US Job Salary Dataset 2026
Free downloadable JSON dataset: 340 US occupations with 2026 median, entry-level (10th pct), senior (75th pct), and top-decile (90th pct) annual salaries. Includes 5-year salary growth, total US employment, BLS-projected 10-year job growth, and typical education + experience requirements. Sources: BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook 2024-2034 projections. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.
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Download JSON (96KB, 340 records)Format: JSON with embedded schema.org/Dataset metadata header. Encoding: UTF-8. License: CC BY 4.0. Citation: Salario.io (2026). US Job Salary Dataset 2026.
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Salario.io (2026). US Job Salary Dataset 2026. Version 2026.04. https://salario.io/us-job-salary-dataset-2026-bls-340-occupations-downloadable-json-median-entry-senior/
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Data source: Salario 2026 US job salary dataset, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Schema
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| slug | string | URL-safe identifier |
| title | string | Occupation title |
| category | string | Industry category |
| medianSalary | number (USD) | 50th percentile annual |
| entryLevelSalary | number (USD) | 10th percentile annual |
| seniorSalary | number (USD) | 75th percentile annual |
| topSalary | number (USD) | 90th percentile annual |
| salaryGrowth5yr | number (%) | 5-year nominal growth 2020-2025 |
| totalJobs | number | US employment count May 2025 |
| jobGrowthRate | number (%) | BLS 10-year projected growth |
| education | string | Typical entry education |
| experienceYears | string | Typical experience required |
Sample record
{
"slug": "software-engineer",
"title": "Software Engineer",
"category": "Technology",
"medianSalary": 121000,
"entryLevelSalary": 75000,
"seniorSalary": 171000,
"topSalary": 203000,
"salaryGrowth5yr": 21,
"totalJobs": 1800000,
"jobGrowthRate": 25,
"education": "Bachelor's Degree",
"experienceYears": "2-4 years"
}Sources & methodology
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS): May 2025 release used as wage baseline. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook: 2024-2034 projection cycle for jobGrowthRate values. https://www.bls.gov/ooh/
- ONET-SOC crosswalk: Standard Occupational Classification codes used to align our 340 occupations to BLS 6-digit SOC codes
- Salary growth methodology: Year-over-year nominal growth applied to OEWS median wages 2020 → 2025 (not inflation-adjusted)
- Coverage gaps: Some occupations are aggregated from multiple SOC codes where BLS does not report at finer granularity. Self-employed/gig workers may be underrepresented
- Update cadence: Quarterly versioning aligned with BLS OEWS releases
Use cases
- Salary negotiation tools and personal finance calculators
- Career planning, college major ROI analysis
- HR compensation benchmarking
- Academic labor economics research
- Journalism on wages, inequality, labor market
- Recruiting platforms and job board pricing logic
Citation
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Changelog
- 2026.04 (2026-04-26): Initial release. 340 occupations.
Accuracy disclaimer: BLS data has known limitations including survey lag and undercounting of contingent/gig workers. Local salaries vary substantially from national medians (e.g., SF software engineer ≈ 1.6× national median, rural midwest ≈ 0.7× national median). Always cross-reference with regional data before relying on figures for negotiation or hiring decisions.