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General

Salary Expert:
A free comprehensive salary site offering salary, benefits and cost-of-living information. Find salaries quickly by selecting Job Title and Zip.

COLLEGE

Career and College Planning (Free Interactive Calculators):
Maximum Career Earnings Potential—Information illustrates ERI's estimated annual mean salary potential for 4,000+ positions in the Year 2015.
Student Cost of Living in any of 6,000+ College of Work Areas -- Information accessed illustrates a student's COL for consumables in any of over 6,700 U.S., Canadian, and international locations.

ACCOUNTING and FINANCE

Public Accounting Firm Incomes

IMA Accounting Salary Guide

Accounting & Finance Professionals Salary Survey

1997 Accountant's Salary Guide
From Creative Financial Staffing, a placement firm for CPAs:

Salary Guide
Salaries by education, experience, company type and size. 

Accountants Overload Annual Salary Index
Report of a 2000 survey of accounting firms.

Accounting/Financial Salaries
Summary reports.

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ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

Champion's Salary Guide

Average Administrative Salaries

2000 Salary Guide - OfficeTeam
Report of annual survey covering administrative support,
telemarketing reps, office and data entry from a national
temporary staffing firm.

Administrative Service Managers

Administrative Supervisors and Managers

Secretaries

 

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ADVERTISING

Advertising Age Salary Surveys 2000-2003

Magazine Advertising Salary Survey


Advertising Age Salary Survey

AGRICULTURE

Agriculture Wage & Benefit Survey
Summary of Farm Employers Labor Service California annual survey.

AgriCareers Salary Survey
Salary ranges for swine, dairy, beef and crop farming from an agricultural recruiter.

California Growers Paying More by the Hour
Summary of a 1995 survey by California Association of Winegrape Growers.

Top Execs Gain the Most Pay, Raises

Compensation at U.S. Architecture Firms: The 1997 AIA Survey Report

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AIRLINES

Careers in Aviation A.E.A.C.
From Airline Employment Assistance Corps: broad salary ranges for a variety of positions in aircraft, airlines, airports, flight attendants, food preparation, office, pilots.

Aviation Maintenance Salary Survey
Aviation Maintenance's annual salary survey covers major airlines, repair stations and corporate flight settings.

Compare Your Salary
Aviation Week offers various reports on salaries in aviation.

IAM Facts & Figures
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers: Earnings & Hours, Cost of Living, Employment data.

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BUILDING INDUSTRIES

See also Trades.

Pay Scales in Home Building
From Builder magazine compensation for home builders; salary ranges for CEOs, Sales & Marketing, Construction Superintendent.

BOMI Institute/ Maintenance Solutions Annual Salary Survey
Reports compensation trends for maintenance management professionals in commercial and institutional facilities.

Architect Salaries Up in Latest Industry Compensation Survey
Highlights of "Compensation at U.S. Architecture Firms: The 1997 AIA Survey Report" from American Institute of Architects.

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COMPUTER FIELDS

CONSULTING / CONTRACTING

Consulting Firms Compensation
Summary of a report by Abbott, Langer & Associates on compensation and benefits in consulting firms.

Compensation Patterns in the Consulting Industry
Starting salaries, typical pay, top pay rates as well as compensation factors from Ohio State University.

How Much Are You Worth?
How to compute hourly rates for independent contracting services.

The Real Rate Survey
Consulting rate information from practicing consultant/ programmers.

COMPUTER

Computerworld Surveys & Reports - Salary-Related

Information Week's Annual Salary Survey
Extensive report of IT compensation nationwide.

Compensation and Job Titles
InfoWorld's archive of surveys, job descriptions and articles on raises for the IT industry.

Information Week's Online Survey of IT Professionals
Covers base salaries, benefits and includes an online form to compare your current salary.

Computer Jobs salary Survey 2000
From ComputerJobs.com: view by age, experience, education, region, skills and more.

Datamation - Salary Tracker

ZDNet's Salary Zone

Salary Surge Headed For A Slowdown
Information Week's prediction on slowdown.

IT World's Paychecks Grow, But They're Working Longer For It
TechWeb News on salary versus working hours.

Women in IT Strive for Equal Job Compensation
Information Week article reports salary disparities and issues for female workers.

