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Market percentiles
Checkpoints in reported wages—not job levels.
What does it mean?
A percentile is a point below which a stated share of reported wages falls. The 50th percentile is the median.
Why does it matter?
Several checkpoints show more context than one average.
How can it affect my pay or career?
BLS 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th and 90th percentiles describe occupation-and-area wages across all levels combined. They are not junior, mid-level or senior pay bands.
Sources & dates
CCS content reviewed October 7, 2026. A review date is not a law’s effective date. Where a source has no single effective date, it is labeled as reference guidance. Open the official source for updates.
- BLS • OEWS wage definitions (opens in a new tab)
Reference: OEWS definitions; no single effective date