CITY SALARIES / MAY 2025 BLS DATA

Salary benchmarks for 30 U.S. metro areas

Explore 30 major U.S. markets with occupation medians, price-level context and direct comparisons of job offers after your actual rent and moving costs.

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30 destinations
U.S. METRO AREAAtlantaAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA17 job benchmarks · RPP 100.1Explore this metro → U.S. METRO AREAAustinAustin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX17 job benchmarks · RPP 98.1Explore this metro → U.S. METRO AREABostonBoston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH17 job benchmarks · RPP 108.3Explore this metro → U.S. METRO AREACharlotteCharlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC17 job benchmarks · RPP 97.3Explore this metro → U.S. METRO AREAChicagoChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN17 job benchmarks · RPP 103.6Explore this metro → U.S. METRO AREACleveland, OHCleveland, OH17 job benchmarks · RPP 93.9Explore this metro → U.S. METRO AREAColumbus, OHColumbus, OH17 job benchmarks · RPP 95.5Explore this metro → U.S. METRO AREADallas–Fort WorthDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX17 job benchmarks · RPP 103.1Explore this metro → U.S. METRO AREADenverDenver-Aurora-Centennial, CO17 job benchmarks · RPP 105.8Explore this metro → U.S. METRO AREADetroitDetroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI17 job benchmarks · RPP 100.3Explore this metro → U.S. METRO AREAHoustonHouston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX17 job benchmarks · RPP 98.6Explore this metro → U.S. METRO AREAIndianapolisIndianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN17 job benchmarks · RPP 95.7Explore this metro → U.S. METRO AREALas VegasLas Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV16 job benchmarks · RPP 100.2Explore this metro → U.S. METRO AREALos AngelesLos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA17 job benchmarks · RPP 113.6Explore this metro → U.S. METRO AREAMiamiMiami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL16 job benchmarks · RPP 114.2Explore this metro → U.S. METRO AREAMinneapolisMinneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI17 job benchmarks · RPP 104.8Explore this metro → U.S. METRO AREANashvilleNashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN16 job benchmarks · RPP 96.3Explore this metro → U.S. METRO AREANew YorkNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ17 job benchmarks · RPP 112.6Explore this metro → U.S. METRO AREAOrlandoOrlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL17 job benchmarks · RPP 101.4Explore this metro → U.S. METRO AREAPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD17 job benchmarks · RPP 102.5Explore this metro → U.S. METRO AREAPhoenixPhoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ17 job benchmarks · RPP 103.3Explore this metro → U.S. METRO AREAPortland, ORPortland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA16 job benchmarks · RPP 105.4Explore this metro → U.S. METRO AREARaleighRaleigh-Cary, NC17 job benchmarks · RPP 98.2Explore this metro → U.S. METRO AREASacramentoSacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA17 job benchmarks · RPP 106.7Explore this metro → U.S. METRO AREASalt Lake CitySalt Lake City-Murray, UT16 job benchmarks · RPP 100.9Explore this metro → U.S. METRO AREASan DiegoSan Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA16 job benchmarks · RPP 111.9Explore this metro → U.S. METRO AREASan FranciscoSan Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA17 job benchmarks · RPP 115.6Explore this metro → U.S. METRO AREASeattleSeattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA16 job benchmarks · RPP 111.1Explore this metro → U.S. METRO AREATampaTampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL16 job benchmarks · RPP 100.9Explore this metro → U.S. METRO AREAWashington, DCWashington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV17 job benchmarks · RPP 108.9Explore this metro →

How to read the metro data

Salary figures are May 2025 occupation-specific BLS medians, while BEA regional price parities reference 2024. Neither is a job offer or a personal budget. Regional price indices are not live rental asking prices. Use your actual offer letter, household costs and effective tax assumptions for decisions.

Wages and price parities paired through US Wage Atlas (CC BY 4.0). The published paired dataset covers additional metros, but we currently publish 30 deeper, comparison-oriented city guides rather than thin automated pages. Our methodology →

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