Entry Level Sector (National)
Average salary $25,102 · from 100 active job market data points · Updated May 14, 2026
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This dataset is structured for long-tail job-market questions, not just generic salary browsing.
- Entry Level Job Market
- Entry Level Salary Data
- Hiring Demand In Entry Level
Career Data Contract
For Data Teams
The JSON feed for this coordinate is deterministic-only and designed for machine consumption. Human-facing narrative on this page is a presentation layer on top of the same source-derived metrics.
- Machine-readable URL:
https://jobsjobsjobsapp.com/data/explore/entry_level.json - Deterministic fields include salary, demand, purchasing power, career growth, scarcity, and trend metrics.
- Methodology: career data methodology
Market Model Scores
These scores are computed directly from the matching salary records and posting samples. They help compare this market against nearby roles, cities, sectors, and experience levels.
- balanced opportunity market
- high-confidence market signal
Posting Composition
This sample includes 500 live posting examples, 210 visible employers, and 285 posting locations. The visible posting sample is spread across multiple employers.
Distinctive terms in this posting sample: associate-cumberland, associate-montgomery, associate-waterstone, associate-waterworks, easterseals-goodwill, specialists-eastside, associate-crestview, associate-perimeter .
- Raising Cane's: 37 sampled postings
- Home Depot: 32 sampled postings
- Best Buy: 26 sampled postings
- Bath & Body Works: 21 sampled postings
- Pilot Company: 20 sampled postings
Entry Level Sector (National) shows 52% more open roles than the national average and 61% less purchasing power than the US average. The average salary signal is $25,102 across 100 active market data points. The market also shows 114% salary range from median to senior level and 0.7/10 scarcity leverage — low talent-to-demand ratio, which helps separate markets with broad opportunity from markets where the data is thinner or more specialized.
Key Insights
- Opportunity score: 71/100 — balanced opportunity market.
- Confidence score: 100/100 — high-confidence market signal.
- Purchasing power: 61% less purchasing power than the US average.
- Demand signal: 52% more open roles than the national average.
- Career momentum: 114% salary range from median to senior level.