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Advertised six-figure pay, broken down

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Median advertised floors for every group we can split by, with the middle half and n for each.

Live updated 28 min ago (Nov 5, 2026 17:20 UTC)
64,604 postings
2,738 employers
5,255 boards monitored, 99.7% checked in 24 h

Among jobs that publish an annual base of $100K+ on the employer boards we monitor. Not all jobs. About the sample

Headline numbers

$147K Median advertised floor
Middle half $121,785 to $180K
n = 64,604 postingsHow: Median advertised floor
$143,913 Median floor, federal postings
vs $147K for everyone else (n=62,545)
n = 2,059 postingsHow: Median floor, federal postings
2.4% of floors are $300K or more
1,579 postings
n = 64,604 postingsHow: of floors are $300K or more

Median floor by group

Pick a split. Each one comes from the same postings; groups we could not determine are kept as their own row.

Median floor by job family

Median floor by job familyExecutive: $200K (n=151); Healthcare Clinical: $193,282 (n=3,019); Data & ML: $170K (n=3,571); Product: $164,695 (n=2,575); Software Engineering: $162,400 (n=10,163); Legal: $160,200 (n=1,595); Design: $155,584 (n=835); Marketing: $150K (n=2,137); IT & Security: $150K (n=1,818); Sales: $142,800 (n=2,978); Manufacturing & Production: $140K (n=966); Communications & Media: $140K (n=414); HR & Recruiting: $140K (n=1,228); Science & Research: $139,031 (n=949); Finance & Accounting: $138,050 (n=1,902); Engineering (non-software): $136,600 (n=4,162); Government Admin & Policy: $135,050 (n=156); Program & Project Management: $135K (n=2,442); Business Operations: $135K (n=2,488); Customer Success & Support: $132,100 (n=662); Procurement & Supply Chain: $132K (n=1,099); Transportation & Logistics: $131,841 (n=88); Education & Training: $130K (n=226); Skilled Trades & Maintenance: $123K (n=143); Hospitality & Food Service: $123K (n=27); Administrative & Clerical: $120K (n=145); Public Safety & Protection: $112,556 (n=109); Social & Community Services: $111,896 (n=115); Retail & Store Operations: $110K (n=93); Not determined: $141,110 (n=18,348)

Executive$200K n=151
Healthcare Clinical$193,282 n=3,019
Data & ML$170K n=3,571
Product$164,695 n=2,575
Software Engineering$162,400 n=10,163
Legal$160,200 n=1,595
Design$155,584 n=835
Marketing$150K n=2,137
IT & Security$150K n=1,818
Sales$142,800 n=2,978
Manufacturing & Production$140K n=966
Communications & Media$140K n=414
HR & Recruiting$140K n=1,228
Science & Research$139,031 n=949
Finance & Accounting$138,050 n=1,902
Engineering (non-software)$136,600 n=4,162
Government Admin & Policy$135,050 n=156
Program & Project Management$135K n=2,442
Business Operations$135K n=2,488
Customer Success & Support$132,100 n=662
Procurement & Supply Chain$132K n=1,099
Transportation & Logistics$131,841 n=88
Education & Training$130K n=226
Skilled Trades & Maintenance$123K n=143
Hospitality & Food Service$123K n=27
Administrative & Clerical$120K n=145
Public Safety & Protection$112,556 n=109
Social & Community Services$111,896 n=115
Retail & Store Operations$110K n=93
Not determined$141,110 n=18,348

Job family comes from our taxonomy; 'not determined' is shown as its own row.

