U.S. Salary Comparison

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Find out what salaries are actually reported for your job and city. All values are converted to a 40-hour full-time equivalent.

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Compare salaries by job and city

How much does your job pay? How do salaries differ between individual cities? On salary-usa.com, you can compare salaries by job and city and get a realistic overview based on reported salary data.

The platform collects salary reports from major job groups and regions across the United States. This creates detailed comparisons for jobs in major U.S. cities, such as Registered Nurse in New York, Software Developer in Seattle, Retail Salesperson in Chicago or Customer Service Representative in Houston.

Current salary data from across the United States

Salary data on salary-usa.com is based on reported income from employees, skilled workers, managers and self-employed professionals. The comparison can include work experience, weekly hours, responsibility level and regional labor-market differences.

To make comparisons fair, part-time salaries are converted to a full-time equivalent based on a 40-hour workweek. This makes reports from different work schedules easier to compare.

Salary comparison for top U.S. jobs

The U.S. labor market changes constantly. Skills shortages, regional demand, industry trends, union coverage and local cost of living can all influence pay levels. That is why income for the same job can vary significantly by city or region.

The salary comparison provides a quick overview of average salaries, salary ranges, individual reported values and income trends over time. It also shows how many salary reports are included in each analysis.

Salary trends and regional differences

In many occupations, reported salaries tend to rise over time. At the same time, there can be substantial regional differences across the United States. Large metro areas may show higher pay levels, while lower-cost regions can show different compensation patterns.

The analyses show not only current averages, but also how reported pay has changed over several years. This makes it easier to identify salary trends and labor-market shifts.

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Every user can anonymously submit their own salary and help improve the data set. In addition to salary, users can provide details such as job, work city, weekly hours and job description. The more reports are available, the more useful the salary comparisons become.

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