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.
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.
From public data to an offer check
Local salary data
Source-covered May 2025 role and metro wage observations provide the market anchor.
Taxes and rent
A modeled 2026 tax estimate and HUD rent benchmark create a consistent scenario.
Your real offer
Your salary, filing status, and rent produce take-home pay and cash-after-rent results.
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.