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ONS ASHE 2025 (provisional) · BLS OES May 2025Why compare salaries?
Two job titles can sound similar and pay very differently — or the same title can pay wildly different amounts depending on where you work and how experienced you are. This tool lets you put two occupations side by side using the same official government data behind every page on this site, so you're comparing on equal terms rather than guessing from job-ad headlines. Unlike a single-salary "am I underpaid" checker, this tool is built around comparing two roles directly — head to head, at the same experience level, using official ONS/BLS government survey data rather than crowdsourced job-posting averages.
Data: ONS ASHE 2025 (provisional) · BLS OES May 2025 — refreshed once a year when new ASHE/OES releases publish. Regional and state figures use each area's own published median where ONS/BLS supply enough sample size to report one; if a specific region/job combination isn't published, the national figure is shown instead with a note. Percentile bands are national only — ONS/BLS don't publish region-by-percentile breakdowns at this level of detail, so switching location keeps the percentile figure at the national level even while the median narrows to that region.
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Is this a side-by-side comparison or a single "check your own salary" tool?
Side-by-side: you pick two job titles and see both UK and US figures next to each other, at the same experience level and (optionally) the same region or state, using the same ONS/BLS data behind every page on this site — rather than checking one salary in isolation against a vague market average.
Where does the comparison data come from, and how current is it?
ONS ASHE for UK figures and BLS OES for US figures — official government wage surveys, not crowdsourced job-postings or self-reported data. Both datasets are refreshed once a year when the new ASHE/OES releases publish; the current release years are shown at the top of this page.
Why do the percentile bands stay the same when I pick a region or state?
ONS and BLS don't publish percentile breakdowns at region/state level, only nationally. Picking a location narrows the median figure to that area when a published figure exists for it; the 10th/25th/75th/90th percentile bands stay at the national level either way, and the page notes this next to the figure.
Can I compare a UK job to a US job directly?
You can put any two job titles side by side, including one UK-style title and one US-style title, but the £ and $ figures are never converted into each other — cost of living, tax and benefits differ too much between the two countries for a currency conversion alone to be meaningful.