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What job postings pay
The yearly pay US job postings advertise, by job type and by state.
Figures as of .
$41K to $214K
Median advertised pay runs from $40,560 a year in food and hospitality to $213,800 in machine learning.
313,439 postings with pay
Advertised pay, by job type
Yearly pay in US postings that list it, as of September 29, 2026. The typical range is the middle half of postings, from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Hourly pay counts 40 hours a week for 52 weeks.
| Job type | Postings with pay | Employers | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Machine learning | 5,017 | 1,109 | $175,000 | $213,800 | $253,500 |
| Backend | 11,575 | 2,074 | $160,000 | $187,500 | $221,000 |
| Mobile | 697 | 204 | $170,000 | $180,500 | $215,050 |
| Product design | 7,490 | 2,114 | $147,500 | $179,050 | $215,000 |
| DevOps | 3,838 | 1,244 | $150,000 | $177,900 | $215,000 |
| Legal | 3,538 | 1,219 | $120,000 | $176,450 | $224,825 |
| Full stack | 3,934 | 1,706 | $140,000 | $175,500 | $211,200 |
| Frontend | 900 | 375 | $148,415 | $170,000 | $208,000 |
| Security | 5,084 | 1,205 | $115,000 | $160,000 | $200,000 |
| Data | 8,684 | 1,998 | $88,894 | $141,042 | $185,250 |
| QA | 1,512 | 596 | $109,200 | $140,563 | $181,913 |
| Project management | 7,026 | 2,142 | $110,000 | $140,500 | $176,500 |
| Marketing | 9,811 | 3,112 | $92,500 | $135,000 | $173,625 |
| Operations | 17,832 | 3,578 | $85,000 | $122,500 | $165,000 |
| Sales | 26,760 | 5,425 | $72,500 | $120,000 | $171,000 |
| Finance | 14,614 | 3,432 | $80,000 | $117,500 | $162,500 |
| HR and recruiting | 5,355 | 2,125 | $82,100 | $115,000 | $157,500 |
| IT support | 4,394 | 1,456 | $80,049 | $111,568 | $149,988 |
| Manufacturing and production | 7,815 | 880 | $60,320 | $104,988 | $150,000 |
| Healthcare | 53,951 | 1,844 | $57,200 | $83,500 | $135,000 |
| Skilled trades | 14,536 | 1,150 | $46,800 | $61,880 | $83,200 |
| Administrative | 3,373 | 1,578 | $44,439 | $57,408 | $83,200 |
| Customer support | 8,341 | 2,607 | $40,914 | $56,160 | $101,286 |
| Education | 4,619 | 579 | $39,520 | $52,000 | $81,971 |
| Transportation and driving | 3,797 | 262 | $41,600 | $51,480 | $64,230 |
| Warehouse and logistics | 9,514 | 604 | $42,640 | $50,960 | $81,750 |
| Facilities and maintenance | 7,244 | 490 | $40,560 | $42,640 | $56,160 |
| Retail | 44,677 | 404 | $39,884 | $42,640 | $48,880 |
| Food and hospitality | 17,511 | 373 | $40,560 | $40,560 | $43,680 |
Median advertised pay, by state
All US postings that list pay, for all job types, as of September 29, 2026. States differ in their mix of jobs, so each job type's advertised pay page compares like with like across states.
| State | Postings with pay | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 52,509 | $73,500 | $142,500 | $197,750 |
| Washington | 11,253 | $77,906 | $137,700 | $177,900 |
| District of Columbia | 2,460 | $80,000 | $130,000 | $175,813 |
| New York | 28,136 | $65,520 | $118,500 | $175,500 |
| Arkansas | 4,214 | $47,840 | $117,500 | $135,002 |
| Massachusetts | 10,565 | $55,000 | $100,000 | $158,750 |
| Virginia | 10,863 | $49,920 | $97,500 | $155,000 |
| Rhode Island | 908 | $54,770 | $84,694 | $129,000 |
| Colorado | 8,799 | $48,880 | $80,000 | $132,500 |
| Delaware | 733 | $42,640 | $72,800 | $107,500 |
| New Jersey | 7,957 | $47,840 | $72,800 | $135,000 |
| Oregon | 2,264 | $45,760 | $72,800 | $124,000 |
| Georgia | 6,774 | $40,560 | $72,500 | $132,000 |
| Maryland | 6,776 | $42,640 | $72,500 | $125,000 |
| Texas | 17,353 | $40,560 | $72,500 | $129,750 |
| Connecticut | 2,877 | $42,640 | $72,498 | $110,000 |
| Alaska | 213 | $49,920 | $70,117 | $92,000 |
| Vermont | 737 | $47,060 | $68,640 | $106,710 |
| North Carolina | 6,214 | $41,600 | $65,520 | $110,000 |
| Idaho | 781 | $41,600 | $64,480 | $104,500 |
| Illinois | 14,141 | $42,640 | $64,480 | $117,500 |
| Utah | 3,172 | $42,640 | $61,430 | $90,120 |
| Tennessee | 3,925 | $41,600 | $61,360 | $90,000 |
| Arizona | 5,405 | $41,600 | $60,000 | $101,358 |
| Nevada | 1,781 | $40,560 | $60,000 | $100,000 |
| Nebraska | 1,393 | $44,720 | $59,790 | $87,547 |
