Salary Guides
Detailed salary data, career paths, and compensation trends — powered by real market intelligence.
What customer success managers are paid in 2026, by level, title and state
Customer success manager postings in the US state a $97,000 median base salary in 2026, 8.5% below the same window of 2025. This guide breaks that figure down by level, posted title and state, from 1,534 postings that stated pay, and shows how it was measured.
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What insurance claims adjusters are paid in 2026, and why so few postings say
Nearly nine in ten US insurance claims adjuster postings state no pay. Of 2,881 collected January 1 to August 31, 2026, 335 stated a figure, with a coverage-adjusted median of $61,876, or $29.75 an hour. This page gives the quartiles, pay by title, the BLS comparison and the method.
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What payroll specialists are paid in 2026, by state and by title
US payroll specialist postings collected January 1 to August 31, 2026 state a coverage-adjusted median of $62,500, and the as-posted median is up 7.5% on 2025. Only 37.5% state pay. Payroll administrator postings state a median of $70,304, payroll clerk postings $48,818.
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What account managers are paid in 2026, and why posted pay is down
More than half of US account manager postings state pay: 8,930 of 16,418 collected January 1 to August 31, 2026. Their coverage-adjusted median is $70,000, down 17.6% from the same window in 2025. This page gives the quartiles, pay by level and state, and the method.
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What production supervisors are paid in 2026, and why there's no ladder
About a third of US production supervisor postings state pay. Of 3,602 collected in 2026 to August 31, 1,235 stated a figure, with a coverage-adjusted median of $77,500. The as-posted median is 2.6% above the same window in 2025. This page gives the quartiles, pay by state and the method.
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What executive assistants are paid in 2026, and how few postings say so
Fewer than half of US executive assistant postings state pay. Of 6,838 collected in 2026 to August 31, 3,213 stated a figure, with a coverage-adjusted median of $79,934. The as-posted median is 6.6% above the same window in 2025. This page gives the quartiles, pay by state and level, and the method.
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What HVAC technicians are paid in 2026, and how much of the market says so
Half of US HVAC technician postings state no pay at all. Of the 4,100 collected in 2026 to August 31, 1,972 stated a figure, and their coverage-adjusted median is $75,000, up 9.0 percent on the same window in 2025. This page gives the quartiles, the disclosure rate and the method behind both.
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What maintenance technicians are paid in 2026, and how few postings say so
Seven in ten US maintenance technician postings never state a wage. Of the 18,353 collected in 2026 to August 31, 5,438 stated one, and their coverage-adjusted median is $51,802, unchanged from the same window in 2025. This page gives the quartiles, the disclosure rate and the method.
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What procurement specialists are paid in 2026, and how much of the market says so
Two in three US procurement specialist postings never state pay. Of the 1,644 collected in 2026 to August 31, 605 stated a figure, and their coverage-adjusted median is $70,720, up 1.0 percent on last year. This page gives the quartiles, the three publishable levels and the method.
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What property managers are paid in 2026, and why the ladder has two rungs
Posted pay for US property managers is up 11.1 percent in a year, the largest rise in this batch. Of the 3,051 postings collected in 2026 to August 31, 1,226 stated a figure, and their coverage-adjusted median is $77,500. This page gives the quartiles, the disclosure rate and the method.
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What operations specialists are paid in 2026, and why one title pays far more
One in three US operations specialist postings states pay. Of the 964 collected in 2026 to August 31, 330 stated a figure, and their coverage-adjusted median is $57,796, up 7.8 percent on the same window in 2025. The page also shows why one matched title pays far more.
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API Developer Salary 2026: The Most Supply-Constrained Role in the Market
There are more than 3 open positions for every API Developer in the US market. PayScope's analysis of 645 active API Developer roles shows a supply-to-demand ratio of 0.32, the most severe constraint in our dataset.
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Warehouse Operations Manager Career Path: What Each Level Pays in 2026
Warehouse operations managers have a median base salary of $80,000 in 2026 US job postings, about $38.46 an hour. Only 34.7% of postings state pay. This guide covers the pay range, the states with enough data, the BLS comparison and the March 2026 career ladder.
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UX Designer Career Path: What Each Level Pays and How the Market Is Structured
Entry-level UX Designers earn a national median of $67,500, while lead-level designers reach $166,250. Chicago entry pays $97,000, nearly $30K above the national figure. This guide covers what each career level does and what the market pays for it across 5 major cities.
