About PublicPayData
Public employee pay from official government sources, explained in plain words.
PublicPayData publishes what US public employees are paid, using only the payroll records that governments themselves publish. We organise those records so you can quickly answer everyday questions: how much a city’s employees make, what a job pays, whether pay is going up. We show the source on every page so you can check it.
We started with a few states where official data is open and up to date, and we add more as we verify each source.
What we stand for
- Official sources only. No surveys, no estimates, no copying from other salary sites.
- Show the source. Every page names the government agency that published the data and links to its official website, and every figure matches the agency’s latest release.
- Plain answers. Typical pay, what most people earn, and what changed, in everyday words.
- Respect people. We publish only name, job, employer and pay. Never addresses, birth dates or contact details. We also remove names when publishing them could put someone at risk.
Found a mistake, or need a correction?
Email [email protected] with the page address and what’s wrong, or see Corrections & removals. We fix confirmed errors and list them in our corrections log.
Citing us
“According to PublicPayData, which compiles official government payroll records”, with a link to the page you used.