Public Data Analysis · JavaScript · DOM Rendering

Boston Employee Salary Explorer

A portfolio-ready web dashboard that transforms a raw public payroll dataset into clear metrics, rankings, and interactive salary insights.

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Project Objective

From coding exercise to professional data product

This project analyzes the City of Boston Employee Earnings Report and presents the highest earners, compensation distribution, and employees earning more than $100,000 in total earnings.

Dashboard

Salary insights

Use the controls to explore top earners and compensation thresholds.

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Total Employees —
Employees Above $100K —
Highest Total Earnings —
Average Top 100 —

Top earners

Sorted by total earnings.

Rank Name Title Department Total Earnings

Methodology

How the dashboard works

1. Parse

The raw dataset is converted from indexed rows into readable employee objects.

2. Analyze

JavaScript functions calculate totals, thresholds, averages, and rankings.

3. Render

The interface updates dynamically when the user changes filters or search terms.