Table

Median floor by job family
	Median floor	25th pct	75th pct	n	Share of postings
Executive	$200K	$150K	$250K	151	0.2%
Healthcare Clinical	$193,282	$124,554	$258,825	3,019	4.7%
Data & ML	$170K	$136,949	$200K	3,571	5.5%
Product	$164,695	$138,150	$194,717	2,575	4.0%
Software Engineering	$162,400	$140K	$191K	10,163	15.7%
Legal	$160,200	$130K	$200K	1,595	2.5%
Design	$155,584	$132,100	$183,875	835	1.3%
Marketing	$150K	$124,624	$177K	2,137	3.3%
IT & Security	$150K	$125,428	$181,906	1,818	2.8%
Sales	$142,800	$120K	$170K	2,978	4.6%
Manufacturing & Production	$140K	$120K	$159,694	966	1.5%
Communications & Media	$140K	$120K	$170K	414	0.6%
HR & Recruiting	$140K	$120K	$165K	1,228	1.9%
Science & Research	$139,031	$116,800	$169,320	949	1.5%
Finance & Accounting	$138,050	$115K	$170K	1,902	2.9%
Engineering (non-software)	$136,600	$116,800	$160K	4,162	6.4%
Government Admin & Policy	$135,050	$114,750	$159,925	156	0.2%
Program & Project Management	$135K	$117K	$157,678	2,442	3.8%
Business Operations	$135K	$119,070	$160K	2,488	3.9%
Customer Success & Support	$132,100	$115K	$152,800	662	1.0%
Procurement & Supply Chain	$132K	$115K	$155K	1,099	1.7%
Transportation & Logistics	$131,841	$118,492	$150,125	88	0.1%
Education & Training	$130K	$110,050	$159,354	226	0.3%
Skilled Trades & Maintenance	$123K	$109,975	$145,500	143	0.2%
Hospitality & Food Service	$123K	$105,200	$148,562	27	<0.1%
Administrative & Clerical	$120K	$108K	$140K	145	0.2%
Public Safety & Protection	$112,556	$109,300	$130,400	109	0.2%
Social & Community Services	$111,896	$104,550	$138,200	115	0.2%
Retail & Store Operations	$110K	$110K	$153,600	93	0.1%
Not determined	$141,110	$120K	$172,647	18,348	28.4%

How this is calculated

Statistic: A3: Median floor by job family
Formula: median / p25 / p75 floor and share of postings, by job family
Denominator: published postings (one row per posting, $100K+ annual base, open to the public)
Sample size: 64,604
Hidden when: quantiles hidden when n < 5
Calculation version: snap-v2
Data as of: Nov 5, 2026 17:20 UTC
Employer set: All monitored employers

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Two-way splits

Each cell is the median floor for one job family in one state or at one seniority level. Small cells are named, not hidden.

Median floor by job family and state

$111K $252K n<30: fewer than 30 postings, no median shown

Median floor by job family and state
Job family	CA	NY	WA	MA	VA	TX	IL	CO	Not determined
Software Engineering	$177Kn=4,220	$175Kn=947	$144Kn=1,391	$150Kn=391	$160Kn=526	$144Kn=258	$140Kn=158	$144Kn=225	$165Kn=1,051
Engineering (non-software)	$146Kn=2,040	$115Kn=97	$136Kn=519	$135Kn=199	$120Kn=134	$137Kn=177	$121Kn=46	$130Kn=185	$128Kn=200
Data & ML	$190Kn=1,466	$176Kn=452	$144Kn=322	$148Kn=137	$149Kn=270	$143Kn=70	$137Kn=95	$150Kn=41	$160Kn=440
Healthcare Clinical	$169Kn=292	$180Kn=132	$146Kn=107	$239Kn=148	$136Kn=77	$200Kn=239	$141Kn=80	$200Kn=51	$151Kn=384
Sales	$150Kn=642	$149Kn=479	$134Kn=86	$136Kn=118	$145Kn=117	$131Kn=109	$140Kn=150	$144Kn=60	$140Kn=666
Product	$178Kn=827	$170Kn=435	$151Kn=235	$134Kn=127	$165Kn=177	$136Kn=53	$150Kn=61	not enough data (n<30)n=19	$164Kn=424
Business Operations	$146Kn=607	$135Kn=320	$131Kn=85	$129Kn=162	$148Kn=153	$135Kn=101	$124Kn=99	$139Kn=45	$140Kn=327
Program & Project Management	$150Kn=744	$140Kn=175	$147Kn=342	$132Kn=114	$138Kn=155	$125Kn=123	$125Kn=74	$130Kn=55	$125Kn=193
Marketing	$160Kn=745	$150Kn=455	$141Kn=81	$153Kn=112	$122Kn=32	$130Kn=41	$132Kn=83	not enough data (n<30)n=16	$145Kn=407
Finance & Accounting	$150Kn=654	$140Kn=282	$131Kn=49	$130Kn=93	$130Kn=87	$127Kn=68	$120Kn=90	not enough data (n<30)n=28	$140Kn=269
IT & Security	$178Kn=525	$166Kn=158	$159Kn=147	$135Kn=49	$132Kn=182	$159Kn=64	$133Kn=54	$124Kn=53	$161Kn=238
Legal	$182Kn=422	$178Kn=246	$154Kn=60	$175Kn=62	$154Kn=69	$136Kn=66	$160Kn=58	not enough data (n<30)n=24	$161Kn=223
HR & Recruiting	$150Kn=514	$146Kn=211	$134Kn=67	$131Kn=50	$130Kn=41	$139Kn=38	$131Kn=33	not enough data (n<30)n=12	$135Kn=143
Procurement & Supply Chain	$142Kn=403	$133Kn=41	$121Kn=118	$146Kn=55	$144Kn=46	$140Kn=67	$128Kn=46	not enough data (n<30)n=15	$125Kn=88
Not determined	$154Kn=4,429	$150Kn=2,007	$143Kn=1,104	$153Kn=1,267	$132Kn=889	$136Kn=786	$131Kn=883	$134Kn=409	$140Kn=2,590

