
DataBucks
Visualizing the Value of Data Careers through Interactive Excel Dashboards
ExcelSalary TrendsInteractive DashboardData Visualization
Project Brief
DataBucks is an Excel-based data visualization project designed to empower job seekers and HR professionals with insights on salary trends across data roles. With interactive charts and logic-based formulas, it supports informed career decisions while showcasing clean, real-world dashboard design using Excel.
Goal
To build an interactive and visually engaging dashboard that explores median salary trends by job title, country, and work type—using only Excel-native features like charts, validation, and formulas.
Tools & Technologies
- Microsoft Excel: Dashboard design & analysis
- Formulas: MEDIAN, IF, SEARCH, FILTER
- Charts: Bar Charts & Map Charts
- Data Validation: Dropdown filters for interactivity
- Layout: Clean formatting using named ranges
- Excel GIF Demo: Implementation walkthrough included
What I Did
- Cleaned real-world salary data from Excel course dataset (2023)
- Built interactive filters to explore salaries by title, country, and schedule type
- Used Excel map chart to visualize geographic compensation differences
- Wrote custom array formulas to calculate filtered median salaries
- Implemented intuitive layout and dropdowns for user-friendly interaction
Results & Insights
- 📊 Senior roles and Data Engineers consistently showed the highest median salaries
- 🗺️ Map chart revealed significant pay variations across countries
- ⏰ Full-time and contract job types had distinct compensation trends
- + More visual insights are available directly in the dashboard walkthrough below

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