What your job pays in your state, and what you take home

From the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025), by state and by metro area. Every pay-by-role row on a job page names the BLS occupation, the area and the percentile band it shows. Where BLS publishes no figure for a role in a state, the page shows no number rather than an estimate.

With 2026 federal income tax brackets and the standard deduction (IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32), Social Security and Medicare, each state's 2026 income tax schedule, and mandatory state disability or paid-leave contributions where a state has them, for a single filer. City and county income taxes (New York City, Philadelphia and others) are not included, except Maryland's county tax at its lowest rate.

Each role sits on a BLS percentile band for its state: early-career roles on the 10th to 25th percentile, mid-career on the middle 50%, senior and lead roles on the 75th to 90th. A role tied to one metro uses that metro's BLS figure.

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