How Does Emsi Burning Glass Calculate Estimated Wages?

Each profile has an Estimated Wage which shows the highest result of three calculated wages:

1. The median wage for each profile’s SOC code in the profile’s county, adjusted for the individual’s age and highest level of education completed at your institution using the Mincer function.
2. The tenth percentile wage for that occupation in that county
3. The federal minimum wage

Emsi Burning Glass then averages the wages of all profiles in your selection. All wage data is from Emsi Burning Glass’s county-level labor market data, which is built from OES, adjusted by QCEW, ACS and other federal and state sources.