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US Metro-Level Salary Database
Median salaries for 157 occupations across 161 US metropolitan statistical areas — 21,608 unique data points sourced from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS).
Coverage
21,608 metro × occupation pairs
Best for
Salary research by city + occupation, relocation analysis, compensation benchmarking
Methodology
Sourced from BLS OEWS May 2024 release (most recent), filtered to occupations with reliable estimates (relative standard error under 30%) and metros with sufficient sample size. Updated annually within 60 days of OEWS release.
Fields included
Metro area (MSA)Occupation (SOC code)Annual median salaryAnnual mean salaryTotal employment in metroHourly median wage
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Pulsafi US Metro-Level Salary Database, derived from BLS OEWS May 2024. https://www.pulsafi.com/research/us-metro-salary-database
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