Median floor in each cell (rounded to the nearest $1K), with n. Darker = higher. 6 of the cells shown have fewer than 30 postings and are not given a median. Largest 14 job families and 8 states by postings. Scroll the table sideways on a small screen.

How this is calculated

Statistic: A12: Floor by job family and state
Formula: median / p25 / p75 floor in each job family x state cell
Denominator: published postings (one row per posting, $100K+ annual base, open to the public)
Sample size: 64,604
Hidden when: quantiles hidden when n < 30 (two-way cells and finding rows)
Calculation version: snap-v2
Data as of: Nov 5, 2026 17:20 UTC
Employer set: All monitored employers

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Median floor by job family and seniority

$107K $272K n<30: fewer than 30 postings, no median shown

Median floor by job family and seniority
Job family	Intern	Entry level	Mid level	Senior	Staff / principal	Manager	Director	VP / executive	Not determined
Software Engineering	not enough data (n<30)n=10	$130Kn=99	$144Kn=435	$166Kn=3,649	$200Kn=1,720	$185Kn=949	$227Kn=98	not enough data (n<30)n=17	$144Kn=3,186
Engineering (non-software)	not enough data (n<30)n=2	not enough data (n<30)n=14	$107Kn=91	$139Kn=1,769	$166Kn=520	$142Kn=211	$195Kn=75	not enough data (n<30)n=5	$123Kn=1,475
Data & ML	not enough data (n<30)n=12	$115Kn=35	$141Kn=96	$165Kn=1,130	$199Kn=662	$192Kn=212	$212Kn=95	not enough data (n<30)n=11	$155Kn=1,318
Healthcare Clinical	no postings	$180Kn=129	$111Kn=119	$126Kn=172	not enough data (n<30)n=14	$126Kn=166	$204Kn=308	$272Kn=37	$218Kn=2,074
Sales	no postings	not enough data (n<30)n=6	not enough data (n<30)n=14	$144Kn=513	$176Kn=63	$132Kn=549	$166Kn=587	$200Kn=81	$132Kn=1,165
Product	no postings	not enough data (n<30)n=7	not enough data (n<30)n=24	$151Kn=913	$181Kn=418	$150Kn=209	$210Kn=299	not enough data (n<30)n=29	$150Kn=676
Business Operations	not enough data (n<30)n=2	not enough data (n<30)n=9	not enough data (n<30)n=18	$132Kn=495	$148Kn=79	$135Kn=783	$173Kn=429	$186Kn=60	$125Kn=613
Program & Project Management	not enough data (n<30)n=1	$117Kn=30	$123Kn=45	$144Kn=924	$177Kn=168	$139Kn=42	$186Kn=67	not enough data (n<30)n=16	$126Kn=1,149
Marketing	no postings	not enough data (n<30)n=9	not enough data (n<30)n=5	$146Kn=577	$175Kn=68	$135Kn=355	$181Kn=508	$222Kn=57	$130Kn=558
Finance & Accounting	no postings	not enough data (n<30)n=13	not enough data (n<30)n=10	$123Kn=415	$139Kn=41	$133Kn=701	$181Kn=272	$204Kn=71	$131Kn=379
IT & Security	no postings	not enough data (n<30)n=9	$150Kn=73	$146Kn=624	$183Kn=222	$156Kn=152	$200Kn=68	not enough data (n<30)n=18	$142Kn=652
Legal	not enough data (n<30)n=2	$130Kn=59	not enough data (n<30)n=25	$160Kn=389	not enough data (n<30)n=25	$136Kn=166	$197Kn=146	$170Kn=50	$165Kn=733
HR & Recruiting	no postings	not enough data (n<30)n=19	not enough data (n<30)n=5	$137Kn=357	not enough data (n<30)n=25	$140Kn=185	$186Kn=160	not enough data (n<30)n=20	$133Kn=457
Procurement & Supply Chain	no postings	not enough data (n<30)n=2	not enough data (n<30)n=8	$137Kn=270	not enough data (n<30)n=28	$128Kn=456	$173Kn=145	not enough data (n<30)n=19	$117Kn=171
Not determined	$121Kn=44	$126Kn=244	$125Kn=271	$140Kn=4,264	$161Kn=1,227	$131Kn=3,444	$173Kn=3,071	$200Kn=614	$130Kn=5,169

