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  "metadata": {
    "dataset": "Freelancer Wage Benchmarks (BLS OEWS Employee Wage Percentiles)",
    "description": "Employee hourly wage percentiles for 15 freelance occupations — 25th percentile, median (50th percentile), and 75th percentile hourly wages, plus the median annual wage — national, cross-industry estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 release. These are employee wages, not freelance rates. occupation is the OEWS occupation title and oews_code its OEWS occupation code, exactly as published on the source page.",
    "publisher": "TallyUp",
    "publisher_url": "https://tallyuptools.com/",
    "source_agency": "U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)",
    "source_dataset": "Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)",
    "source_release": "May 2025 release (USDL-26-0725, released May 15, 2026)",
    "source_page": "https://tallyuptools.com/benchmarks/freelancer-hourly-rates/",
    "figures_current_as_of": "October 27, 2026",
    "checked_date": "2026-10-27",
    "record_count": 15,
    "note": "Figures published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); federal statistics are in the public domain. This file presents them in TallyUp's own format. It is not published by, affiliated with, or endorsed by the BLS. Employee wage percentiles are market context, not a recommended freelance rate; verify any figure you rely on at bls.gov/oes.",
    "citation": "If you reuse this file, please cite TallyUp and link to the source page above (attribution requested, not a licence condition — the underlying federal figures are public domain)."
  },
  "records": [
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      "occupation": "Accountants and Auditors",
      "oews_code": "13-2011",
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      "hourly_75th_usd": 52.8,
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    },
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      "occupation": "Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks",
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    },
    {
      "occupation": "Commercial and Industrial Designers",
      "oews_code": "27-1021",
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    {
      "occupation": "Editors",
      "oews_code": "27-3041",
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    },
    {
      "occupation": "Film and Video Editors",
      "oews_code": "27-4032",
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      "occupation": "Graphic Designers",
      "oews_code": "27-1024",
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      "occupation": "Interpreters and Translators",
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      "occupation": "Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists",
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      "occupation": "Photographers",
      "oews_code": "27-4021",
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      "occupation": "Public Relations Specialists",
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      "occupation": "Software Developers",
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      "occupation": "Web and Digital Interface Designers",
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      "occupation": "Writers and Authors",
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