8 | 61-65 | 3 | $86,000 USD |
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9 | n/a | 19 | $81,300 USD |
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10 | 31-35 | 35 | $67,400 USD |
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11 | 26-30 | 33 | $66,000 USD |
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12 | 71-75 | 1 | $60,000 USD |
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13 | 14-20 | 8 | $52,900 USD |
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14 | 21-25 | 37 | $46,000 USD |
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | Permanent | 195 | $79,500 USD |
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2 | Self Employed | 7 | $72,000 USD |
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3 | Contract | 20 | $67,800 USD |
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4 | Part Time | 7 | $45,600 USD |
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | West Virginia | 1 | $150,000 USD |
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2 | Pennsylvania | 3 | $124,700 USD |
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3 | New Jersey | 1 | $121,000 USD |
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4 | District Of Columbia (DC) | 17 | $99,200 USD |
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5 | Hawaii | 8 | $97,500 USD |
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6 | New York State | 4 | $93,800 USD |
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7 | Virginia | 17 | $92,300 USD |
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8 | Arizona | 6 | $91,800 USD |
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9 | Nebraska | 1 | $88,000 USD |
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10 | Georgia | 5 | $86,700 USD |
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11 | Florida | 9 | $83,700 USD |
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12 | North Carolina | 10 | $80,800 USD |
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13 | Kentucky | 1 | $80,000 USD |
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14 | Iowa | 1 | $80,000 USD |
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15 | New Hampshire | 1 | $80,000 USD |
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16 | Michigan | 2 | $78,000 USD |
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17 | Illinois | 2 | $75,500 USD |
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18 | Oregon | 1 | $75,000 USD |
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19 | California | 22 | $74,500 USD |
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20 | Missouri | 8 | $71,600 USD |
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21 | Maryland | 6 | $70,300 USD |
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22 | Washington State | 10 | $70,100 USD |
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23 | Alaska | 1 | $70,000 USD |
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24 | Louisiana | 7 | $69,800 USD |
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25 | Texas | 22 | $68,200 USD |
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26 | Nevada | 5 | $67,400 USD |
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27 | South Carolina | 2 | $64,500 USD |
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28 | Colorado | 5 | $62,500 USD |
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29 | Oklahoma | 3 | $61,200 USD |
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30 | Ohio | 5 | $60,800 USD |
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31 | Wisconsin | 1 | $60,000 USD |
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32 | Alabama | 3 | $57,800 USD |
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33 | New Mexico | 1 | $55,000 USD |
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34 | Utah | 4 | $49,900 USD |
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35 | Minnesota | 1 | $48,000 USD |
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36 | Delaware | 2 | $47,000 USD |
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37 | North Dakota | 2 | $43,500 USD |
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38 | Indiana | 1 | $35,000 USD |
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39 | Kansas | 1 | $34,000 USD |
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40 | Massachusetts | 1 | $32,000 USD |
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | Charleston, West Virginia | 1 | $150,000 USD |
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2 | Greensboro | 1 | $150,000 USD |
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3 | Philadelphia | 3 | $124,700 USD |
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4 | Newark | 1 | $121,000 USD |
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5 | Norfolk | 7 | $108,300 USD |
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6 | Spokane | 2 | $102,500 USD |
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7 | Atlanta | 4 | $100,900 USD |
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8 | Washington DC | 17 | $99,200 USD |
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9 | Honolulu | 8 | $97,500 USD |
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10 | Newport News | 4 | $96,500 USD |
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11 | Tampa | 2 | $94,600 USD |
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12 | New York City | 4 | $93,800 USD |
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13 | Tucson | 6 | $91,800 USD |
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14 | Raleigh | 3 | $91,000 USD |
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15 | Fort Lauderdale | 1 | $89,000 USD |
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16 | Arlington | 1 | $88,000 USD |
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17 | Kansas City | 4 | $86,600 USD |
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18 | San Diego | 8 | $84,300 USD |
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19 | Virginia Beach | 4 | $83,400 USD |
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20 | Louisville | 1 | $80,000 USD |
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21 | Des Moines | 1 | $80,000 USD |
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22 | Detroit | 2 | $78,000 USD |
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23 | Chicago | 2 | $75,500 USD |
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24 | Austin | 3 | $75,200 USD |
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25 | Columbus | 2 | $75,000 USD |
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26 | Portland, Oregon | 1 | $75,000 USD |
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27 | New Orleans | 3 | $74,300 USD |
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28 | --Other-- | 26 | $72,800 USD |
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29 | Corpus Christi | 2 | $71,000 USD |
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30 | Baltimore | 6 | $70,300 USD |
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31 | San Antonio | 7 | $68,800 USD |
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32 | Las Vegas | 5 | $67,400 USD |
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33 | Oklahoma City | 2 | $66,800 USD |
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34 | Shreveport | 4 | $66,400 USD |