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Technical Support Specialist Salary 2026: What Every Level Pays Nationally and by City
Technical Support Specialist pay starts at a national entry median of $55,275 and reaches $155,000 at the leader level in Austin. Remote specialist pay of $55,275 equals the national entry median exactly, a gap that reflects how differently this title is scoped at in-person versus remote companies.
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What technical sales and sales engineer jobs pay in 2026, by level, title and state
US technical sales and sales engineer postings state a median base salary of $140,000 in 2026, up 3.7% from 2025. This guide sets out the quartiles, hourly equivalents, pay by level and state, and how solutions engineer and technical sales rep titles differ, from 1,715 postings that stated pay.
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Integration Engineer Salary 2026: What Every Level Pays and Why Remote Leads the Top of the Market
Integration Engineers earn a national median of $79,641 at entry and $154,000 at lead. Los Angeles leads at the lead level with $197,000. Remote lead pay is $22,283 above the national lead median, one of the few roles where remote pays more than national at the top level.
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What HR managers are paid in 2026, and why only one rung is publishable
Two thirds of US HR manager postings state no pay at all. Of the 2,378 collected in 2026 to August 31, 832 stated a figure, and their median is $100,000, unchanged on the same window in 2025. This page carries the quartiles, the one publishable rung and the method.
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General Manager Career Path: A Flat Middle and a Sharp Top
General Manager pay runs from $65,320 at entry to $163,956 at the national leader level. The specialist-to-expert gap is only $3,601, the flattest mid-career transition in this dataset, while the expert-to-leader jump is $78,167. This guide covers all four levels and the market across 8 cities.
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Digital Marketing Specialist Career Path: Where Pay Is Flat and Where It Accelerates
Entry-level Digital Marketing Specialists earn a national median of $65,418, while leader-level roles reach $117,750. The early career curve is unusually flat: entry to specialist is only a $3,930 gap nationally. The real acceleration happens at expert and above.
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DevOps Engineer Salary 2026: What Every Level Pays and How San Francisco Resets the Scale
Entry-level DevOps Engineers earn a national median of $83,473. San Francisco entry pay is $164,429, nearly double the national figure and above the national senior median of $135,746. This guide covers all four career levels and 8 city markets.
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Design Architect Career Path: A Linear Progression and Where Austin Inverts It
Design Architect pay follows one of the most consistent progressions in this dataset: $72,278 at entry, $97,000 at mid, $125,000 at senior, and $155,000 at lead nationally, each step adding roughly $25,000 to $28,000. This guide covers what each level does and what the market pays across 8 cities.
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Customer Service Specialist Salary 2026: What Every Level Pays and Why the Top of the Market Is Concentrated in a Few Cities
Customer Service Specialists earn a national median of $42,772 at entry and $64,957 at expert. The national leader median ($64,576) falls below the national expert median ($64,957), the only role in this dataset where that pattern occurs. San Francisco leads all cities at every level.
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Customer Service Lead Career Path: What Each Level Pays and Why Remote Leader Pay Tells a Different Story
Customer Service Lead pay runs from $55,000 at entry to $136,000 at the national leader level. Remote leader pay is $57,998, a $78,002 gap below national that reflects how differently the title is defined for in-person versus remote roles. This guide covers every level and 5 city markets.
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Director of Administration Career Path: What Each Level Pays and What the Role Actually Requires
The national entry median for a Director of Administration is $82,500. At the leader level it reaches $161,000 nationally, and $185,264 in San Francisco. With 177 active roles in the US, this guide shows what each level pays and how the career path actually works.
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Technical Support Engineer Salary in 2026: Levels, Cities, and What Moves the Number
The national median for a technical support engineer is $73,500. In New York, the specialist median hits $120,324. In Boston, the leader median reaches $156,931. Here's what each level earns, in each major city, based on PayScope's analysis of 2,688 active US roles.
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What software engineers are paid in 2026, and what the ladder leaves out
Just under half of US software engineer postings state a salary. Of the 34,757 collected in 2026 to August 31, 16,979 stated one, and their coverage-adjusted median is $157,500, down 1.3 percent on the same window in 2025. This page carries the quartiles, the four-rung ladder and the method.
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Product Manager Career Path: What Each Level Pays and What It Takes to Get There
An entry-level PM in Austin earns $56,443. One in Boston earns $135,400. This guide breaks down what each product management level pays nationally and by city, and what it takes to advance from one to the next.
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