About salary.city

Salary decisions with visible assumptions

salary.city helps job seekers compare an actual offer with local pay, estimated taxes, and a consistent rent benchmark. Results are screening estimates, not promises or financial advice.

Maintained by

The salary.city Data Team

We maintain the repository, source mappings, calculation assumptions, and public methodology as an institutional process. We do not use simulated experts or unverifiable personal credentials as trust signals.

Data pipeline
BLS OEWS May 2025 · BEA RPP 2024 · HUD FY2026 · modeled 2026 tax scenario
Publication coverage
3,121 source-covered comparisons · 44 career mappings · 80 metros
Last methodology review
July 2026
Result boundary
Observed market data and modeled personal scenarios are labeled separately
Corrections
Source and calculation issues are reviewed against repository evidence
How the product works

From public data to an offer check

1

Local salary data

Source-covered May 2025 role and metro wage observations provide the market anchor.

2

Taxes and rent

A modeled 2026 tax estimate and HUD rent benchmark create a consistent scenario.

3

Your real offer

Your salary, filing status, and rent produce take-home pay and cash-after-rent results.

Transparency

Review sources or report a data issue

Every salary decision should be traceable to a source vintage and named assumption. Review the methodology first; if a source mapping, label, or result appears wrong, email the Data Team with the page URL and the number you observed.

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