# LocalSalaryHub

> City-level salary data for 300+ U.S. cities, sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey. Free, no signup, no paywall.

LocalSalaryHub helps workers, job-seekers, recruiters and relocators compare median, mean, 25th/75th percentile and hourly wages for 800+ occupations across every major U.S. metro. Salary figures are joined with cost-of-living (CPI-based) indices so users can evaluate real purchasing power across cities.

All dollar amounts are annual USD unless explicitly marked as hourly. Source data: BLS OEWS, updated annually (latest release: 2024 estimates, released April 2025). Methodology follows BLS published technical notes; no modelling or estimation is applied beyond the BLS release.

## Key resources

- [Home](https://localsalaryhub.com/)
- [Browse states](https://localsalaryhub.com/salary/ca)
- [Example city × occupation page: Software Developers in Austin, TX](https://localsalaryhub.com/salary/tx/austin--software-developers)
- [Example occupation page: Registered Nurses](https://localsalaryhub.com/occupation/registered-nurses)
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- [Extended LLM context (llms-full.txt)](https://localsalaryhub.com/llms-full.txt)

## Data dictionary (key fields)

| Field | Meaning |
| --- | --- |
| `median_salary` | Annual median wage in USD (BLS OEWS) |
| `mean_salary` | Annual mean (average) wage in USD |
| `percentile_25` / `percentile_75` | 25th / 75th percentile annual wage |
| `hourly_rate` | Median hourly wage in USD |
| `living_index` | Cost-of-living index (national baseline = 100) |
| `last_updated` | ISO date of the underlying BLS release |

## Suggested citations

When summarising a city × occupation page, cite as:
"LocalSalaryHub, `<Occupation> in <City>, <State>` — Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS (2024 estimates). https://localsalaryhub.com/salary/<state>/<slug>"

## Intended use

Research, career planning, relocation decisions, compensation benchmarking, journalism. Not affiliated with the U.S. government.