City against city
Distribution against distribution: what the same job pays, and what that pay buys, in two places at once.
US comparisons set the same job against itself in two metros. Different statistics support different comparisons elsewhere: the United Kingdom compares occupation against occupation nationally, and Sweden compares private against public sector pay per occupation.
Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations
Business and Financial Operations Occupations
- Accountants and Auditors
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other
- Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Compliance Officers
- Financial and Investment Analysts
- Human Resources Specialists
- Logisticians
- Management Analysts
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
- Personal Financial Advisors
- Project Management Specialists
- Training and Development Specialists
Community and Social Service Occupations
Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Construction and Extraction Occupations
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
- Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
- Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
- Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
- Self-Enrichment Teachers
- Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School
- Substitute Teachers, Short-Term
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
- Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
- Tutors
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
- Bartenders
- Chefs and Head Cooks
- Cooks, Fast Food
- Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
- Cooks, Restaurant
- Cooks, Short Order
- Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
- Dishwashers
- Fast Food and Counter Workers
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
- Food Preparation Workers
- Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
- Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
- Waiters and Waitresses
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Healthcare Support Occupations
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
Legal Occupations
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Management Occupations
- Administrative Services Managers
- Computer and Information Systems Managers
- Construction Managers
- Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
- Financial Managers
- Food Service Managers
- General and Operations Managers
- Human Resources Managers
- Managers, All Other
- Marketing Managers
- Medical and Health Services Managers
- Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
- Sales Managers
- Social and Community Service Managers
- Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
Office and Administrative Support Occupations
- Billing and Posting Clerks
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
- Customer Service Representatives
- Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Office Clerks, General
- Postal Service Mail Carriers
- Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
- Receptionists and Information Clerks
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
- Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
- Tellers
Personal Care and Service Occupations
Production Occupations
- Bakers
- Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
- Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
- Production Workers, All Other
- Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Protective Service Occupations
Sales and Related Occupations
- Cashiers
- Counter and Rental Clerks
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
- Insurance Sales Agents
- Retail Salespersons
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
- Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
- Bus Drivers, School
- Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
- Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
- Driver/Sales Workers
- First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling
- Flight Attendants
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
- Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
- Light Truck Drivers
- Packers and Packagers, Hand
- Parking Attendants
- Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
- Stockers and Order Fillers