About Salary by Job
Salary by Job is a free reference for US occupational wage data, built and maintained by John Weeks, a web developer. There is no sign-up, no download and no paywall. Every figure comes from a named published source, and the explanations are written by hand rather than generated.
Who runs Salary by Job
This site is built and run by John Weeks, a web developer who designs, codes and maintains every site in the network himself.
I am a web developer. I build for the web full time, mostly TypeScript and PHP on the server, React and Tailwind CSS on the front end, and I build and run my own sites rather than only shipping other people's.
This network came out of a simple frustration: the free version of whatever you were looking for was slow, buried under adverts, gated behind an account, or built once and abandoned. I wanted the version I would actually want to use, instant and readable on a phone with no sign-up, and then to write the explanation properly so anyone can get the answer in one page.
Every site here is a single game on its own domain. I write the code, the rules, the strategy and the reference tables myself, and I keep them current. There is no content farm behind this and no AI-generated filler: if a page states an odds figure or a scoring rule, it came from a solver I wrote or a primary source I can point you at.
What this site is trying to be
The goal is simple: the clearest free reference for US occupational wage data on the web, with every number traceable to where it came from.
- Readable in about a second, on a phone, in portrait, with no account.
- Accurate to the published source, including the cases where sources disagree.
- Explained properly: rules, scoring and strategy written out, not padded.
- Kept working. A game that breaks in a browser update gets fixed.
How the site is paid for, and what it knows about you
Adverts pay the hosting and the time. Being straight about that, and about the data side, matters more than pretending the site runs on goodwill.
The site is free and always will be. Display advertising is what will pay for it, and the slots go around the tables rather than over them. An advert will never cover a figure you came to read.
Any preferences you set are stored in your own browser using localStorage. They are not sent to me, there is no account, and clearing your browser data clears them permanently.
Analytics tell me which pages are useful. Advertising has not started yet, and when it does the advertising partners will set their own cookies. The privacy page lists what is collected either way, and how to opt out of it.
Corrections and contact
The fastest way to reach me is email: john.weeks.dev@gmail.com. I read everything sent there.
Who created Salary by Job?
- John Weeks, a web developer, built and maintains it. The code, the data pipeline and the written explanations are all his own work.
Is Salary by Job free?
- Yes, completely. There is no account, no download, no trial and no paid tier. Display advertising covers the costs.
Do I need to create an account or install anything?
- No. Every page is a static document your browser downloads. Any preferences are saved on your own device, so there is nothing to sign into.
Can I use these tables and figures on my own site?
- Yes, with attribution and a link back. The reference data is published for reuse. That is the point of writing it out properly.
I found a mistake in the rules. What should I do?
- Email john.weeks.dev@gmail.com and say what is wrong. Rule variations differ by region and household, so specifics help, and genuine corrections get made.