Understand what a salary is really worth.
Explore wage benchmarks by occupation and location, compare purchasing power, estimate take-home pay, and examine H-1B wage data using clearly labelled public-data sources.
Explore salary data
OccupationsSearch national wage benchmarks, percentiles and employment by occupation.
Career listsFastest-growing and highest-paying jobs, and the best jobs for each education level.
Job titlesH-1B pay for 1,000 real job titles, split by occupation code and sponsor.
StatesCompare state-level price differences and explore salary profiles.
Metro areasFind local markets by metro name, principal city or ZIP search.
H-1B sponsorsExplore employer filings, occupation mix and wage-level data.
CalculatorsHourly to salary, take-home pay after taxes, and raise vs inflation.
Salary comparatorCompare pay, estimated take-home and regional purchasing power.
How to use WageComparator
1. Find a benchmarkStart with an occupation, state, metro area or H-1B employer.
2. Add contextReview percentiles, location price levels and the source period.
3. Compare scenariosUse the comparator to explore how location and estimated taxes change the picture.
Wage estimates are not job offers or guarantees of individual pay. Different datasets measure different populations and should be interpreted separately.