Data Source:

US high-salary job postings data from May 2025, aggregated from LinkedIn and major job board APIs, filtered for positions with compensation ≥$250,000/year (where compensation is listed)

Tools Used:

D3.js for circular bubble chart visualization and force simulation

React.js with TypeScript for component framework

Custom color palette with radial gradients

BigQuery for data processing and aggregation

Methodology:

Filtered job postings with stated compensation of $250,000+ annually

Aggregated by company name, showing top 20 companies by job count

Circle size represents number of high-paying job postings using square root scaling

Force simulation algorithm for optimal bubble packing with minimal overlap

Interactive tooltips display exact job counts for each company

Key Insights:

Technology and consulting firms dominate high-compensation job postings

Circle packing layout efficiently shows relative scale between companies

Data represents new postings specifically advertising high compensation ranges

Technical Notes:

Radial gradients with 3D lighting effects for visual depth

Elastic animation timing for engaging user experience

Responsive text sizing based on bubble radius

White stroke borders for clear visual separation

Posted by aaghashm

6 comments

  1. **Data Source:**

    US high-salary job postings data from May 2025, aggregated from LinkedIn and major job board APIs, filtered for positions with compensation ≥$250,000/year (where compensation is listed)

    **Tools Used:**

    D3.js for circular bubble chart visualization and force simulation

    React.js with TypeScript for component framework

    Custom color palette with radial gradients

    BigQuery for data processing and aggregation

    **Methodology:**

    Filtered job postings with stated compensation of $250,000+ annually

    Aggregated by company name, showing top 20 companies by job count

    Circle size represents number of high-paying job postings using square root scaling

    Force simulation algorithm for optimal bubble packing with minimal overlap

    Interactive tooltips display exact job counts for each company

    **Key Insights:**

    Technology and consulting firms dominate high-compensation job postings

    Circle packing layout efficiently shows relative scale between companies

    Data represents new postings specifically advertising high compensation ranges

    **Technical Notes:**

    Radial gradients with 3D lighting effects for visual depth

    Elastic animation timing for engaging user experience

    Responsive text sizing based on bubble radius

    White stroke borders for clear visual separation

  2. Working for CVS seems like it would be pretty chill.

  3. Interesting thing is, that those employees making 250k/yr at Google/Apple are only getting a very small fraction of the millions and billions of dollars generated from the code/hardware they’ve written.

  4. Gentle De… ?

    If you redid this by profession rather than company, I’m sure you’d see a lot more doctors and lawyers.

  5. You’d think some major hospital systems would show up here, given doctor salaries.

  6. Those high-paying job bubbles are simultaneously inspiring and depressing for a non-tech job holder like me. Big ups to Google and tech dominance!

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