Data
Where our numbers come from.
Every dataset, fully attributed and dated.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025)
Every wage figure on this site. Each occupation carries its SOC code, and its percentiles are the published OEWS national figures for that code, unmodified. We also load the OEWS metropolitan-area file, so a city page shows the figures published for that city's metro area. Where the BLS suppressed a metro and occupation pair, the page shows the national figure and says so.
Visit source →U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — OEWS metropolitan area file (May 2025)
City-level wages. Each of our 340 US cities is mapped to the metro area the BLS publishes it under, and the city page shows that metro's figures.
Visit source →US Census Bureau — American Community Survey
Population, demographic, and housing context for US cities.
Visit source →BEA Regional Price Parities
Reference point for the cost-of-living index. The index is used for purchasing power and affordability only — it is never applied to a wage.
Visit source →Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Current US federal income tax brackets, standard deductions, and FICA limits.
Visit source →Canada Revenue Agency
Current Canadian federal tax brackets, CPP, and EI contribution rates.
Visit source →State and provincial revenue agencies
Sub-national income tax brackets for all 50 US states + DC, and Canadian provinces for the take-home calculator.
Numbeo / public COL aggregators
Cross-check of rent and consumer price indices at city level.
Visit source →What is not here
We hold no proprietary salary survey, no employer-submitted pay data, and no licensed third-party dataset. Every figure on this site is either public data, a tax rate, or arithmetic over the two.