| Hawaii | 777 | $44,720 | $57,500 | $100,700 |
| Minnesota | 6,914 | $44,720 | $56,160 | $100,000 |
| Pennsylvania | 7,843 | $40,560 | $56,160 | $95,000 |
| South Carolina | 2,639 | $40,560 | $56,160 | $90,000 |
| Wyoming | 385 | $40,560 | $55,000 | $106,080 |
| New Hampshire | 1,025 | $40,560 | $54,205 | $77,500 |
| North Dakota | 726 | $42,640 | $54,064 | $76,336 |
| South Dakota | 458 | $42,640 | $53,118 | $72,985 |
| Mississippi | 1,178 | $40,560 | $52,350 | $84,694 |
| Maine | 1,468 | $46,800 | $52,150 | $72,498 |
| Alabama | 2,293 | $40,560 | $50,960 | $98,336 |
| Kentucky | 2,422 | $40,560 | $50,960 | $82,000 |
| New Mexico | 1,359 | $40,560 | $50,000 | $104,681 |
| West Virginia | 884 | $40,560 | $49,960 | $97,022 |
| Indiana | 4,817 | $40,560 | $49,920 | $81,750 |
| Montana | 579 | $40,560 | $49,920 | $77,500 |
| Oklahoma | 1,427 | $40,560 | $49,920 | $87,430 |
| Missouri | 3,608 | $42,640 | $48,360 | $82,500 |
| Florida | 9,534 | $40,560 | $47,840 | $81,688 |
| Kansas | 1,909 | $40,560 | $46,800 | $79,352 |
| Wisconsin | 3,960 | $42,640 | $46,748 | $72,800 |
| Ohio | 7,781 | $40,560 | $45,000 | $81,750 |
| Iowa | 2,192 | $40,560 | $44,866 | $72,985 |
| Louisiana | 1,834 | $40,560 | $44,720 | $72,987 |
| Michigan | 5,247 | $40,560 | $44,720 | $72,500 |
How often postings list pay, by state
Postings located in each state as of September 29, 2026, with any state law requiring pay ranges in job postings. Read these shares as a floor. Some postings we have not read in full yet count as not listing pay, so our shares run lower than other sources.
| State | Postings | List pay | Share | Pay transparency law |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 6,362 | 2,460 | 38.7% | In effect since June 30, 2024 |
| Arkansas | 11,170 | 4,214 | 37.7% | |
| New York | 74,879 | 28,136 | 37.6% | In effect since September 17, 2023 |
| Washington | 30,139 | 11,253 | 37.3% | In effect since January 1, 2023 |
| California | 144,803 | 52,509 | 36.3% | In effect since January 1, 2023 |
| Colorado | 26,396 | 8,799 | 33.3% | In effect since January 1, 2021 |
| Vermont | 2,260 | 737 | 32.6% | In effect since July 1, 2025 |
| Illinois | 45,083 | 14,141 | 31.4% | In effect since January 1, 2025 |
| Maryland | 21,893 | 6,776 | 31.0% | In effect since October 1, 2024 |
| Maine | 4,867 | 1,468 | 30.2% | In effect since July 29, 2026 |
| Minnesota | 23,561 | 6,914 | 29.4% | In effect since January 1, 2025 |
| Massachusetts | 36,124 | 10,565 | 29.3% | In effect since October 29, 2025 |
| Rhode Island | 3,207 | 908 | 28.3% | |
| New Jersey | 28,856 | 7,957 | 27.6% | In effect since June 1, 2025 |
| Virginia | 43,281 | 10,863 | 25.1% | In effect since July 1, 2026 |
| Connecticut | 11,669 | 2,877 | 24.7% | Takes effect October 1, 2026 |
| Utah | 13,489 | 3,172 | 23.5% | |
| New Mexico | 6,687 | 1,359 | 20.3% | |
| Indiana | 24,228 | 4,817 | 19.9% | |
| Iowa | 11,214 | 2,192 | 19.6% | |
| Ohio | 39,791 | 7,781 | 19.6% | |
| Oregon | 11,594 | 2,264 | 19.5% | |
| Wyoming | 1,986 | 385 | 19.4% | |
| Hawaii | 4,027 | 777 | 19.3% | In effect since January 1, 2024 |
| Arizona | 28,269 | 5,405 | 19.1% | |
| Missouri | 18,945 | 3,608 | 19.0% | |
| Georgia | 36,006 | 6,774 | 18.8% | |
| Kansas | 10,152 | 1,909 | 18.8% | |
| Nebraska | 7,479 | 1,393 | 18.6% | |
| Michigan | 28,911 | 5,247 | 18.2% | |
| Kentucky | 13,359 | 2,422 | 18.1% | |
| North Dakota | 4,013 | 726 | 18.1% | |
| Wisconsin | 22,322 | 3,960 | 17.7% | |
| Delaware | 4,265 | 733 | 17.2% | Takes effect September 26, 2027 |
| Pennsylvania | 46,176 | 7,843 | 17.0% | |
| West Virginia | 5,243 | 884 | 16.9% | |
| North Carolina | 38,359 | 6,214 | 16.2% | |
| South Carolina | 16,406 | 2,639 | 16.1% | |
| Texas | 108,505 | 17,353 | 16.0% | |
| Tennessee | 25,197 | 3,925 | 15.6% | |
| Nevada | 11,530 | 1,781 | 15.5% | |
| New Hampshire | 6,745 | 1,025 | 15.2% | |
| Alabama | 15,531 | 2,293 | 14.8% | |
| Montana | 3,932 | 579 | 14.7% | |
| Florida | 65,562 | 9,534 | 14.5% | |
| Louisiana | 12,714 | 1,834 | 14.4% | |
| Oklahoma | 10,179 | 1,427 | 14.0% | |
| Mississippi | 8,520 | 1,178 | 13.8% | |
| Idaho | 5,826 | 781 | 13.4% | |
| South Dakota | 4,110 | 458 | 11.1% | |
| Alaska | 2,366 | 213 | 9.0% |