US Salary Data &
Employment Trends
SalaryNode is the definitive compensation intelligence hub, mapping over 140 million verified workforce records across 800+ distinct career profiles. By synthetically analyzing and parsing structured official datasets from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), we provide context-rich salary insights, geographic wage disparities, and granular percentile distributions (from entry-level to senior roles) across all 50 U.S. states and metropolitan areas.
Highest Paying Careers
Top earning occupations in the United States this year.
Cardiologists
Surgeons, All Other
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Surgeons
Dermatologists
Highest Paying States
Regions offering the most competitive compensation packages.
North Dakota
Wisconsin
Louisiana
Indiana
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
Understanding Salary Data
Common questions about compensation analysis and methodologies.
What is the difference between Mean and Median wage?
The Mean wage is the average salary, calculated by summing all salaries and dividing by the number of employees. The Median wage represents the 50th percentile—half of workers earn more, and half earn less.
Is this data accurate and reliable?
Yes. All data on SalaryNode is sourced directly from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
How often is the data updated?
The BLS releases comprehensive employment data annually. Our database is updated within 30 days of the official release.