Pick a job. Guess the median salary before we reveal it. Most people are off by tens of thousands —
let's see how close you get, then what that money actually buys.
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The full pay distribution
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How this works. The "real number" is the median annual salary filed for this occupation with
the U.S. Dept. of Labor — half of workers earn more, half less. The distribution shows the full spread from the
bottom 10% to the top 10%. Figures are group medians, not a prediction about any one person.