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What a job pays,
from the official data
SalaryBases publishes the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage percentiles for all 830 occupations it covers, pay guides built on that data, and calculators for offers, raises and take-home pay. Every official figure is shown with its source, period and scope.
Salary estimator (model-based)
A quick estimate for 937 job titles in 192 countries, from fixed benchmarks and adjustment factors. It is not an official statistic. For US jobs with an official equivalent, the result shows the BLS figures beside it.
These figures are model-based estimates, not official statistics or sourced salary data. They are generated from profession benchmarks and adjustment factors for guidance only. See methodology & limitations.
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Official statistics and model estimates are kept apart, and every page says which one you are looking at.
US wage data
Search all 830 occupations in the BLS May 2025 release: 10th to 90th percentile pay and employment.
Pay rankings
Which occupations pay the most, which employ the most people, and where pay inside a job varies most.
30 pay guides
Pay by occupation and industry, and how to negotiate salary, raises, benefits, equity and severance, with sources.
12 calculators
Gross to net, hourly rate, overtime, raises, inflation, contractor rates and a job-offer comparison, using the numbers you enter.
Salary estimator
A rough, model-based figure for job titles and countries without official data on this site.
How we check figures
Which datasets we use, what they include and leave out, and how every figure in the guides is verified.
Start with these guides
All guidesSoftware Developer Pay in the US: Official Data and How to Compare Offers
US government percentiles for software and IT occupations, a state-by-state comparison, and how base, bonus and equity fit together in an offer.
Pay by IndustryHealthcare Pay: Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists and Other Roles (US Data)
US wage data for physicians by specialty, nursing roles, pharmacists, therapists and managers, with notes on what the figures leave out.
NegotiationSalary Negotiation: How to Set Your Number with Official Pay Data
A step-by-step method for choosing a salary number from US percentile data, pricing the whole offer, making the ask and closing it in writing.
NegotiationHow to Ask for a Raise: Using Wage-Growth and Inflation Data to Set Your Number
What official data says about typical pay rises and inflation, how to turn that into a specific ask, and how to handle a no.
Remote WorkRemote Pay and Location: How Much the Same Job Pays from State to State (US Data)
Official BLS data on how far pay for the same occupation varies between US states, what is left of the gap after price levels, and how that shapes remote pay policies and negotiations.
Pay by IndustryGovernment Pay: The US Federal General Schedule Explained
How US federal pay works under the General Schedule, with the official 2026 base pay for selected grades, and why public sector pay needs a like-for-like comparison.