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35 | Bismarck, North Dakota | 1 | $66,000 USD |
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36 | Columbia, South Carolina | 2 | $64,500 USD |
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37 | Tallahassee | 3 | $64,200 USD |
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38 | Fayetteville | 6 | $64,100 USD |
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39 | Seattle | 7 | $64,000 USD |
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40 | Dallas | 3 | $63,300 USD |
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41 | Toledo | 2 | $63,000 USD |
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42 | Colorado Springs | 5 | $62,500 USD |
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43 | Orlando | 2 | $61,500 USD |
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44 | Los Angeles | 4 | $61,000 USD |
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45 | St. Louis | 4 | $56,700 USD |
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46 | Albuquerque | 1 | $55,000 USD |
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47 | Oxnard | 1 | $53,000 USD |
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48 | El Paso | 5 | $52,700 USD |
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49 | Birmingham, United States | 2 | $52,500 USD |
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50 | Tulsa | 1 | $50,000 USD |
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51 | Salt Lake City | 4 | $49,900 USD |
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52 | Dover, Delaware | 2 | $47,000 USD |
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53 | Richmond | 2 | $45,500 USD |
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54 | San Jose | 1 | $40,000 USD |
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55 | Fort Wayne | 1 | $35,000 USD |
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56 | Wichita | 1 | $34,000 USD |
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57 | Boston | 1 | $32,000 USD |
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58 | Cincinnati | 1 | $28,000 USD |
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | Military Officer Lead | 2 | $177,500 USD |
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2 | Military Doctor | 2 | $151,000 USD |
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3 | Military Engineer Lead | 2 | $120,000 USD |
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4 | Military Ship Captain | 1 | $120,000 USD |
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5 | Military Pilot | 4 | $95,300 USD |
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6 | Military Officer | 32 | $94,800 USD |
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7 | Special Forces | 6 | $89,300 USD |
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8 | Military Aviation | 19 | $85,800 USD |
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9 | Military Engineer | 10 | $85,000 USD |
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10 | Other Military Career | 50 | $82,900 USD |
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11 | Military Ship | 6 | $78,000 USD |
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12 | Military Technician Lead | 6 | $76,800 USD |
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13 | Military Logistics & Transport | 11 | $71,000 USD |
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14 | Military Technician | 13 | $64,000 USD |
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15 | Military Medicine | 5 | $63,200 USD |
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16 | Military Mechanic | 6 | $60,800 USD |
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17 | Infantryman | 5 | $60,800 USD |
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18 | Soldier | 15 | $56,600 USD |
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19 | Sergeant | 22 | $54,300 USD |
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20 | Military Nurse | 3 | $54,300 USD |
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21 | Military Artillery | 4 | $42,200 USD |
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22 | Military Communications | 3 | $41,700 USD |
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23 | Military Air Defense | 2 | $30,500 USD |
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What I do?
"Military officer."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Washington DC | Masters Degree | 8-12 Years | Advanced | $150,000 USD |
What I do?
"Soldier work."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Philadelphia | Some College | 1-2 Years | Intermediate | $65,000 USD |
What I do?
"Manage Legal Operations in Military Legal Offices. Office Management, Administration, Budget, Human Resources, Information Technology, Workforce Modeling, Knowledge Management, Personnel Security."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Washington DC | Doctorate Degree | 16-20 Years | Expert | $150,000 USD |
What I do?
"Safety."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Newark | Bachelors Degree | 16-20 Years | Advanced | $121,000 USD |
What I do?
"Observe artillery, control aviation, and plan artillery support."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Fayetteville | Some College | 2-4 Years | Intermediate | $59,000 USD |
What I do?
"Distribution and tracking."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Austin | Some College | 2-4 Years | Intermediate | $57,000 USD |
What I do?
"Seamanship."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Seattle | Bachelors Degree | 8-12 Years | Advanced | $73,000 USD |
What I do?
"Lead and Manage."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Honolulu | Masters Degree | 16-20 Years | Expert | $205,000 USD |
What I do?
"Pension."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
New York City | Bellow H. School | 0-1 Year | Basic | $200,000 USD |
What I do?
"Research."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Charleston, West Virginia | Doctorate Degree | 8-12 Years | Expert | $150,000 USD |
What I do?
"Political science."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
New York City | Masters Degree | 4-8 Years | Advanced | $67,000 USD |
What I do?
"ISR, Collection Management, Targeting, Analysis, Integration."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
San Antonio | Masters Degree | 8-12 Years | Advanced | $96,000 USD |
What I do?
"13B, command driver, cbrn alt, sharp rep, spc."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
St. Louis | High School | 1-2 Years | Intermediate | $21,600 USD |
What I do?
"Commanding subordinates in support of higher level objectives."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Greensboro | Masters Degree | 12-16 Years | Expert | $150,000 USD |
What I do?
"Shoot Clean."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Richmond | Bachelors Degree | 0-1 Year | Intermediate | $21,000 USD |
What I do?
"Military equivalent to an EMT."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Cincinnati | Bachelors Degree | 0-1 Year | Intermediate | $28,000 USD |
What I do?
"Lead men in security operations."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Seattle | Bachelors Degree | 8-12 Years | n/a | $35,000 USD |
What I do?
"Everything f dfff. Ffffffff."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
--Other-- | High School | 16-20 Years | n/a | $71,000 USD |
What I do?
