Salary Intelligence
Compensation benchmarks pulled from the JobsJudo market graph.
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Showing a recent market snapshot while the live salary feed refreshes. Snapshot date: March 12, 2026.
By Industry
Average annual compensation range across the highest-volume sectors.
Top Disciplines
Compensation benchmarks for the most active job families in the market.
Top Locations
Highest-volume city markets with salary coverage.
Written Salary Takeaways
These summaries mirror the charts above so you can scan the salary bands without compressing the visual sections.
By Industry, Explained
This chart currently shows 17 industries. Real Estate & Construction has the highest displayed average salary at about $269,213, while Hospitality & Travel is the lowest displayed average at about $66,922.
Technology & Software
$153,620 to $214,086 average range
Approx. midpoint: $183,853
Healthcare & Lifesciences
$107,063 to $137,246 average range
Approx. midpoint: $122,155
Defense & Aerospace
$125,658 to $179,069 average range
Approx. midpoint: $152,364
Financial Services
$129,353 to $173,404 average range
Approx. midpoint: $151,379
Manufacturing & Industrial
$99,161 to $171,291 average range
Approx. midpoint: $135,226
Media & Entertainment
$104,296 to $151,002 average range
Approx. midpoint: $127,649
Top Disciplines, Explored
This chart currently shows 10 disciplines. Product Management has the highest displayed average salary at about $205,091, while Operations & Strategy is the lowest displayed average at about $104,358.
Software Engineering
$152,859 to $218,864 average range
Approx. midpoint: $185,862
Sales & Business Development
$138,422 to $268,110 average range
Approx. midpoint: $203,266
Healthcare Clinical
$96,113 to $120,889 average range
Approx. midpoint: $108,501
Engineering Hardware
$132,398 to $188,181 average range
Approx. midpoint: $160,290
Marketing & Communications
$113,416 to $150,432 average range
Approx. midpoint: $131,924
Finance & Accounting
$117,359 to $156,572 average range
Approx. midpoint: $136,966
Top Locations, Visited
This chart currently shows 5 locations. San Francisco has the highest displayed average salary at about $198,323, while Hawthorne is the lowest displayed average at about $129,355.
New York
$137,796 to $191,448 average range
Approx. midpoint: $164,622
San Francisco
$169,286 to $227,360 average range
Approx. midpoint: $198,323
Washington
$116,554 to $182,924 average range
Approx. midpoint: $149,739
Los Angeles
$114,287 to $159,987 average range
Approx. midpoint: $137,137
Hawthorne
$107,903 to $150,807 average range
Approx. midpoint: $129,355
Highest and Lowest Average Salary Drivers
These takeaways are based on the industry and discipline salary cuts shown above, using the midpoint between each displayed average minimum and average maximum salary band.
Industries
Highest average: Real Estate & Construction at roughly $269,213, with an average range of $89,632 to $448,794.
Lowest average: Hospitality & Travel at roughly $66,922, with an average range of $62,114 to $71,730.
Disciplines
Highest average: Product Management at roughly $205,091, with an average range of $171,186 to $238,995.
Lowest average: Operations & Strategy at roughly $104,358, with an average range of $91,049 to $117,667.
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