US Salary by Occupation: Median Pay & Top-Paying State

Look up annual US salary data for any number of occupations: 10th/25th/median/75th/90th percentile pay, the top-of-range ceiling and which state pays it, source BLS release, and a step-up role to move into. Free static JSON from PayCrunch, no key, CC BY 4.0, sourced from BLS OEWS.

What does US Salary by Occupation do?

Median, percentile and top-of-range US salary for 1,008 occupations, plus the best-paying state.

What can you use it for?

• Benchmark salary ranges for a job posting or offer.
• Compare pay across occupations for career planning.
• Find which US state pays the most for a given job.
• Feed compensation data into HR or recruiting dashboards.

Why use this Actor?

• Fast and cheap: lightweight HTTP-based Actor with no browser, so runs finish in seconds and cost very little.
• No API keys or accounts needed for the data source (see notes below).
• Clean, structured JSON that you can export as CSV, Excel, JSON or XML, or pull through the Apify API and integrations.
• Scheduling, webhooks and integrations: run it daily and send results to Google Sheets, Slack, Zapier, Make, n8n or your own API.

Input

Configure the run in the Input tab (all fields have sensible defaults).

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
jobs	array of strings	yes	-	PayCrunch job slugs, e.g. registered-nurse-salary, software-developer-salary.

Example input

{
  "jobs": [
    "registered-nurse-salary",
    "software-developer-salary",
    "police-officer-salary"
  ]
}

Output

Results are stored in the default dataset. Download them from the Output tab or via the API.

Example result

{
  "slug": "registered-nurse-salary",
  "name": "Registered Nurse",
  "socCode": "29-1141",
  "currency": "USD",
  "medianSalary": 97550,
  "p10Salary": 68940,
  "p90Salary": 137470,
  "ceilingAmount": 213320,
  "ceilingState": "California",
  "sourceRelease": "BLS OEWS May 2025",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z",
  "url": "https://paycrunch.co/jobs/registered-nurse-salary.html",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0 (PayCrunch, data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS)",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-04T00:10:04.587Z",
  "input": "registered-nurse-salary"
}

Output fields

Field	Type	Example
slug	string	"registered-nurse-salary"
name	string	"Registered Nurse"
socCode	string	"29-1141"
currency	string	"USD"
medianSalary	number	97550
p10Salary	number	68940
p90Salary	number	137470
ceilingAmount	number	213320
ceilingState	string	"California"
sourceRelease	string	"BLS OEWS May 2025"
lastUpdated	string	"2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z"
url	string	"https://paycrunch.co/jobs/registered-nurse-salary.html"
license	string	"CC BY 4.0 (PayCrunch, data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Sta...
scrapedAt	string	"2026-10-04T00:10:04.587Z"
input	string	"registered-nurse-salary"

How much does it cost?

The Actor is billed by Apify according to the pricing shown on the Pricing tab of this page. Runs are small and fast, and the Apify Free plan includes monthly platform credits so you can try it at no cost. You can set a maximum cost per run, and the Actor stops cleanly when that limit is reached.

Notes and limitations

• Use the job slug, e.g. registered-nurse-salary. Find slugs at paycrunch.co or from each job's page URL.
• Figures marked as an estimate (tier B) are derived from the closest BLS occupation, not a direct BLS figure.

Tips

• Start with a small test run, then scale up the input.
• Use Schedules to automate recurring runs and Webhooks or Integrations to deliver the data where you need it.
• Call the Actor from your code with the Apify API or the official JavaScript and Python clients.

FAQ

Where does the data come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (BLS OEWS), May 2025 release, redistributed by PayCrunch under CC BY 4.0.

What is the 'ceiling'?

The top of the published wage range: the highest state-level top-of-range wage among states with at least 500 people in that job.

Feedback

Found a bug or need an extra field? Open an issue from the Issues tab of this Actor and it will be looked at quickly.

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