"I do cost and budget analysis for military products."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Detroit | Bachelors Degree | 2-4 Years | n/a | $86,000 USD |
What I do?
"Remotely piloted aircraft."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Philadelphia | Some College | 20+ Years | n/a | $185,000 USD |
What I do?
"Medical assistant."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Baltimore | Some College | 1-2 Years | n/a | $37,000 USD |
What I do?
"Weapons and explosives."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
New York City | Some College | 20+ Years | n/a | $58,000 USD |
What I do?
"Military naval aviation."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
San Diego | Some College | 20+ Years | n/a | $125,000 USD |
What I do?
"All things networks and computers."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
San Diego | Some College | 8-12 Years | n/a | $80,000 USD |
What I do?
"Defense department engineer."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Washington DC | Bachelors Degree | 20+ Years | n/a | $133,000 USD |
What I do?
"Train foreign armies."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Raleigh | Bachelors Degree | 20+ Years | n/a | $100,000 USD |
What I do?
"Retired Military Officer with pension coming in."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Austin | Masters Degree | 20+ Years | n/a | $115,200 USD |
What I do?
"Identify and respond to emerging technology, models, methodologies, systems, and trends in human/computer interaction, including social networking, gaming, modeling, and simulation Apply logic and mathematical principles to the design, development, and verification of secure, high-performance, and reliable computing systems Analyze, design, develop, and document secure technical solutions for computing systems and networking infrastructure Plan, design, and optimize computing architecture, software applications, data, and systems Adhere to local, national, and international technical standards, ethics, and intellectual property regulations when developing computer applications and systems Analyze, compare, and contrast algorithms, programming languages, compilers, and operating systems to select or develop solutions to problems."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Washington DC | Masters Degree | 8-12 Years | n/a | $115,000 USD |
What I do?
"I manage military housing."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Corpus Christi | Some College | 20+ Years | n/a | $72,000 USD |
What I do?
"Working on military aircraft."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Las Vegas | High School | 20+ Years | n/a | $90,000 USD |
What I do?
"Manage fiscal resources, approve payments to members, budget funds."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
New Orleans | Bachelors Degree | 2-4 Years | n/a | $45,000 USD |
What I do?
"I blow stuff up and rebuild it."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
--Other-- | High School | 1-2 Years | n/a | $35,600 USD |
What I do?
"As an E-6, manage/lead divisions or departments on daily operational task, planning, communicating requirements up and down the chain of command. A strong technical background ensures proper decisions are made."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
San Diego | Some College | 4-8 Years | n/a | $98,000 USD |
What I do?
"Helicopter Pilot."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Atlanta | Some College | 8-12 Years | n/a | $80,000 USD |
What I do?
"Managing 70 mechanics."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Austin | Bachelors Degree | 1-2 Years | n/a | $53,400 USD |
What I do?
"Maintenance Control and Production."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Washington DC | Some College | 12-16 Years | n/a | $60,000 USD |
What I do?
"Forecasts weather."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
--Other-- | Bachelors Degree | 12-16 Years | n/a | $50,000 USD |
What I do?
"Aircraft navigation."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Tucson | Bachelors Degree | 12-16 Years | n/a | $108,000 USD |
What I do?
"Move fuel through terminal pipelines."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Raleigh | Some College | 20+ Years | n/a | $70,000 USD |
What I do?
"Network security analyst and manager, Experienced with dozens of IDS/IPS's, visualization tools like splunk, kibana, elsa, wreshark."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Norfolk | Bachelors Degree | 4-8 Years | n/a | $70,000 USD |
What I do?
"Provide intelligence assessment to commanders and instruct soldiers."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Tucson | Bachelors Degree | 16-20 Years | n/a | $100,000 USD |
What I do?
"USAF Security Forces at rank SrA."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Bismarck, North Dakota | High School | 2-4 Years | n/a | $66,000 USD |
What I do?
"Medical Generalist. Expected to preform and fulfill several different roles throughout the medical field. Including: Emergency Medicine, Basic Hospital Work, Specialized Medical care."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
--Other-- | High School | 2-4 Years | n/a | $50,000 USD |
What I do?
"Analyzed raw data to make recommendations for actions to be taken also "mind reader"."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
--Other-- | Some College | 8-12 Years | n/a | $100,000 USD |
What I do?
"Manage base vehicle fleet for all USAF assets."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Portland, Oregon | Some College | 8-12 Years | n/a | $75,000 USD |
What I do?
"Prepare, load, and unload air cargo as well as passengers."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Dover, Delaware | Some College | 8-12 Years | n/a | $52,000 USD |
What I do?
"Provides reports and administrative paperwork."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
--Other-- | Some College | 4-8 Years | n/a | $25,000 USD |
What I do?
"Administer contracts; procure contracts; manage numerous federal requirements that range from $10K to multi-million dollars."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Albuquerque | Some College | 4-8 Years | n/a | $55,000 USD |
What I do?
"Electrical, hydromechanical, HVAC."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Virginia Beach | Bachelors Degree | 4-8 Years | n/a | $72,000 USD |
What I do?
"Manage communications and computer systems."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Louisville | Masters Degree | 20+ Years | n/a | $80,000 USD |