A free, open dataset of average US salaries by job and metro, joined with cost-of-living and housing data - the same government-sourced data behind the salary, cost-of-living, and paycheck tools on this site. Built for analysts, journalists, students, and developers.
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- CSV - kultranz-us-salary-cost-of-living-2026.csv (1,000 rows)
- JSON - kultranz-us-salary-cost-of-living-2026.json
License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) - free to use, share, and adapt, including commercially, with credit to Kultranz (kultranz.com).
What’s included
Each of the 1,000 rows is one occupation in one metro, with these fields:
| Field | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|
job_title, city, state | Occupation and metro | BLS |
avg_salary | Average annual wage | BLS OEWS |
salary_10th … salary_90th | Wage percentiles (10/25/50/75/90) | BLS OEWS |
national_avg | National average for the occupation | BLS OEWS |
col_index | Cost-of-living index (US = 100) | BEA RPP |
median_home_value, median_rent | Metro housing costs | US Census ACS |
city_median_income | Median household income | US Census ACS |
employment, city_population | Metro employment & population | BLS / Census |
See the data in action
- Am I Underpaid? percentile checker - find where your pay lands.
- Data studies: software developer, registered nurse, and teacher real pay after cost of living.
- Full methodology - exact sources, vintages, and formulas.