Xcout IntelWhat is the median advertised salary in the US?
According to Xcout Intel's Pay Pulse, the median annual salary posted on US job listings in October 2026 was $138,400, across 95,706 postings from 4,851 employers (hourly postings excluded).
The middle half of postings advertised between $99,000 and $184,325. 61,907 postings that stated an hourly rate are not in the figure.
| Seniority (from the title) | Median posted pay | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Intern | $65,500 | 124 |
| Junior | $75,000 | 323 |
| Mid-level | $107,362 | 22,962 |
| Senior | $157,500 | 10,979 |
| Lead / staff | $183,500 | 6,939 |
| Manager | $131,500 | 8,916 |
| Director and above | $208,845 | 2,965 |
How we know
Xcout Intel reads the pay ranges employers publish on their own careers sites, takes each range's midpoint, and computes the median over the month's US postings that state an annual salary. Each month is frozen as an edition.
Full figures: Pay Pulse (frozen edition: 2026-10). How every report is built: methodology.
What this does not show
- Posted pay is not pay: these are the ranges employers advertise (midpoints), and bonuses and equity are not in them. Only employers that publish ranges are counted, which over-represents states with pay-transparency laws.
- This is not a national average wage: medians reflect the mix of roles posted that month.
- This is not a month-over-month pay change: coverage grew sharply between editions, and the same-employer comparison mixes pay with role mix.
How to cite
Xcout Intel, Pay Pulse, October 2026, intel.xcout.app/answers/median-salary-us-job-postingsQuote with attribution under the licence. These figures update with each edition of the report; cite the frozen edition for a figure that will not move.