The 2015 Salary Guides Are Here

Compare US numbers in RH guide to the wages listed on the Department of Labor website, Wages By Occupation. Across the board, the lowest RH number matches the average DOL number. For example, salaries for non-senior web developers are listed at $65k-$95k per RH and at $67k on average for all web developers per DOL (http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes151134.htm).

RH numbers track what I see out in the field much more closely (being a developer myself, hiring other developers, and sharing compensation information within my professional circle). I've always been curious as to how DOL comes by their numbers, they just seem so low.