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AmericaByNumbers exists to make government data — from salary and employment statistics to city demographics and housing data — accessible, understandable, and actionable for job seekers, career changers, families considering a move, and anyone researching life in America.
I'm Thomas Rewwer. I built AmericaByNumbers because the data that should settle career, salary, and relocation decisions is buried in BLS flat files and Census APIs that almost nobody outside government statistics knows how to query. Every page on this site is generated directly from those primary sources — none are written by hand. My job is to make government data readable, comparable, and traceable.
If a figure here doesn't match the original government release, that's a bug — email me at info@americabynumbers.com and I'll fix it. The site exists to answer one question: what does the data actually say? Not what a recruiter wants you to believe, not what a coaching guru wants to sell you. Just numbers, sourced from BLS, Census, College Scorecard, and BEA, at the resolution they were collected.
Thomas is a data engineer specializing in large-scale government data processing and statistical analysis. He built AmericaByNumbers from the ground up — from the data pipelines that ingest millions of BLS and Census records, to the validation systems that ensure every number on the site is accurate and traceable to its official source.
Thomas personally maintains the data pipelines, quality checks, and content updates that power the 470,000+ pages on this site. Every data point is sourced directly from official U.S. government agencies and processed through automated systems with multi-stage validation — including cross-referencing against source files, outlier detection, and year-over-year consistency checks.
Making informed life decisions — whether about careers, relocation, or community — requires accurate, current data. Unfortunately, this data often exists scattered across government databases and complex spreadsheets that are difficult to navigate.
AmericaByNumbers was created to solve this problem. We take freely available government data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. Census Bureau, and other federal agencies, and transform it into clear, user-friendly resources that help people:
Every page on AmericaByNumbers is generated from official government datasets through our proprietary data pipeline. No page is written by hand — but every page is designed to provide the depth, context, and accuracy that you would expect from a hand-crafted research report.
AmericaByNumbers draws from multiple official U.S. government sources:
We do not conduct our own surveys or modify underlying data. All information is regularly updated to reflect the latest government releases. For complete details, see our Data Sources page.
Every page on AmericaByNumbers adheres to strict editorial principles. These standards ensure our content is trustworthy, fair, and useful.
Every data point links back to its official government source. We never modify, interpolate, or estimate numbers — what BLS or Census publishes is what we show.
We don't just show averages. Every salary page includes P10, P25, P50, P75, and P90 ranges so you see the complete picture, not a misleading single number.
Our salary rankings and city comparisons are determined solely by data. No employer, city, or institution can pay to alter their position or presentation on our site.
Affiliate links are always labeled and visually separated from editorial content. They never influence our data, rankings, or recommendations. See our Affiliate Disclosure.
Our build system runs multi-stage validation on every data import: schema checks, outlier detection, year-over-year consistency, and cross-source verification before any page goes live.
Data is refreshed whenever new government releases become available — typically annually for BLS OEWS and Census ACS. The data vintage is clearly displayed on every page.
You can trust AmericaByNumbers because:
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When we present data on AmericaByNumbers, we:
For full details, see our Methodology page.
We value your feedback and suggestions. If you have questions about our content, data, or service, please reach out:
Email: info@americabynumbers.com
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