WHAT THE
JOB PAYS.
Compare BLS wage data, federal Davis-Bacon prevailing rates, and GSA per diem by state and trade. Every number pulled from government sources. No fluff, no recruiter spin.
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Each trade links to Texas by default — the largest market. Switch states on the page.
BROWSE BY STATE
Each state links to electrician — the most common baseline. Every state has all 17 trades covered.
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= high-priority state with pre-seeded BLS + GSA data.
// WHAT YOU'LL SEE ON EACH PAGE4 DATA SOURCES
Four independent wage signals
- BLS OEWS — official median + 10th/25th/75th/90th percentile wages by state and metro. Refreshed annually in May.
- Davis-Bacon — federal prevailing wage by county + construction type. Legally required minimum on federal projects.
- GSA per diem — lodging + meals baseline by city. What your per diem SHOULD look like at minimum.
- RoadHand community — worker-submitted pay reports with real package details (hourly + per diem + OT rules).