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Crunching costs, sorting signals, rendering insights.
Crunching costs, sorting signals, rendering insights.
How much does your job actually pay — and where does that salary go furthest? We track 311 occupations across 786 cities in five countries with entry-level, median, and senior benchmarks. Search, filter by category, or compare salaries across countries.
Every occupation page on Livably is built from Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — federal survey data that covers real employer-reported compensation, not self-reported estimates or job-listing scrapers. We present three salary tiers per city: the 10th percentile (entry-level floor), the 50th percentile (median), and the 90th percentile (senior ceiling). International salary data for the UK, Canada, Australia, and Sweden is derived from national employment statistics and PPP-adjusted figures for each country.
But salary is only half the picture. Each occupation page also includes cost-adjusted rankings that divide nominal pay by the local cost of living index. A $350,426 salary in a city with a 75 cost index buys more than $525,639 in a city at index 150. We surface those differences so you can make location decisions with real purchasing power in mind — not just headcount salary.
Across our 311 tracked occupations, the average national median salary is $88,742. The highest-paying occupation in our database is Anesthesiologist at $350,426 median. Browse the full list below — each card links to a deep-dive page with city rankings, state comparisons, career trajectory analysis, and FAQs grounded in real numbers.
All salary figures are sourced from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program, which surveys hundreds of thousands of U.S. employers. This is the same dataset used by the Department of Labor, academic researchers, and major media outlets.
P10 (10th percentile) represents entry-level earnings — 10% of workers in that occupation earn less than this amount. The median (50th percentile) is the midpoint. P90 (90th percentile) represents senior or high-experience earnings — only 10% of workers earn more.
Salary data is refreshed with each new BLS OEWS release, typically published annually in the spring. Cost-of-living data (rent, home prices, and expenses) is updated monthly from Zillow and Census sources.
Cost-adjusted salary divides the nominal (raw) salary by the local cost-of-living index and multiplies by 100. This shows what your salary is actually worth in purchasing power. A $60,000 salary in a city with a 80 cost index is equivalent to $75,000 in a city at index 100.
Livably currently tracks 311 occupations across 786 cities in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Sweden. Coverage varies by occupation and country.