Track a decade of U.S. wage growth by state and sector with a new dashboard built for compensation benchmarking and workforce planning
Understanding how compensation is shifting across American industries and states has never been easier. A newly launched US Industry Salary Trend Dashboard brings together over a decade of wage data into a single, intuitive interface — giving HR leaders, job seekers, researchers, and business strategists a clear, visual window into where pay is rising fastest and who's benefiting most.
At the heart of the dashboard is a color-coded U.S. heatmap showing 2025 estimated annual earnings by state, letting users instantly spot high-paying regions. In the current view, the District of Columbia leads the pack with average earnings above $111,000, followed closely by Massachusetts, New York, and Washington, all states where average annual pay exceeds $80,000. But the dashboard doesn't stop at a single snapshot.
A companion trend chart tracks average salary trajectories from 2012 through 2025, revealing over a decade of wage growth in a single glance. Users can watch how compensation curves have bent upward, some sharply, some steadily, across different states and sectors, making it simple to separate short-term noise from durable, structural growth.
For industry-level detail, the dashboard includes a dedicated breakdown comparing sectors like Web Search Portals, Media Streaming, Securities and Commodities, Publishing, and Scientific Research, with year-over-year figures stretching back to 2022. This lets users see not just which industries pay the most, but how quickly those numbers are moving — critical intelligence for anyone benchmarking compensation or building a workforce strategy.
Rounding out the toolkit is a national average-per-industry trend chart spanning 2019 to 2025, plotting multiple industries side-by-side. It's an at-a-glance way to answer the question every compensation analyst eventually asks: which industries are pulling ahead, and which are falling behind?
What sets this dashboard apart is its interactivity. Two filter controls, Select Location and Select Industry, let users instantly reshape every chart and table on the page around their specific question, whether that's "How does software publishing pay in California compare to the national average?" or "Which states have seen the fastest salary growth since 2020?" No spreadsheets, no manual pivot tables — just point, click, and explore.
Whether you're a compensation professional benchmarking pay bands, a job seeker evaluating relocation options, a journalist chasing a wage-growth story, or an executive tracking talent-market pressure, this dashboard turns raw government wage data into a usable, visual decision-making tool.
The takeaway: pay trends that once took hours to compile from scattered government tables are now available in seconds, filtered exactly how you need them. For anyone whose work touches compensation, workforce planning, or labor market analysis, this dashboard is worth adding to the toolkit.
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) Tables : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