Median floor in each cell (rounded to the nearest $1K), with n. Darker = higher. 35 of the cells shown have fewer than 30 postings and are not given a median. Largest 14 job families. Scroll the table sideways on a small screen.

How this is calculated

Statistic: A13: Floor by job family and seniority
Formula: median / p25 / p75 floor in each job family x seniority cell
Denominator: published postings (one row per posting, $100K+ annual base, open to the public)
Sample size: 64,604
Hidden when: quantiles hidden when n < 30 (two-way cells and finding rows)
Calculation version: snap-v2
Data as of: Nov 5, 2026 17:20 UTC
Employer set: All monitored employers

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Federal pay and the seniority ladder

Federal vs everyone else

Federal vs everyone elseFederal (USAJOBS): $143,913 (n=2,059); Everyone else: $147K (n=62,545)

Federal = USAJOBS postings open to the public. Federal pay is set by published grade tables, so its ranges follow a different logic.

Table

Federal vs everyone else
	Median floor	25th pct	75th pct	n
Federal (USAJOBS)	$143,913	$119,630	$250K	2,059
Everyone else	$147K	$122K	$180K	62,545

How this is calculated

Statistic: A10: Federal vs private floors
Formula: median / p25 / p75 floor and share; federal = USAJOBS postings open to the public
Denominator: published postings (one row per posting, $100K+ annual base, open to the public)
Sample size: 64,604
Hidden when: quantiles hidden when n < 5
Calculation version: snap-v2
Data as of: Nov 5, 2026 17:20 UTC
Employer set: All monitored employers

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Median floor up the seniority ladder

Median floor up the seniority ladderIntern: $120,898 (n=74); Entry level: $130K (n=726); Mid level: $131,250 (n=1,320); Senior: $146K (n=17,789); Staff / principal: $180K (n=5,751); Manager: $137K (n=9,444); Director: $178,500 (n=6,850); VP / executive: $200K (n=1,283); Not determined: $138K (n=21,367)

Bars follow the ladder, not the value. The black line spans the 25th to 75th percentile.

The $100K floor removes most entry and mid-level postings, so the juniors left are the best-paid ones. Read steps between levels as a description of this sample, not of careers.

Table

Median floor up the seniority ladder
	Median floor	25th pct	75th pct	n	Share of postings
Intern	$120,898	$110K	$136,498	74	0.1%
Entry level	$130K	$112K	$162,175	726	1.1%
Mid level	$131,250	$110K	$143,700	1,320	2.0%
Senior	$146K	$122,570	$170K	17,789	27.5%
Staff / principal	$180K	$150K	$215K	5,751	8.9%
Manager	$137K	$118K	$162K	9,444	14.6%
Director	$178,500	$150K	$210,375	6,850	10.6%
VP / executive	$200K	$160K	$250K	1,283	2.0%
Not determined	$138K	$117K	$170K	21,367	33.1%

How this is calculated

Statistic: A6: Median floor by seniority
Formula: median / p25 / p75 floor and share, by seniority level
Denominator: published postings (one row per posting, $100K+ annual base, open to the public)
Sample size: 64,604
Hidden when: quantiles hidden when n < 5
Calculation version: snap-v2
Data as of: Nov 5, 2026 17:20 UTC
Employer set: All monitored employers

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What this does not tell you

What anyone is paid. A range is an advertisement. Where an offer lands inside it is not something job postings show.
The whole job market. Every posting in the pay statistics has a floor of $100K or more, so the sample is selected upward by design. Postings below $100K, and jobs with no posted pay, are not in them.
Hiring. A posting removed from a board may have been filled, paused, moved or cancelled. We only see that it was removed.
Employers we do not read. Companies that do not publish pay, or whose boards we do not monitor, are absent.
Long trends. Pay statistics are tracked since Oct 24, 2026 and posting flow since Oct 6, 2026. Every trend shows its start date.