Registered nurse vs nurse practitioner pay: the gap in 2026
BLS puts the RN median at $97,550 and the nurse practitioner median at $132,300 (May 2025). Here is where the $34,750 comes from and what closes it.
Emily Park · · 9 minHeroApply Blog
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Pay by role and city, from public wage data.
Emily Park · · 9 min
Marketing manager salary in 2026: the spread and the industries
BLS puts the median marketing manager salary at $166,790 (May 2025). Here is the percentile spread, the industry gaps, and why the city table is gone.
Emily Park · · 9 min
Electrician pay by state in 2026: the spread and the industries
BLS puts the electrician median at $63,190 (May 2025). Here is the median in all 50 states and DC, the industries that pay more, and what the data leaves out.
Emily Park · · 10 min
Data analyst salary in 2026: the spread and the industries
BLS puts the median for data scientists at $120,230 (May 2025). Here is the full percentile spread, the industry gaps, and why no city table.
Emily Park · · 9 min
Accountant salary in 2026, by level and by industry
The median accountant earned $83,680 in May 2025. Here is the percentile spread, the four industry medians, and the ladder from clerk to financial manager.
Emily Park · · 9 min
How to read a salary range on a job posting in 2026
A posted range is a stored pay band for a job and a location, not a prediction of your offer. Here is what each number means, against BLS wage data.
Emily Park · · 10 min
Entry-level salary by major in 2026, from federal data
BLS put the lowest tenth of accountants at $56,020 in May 2025. The entry-level figure for nine fields, and why salary-by-major medians read high.
Emily Park · · 9 min
Software engineer salary by city in 2026
BLS puts the software developer median at $135,980 (May 2025). Here is what four metro areas actually pay, and why the city gap is smaller than it looks.
Emily Park · · 9 min
Registered Nurse salary by state in 2026
BLS puts the RN median at $97,550 (May 2025). Here is the median in all 50 states and DC, the $63,190 spread behind it, and what the number leaves out.
Emily Park · · 10 min
What a project manager actually earns in 2026
The federal median is $102,320. The useful number is the spread around it, and the one factor that moves it more than your title does.
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