Computerworld - Surveys & Reports
Links to articles about salary negotiations, bonuses, negotiations, and more.

DataMasters Salary Survey

Compensation in the MIS/DP Field

Working the Web: Is Your Salary Fair?

Web Skills Compensation Survey

Inter@ctive Week Salary Survey

Network World Salary Survey

Web Architects

ZDNet's Salary Zone

Web Price Index

1998 AS/400 Managers Salary Survey

1998 AS/400 Programmer/Analyst Salary Survey

Datamasters: 1998 Computer Industry Salary Survey

Abbott, Langer & Associates: MIS/Data Processing Director Have Top Incomes Over $250,000

Source Services: 1998 Computer EDP Statistics

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ECONOMICS

NABE 2001 Salary Survey
National Association of Business Economists salary data.

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EDUCATION

Academic Salary Scales

University Salary Structure
Salaries for faculty positions and staff positions, 1997.

Title & Pay Plans
For academic and staff positions.

PRIMARY & SECONDARY

AFT Local Union Teacher Salary Survey 1998
American Federation of Teachers salary data for schools in the U.S.'s 100 largest cities.

Average Public Education Teacher Salary

COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY

College & University Faculty Salary Database
From National Teaching and Learning Forum : Search the 1994-1995 interactive faculty salary database. Enter school names and compare rates, compare salaries at institutions by state or search for school by name.

Faculty Salaries of Public Institutions in the AAU
Average Faculty Salaries in Association of American Universities, 2000.

Computer Science Faculty Salaries in Fiscal 2001-2004
Salaries reported by ranking of Computer Science Departments.

Business School 2001 Salary Survey Results
American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business.

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ENGINEERING

Salaries of Recent Doctoral Candidates in Science & Engineering

Salary & Hiring Info - Engineers

Starting Salaries for New Engineering Grads

M.I.T. Graduate Salary Offers

Salaries rise as opportunities multiply for EEs

Design Engineers Salary Survey

IEEE - USA Member Salary and Fringe Benefits Survey

1998 Survey of Engineering Salaries

1997 IEEE U.S. Membership Salary & Fringe Benefit Survey

Source Services: 1998 Engineering Salary Survey

1997 Chemical & Engineering News Salary Survey

EE Times: 1997 Worldwide Salary & Opinion Survey

Abbott, Langer & Associates: 1998 Compensation & Benefits in Consulting Engineering Firms

Abbott, Langer & Associates: Industrial Engineering Salaries

1997 Engineering Salary Survey

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EXECUTIVES

Executive Compensation Online Research Tool

Salary Tables 

Executive Pay Scoreboard
BusinessWeek's 2000 report on executive compensation at the 300+ largest US companies.

Executive Paywatch - CEO Salaries at Fortune 500 Companies

CRN Salary Survey
Extensive survey of high tech executive salaries from Computer Reseller News, May 1997.

Inc. Magazine-CEO Compensation

Executive Pay Scoreboard
BusinessWeek's annual feature on executive compensation at the 365 largest U.S. companies.

Executive Compensation: Ranking the top 800 executives
Annual feature from Forbes.

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FINANCE

CFO Salary Survey

Finance Executive Career & Compensation Survey

Finance Professional's Salary Calculator

Accounting & Finance Professionals Salary Survey

Strategic Finance Salary Guide

1998 Survey of Finance Salaries

1997 Salary Survey Financial Services
From ACSYS (an East Coast recruiter): covers banking, trust, operations, leasing, mutual funds & more.

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GOVERNMENT

Federal Civil Service Pay
From NASA Ames Research Center--1995-1998 salary information: Federal Pay Chart Schedule; General Schedule for San Francisco Area; Senior Executive Pay, Engineer Pay Schedule (2); Local Area Clerical Special Pay Chart; Federal Wage System Pay Chart.

1999  Pay Tables by Locality
From Federal Times: enter GS level and region for a full range of pay scales.

Reserve Drill Pay Chart - 1997
Per day drill pay by rank and years of service.

State of California Employees--Pay Scales
Sampling of 1994 pay scales for California state positions as well as benefits, retirement and health plan information.

California State Personnel Board
"Current State Exams Open to the Public" gives salary ranges and job descriptions for currently open positions.

ICMA: Average Local Government Salaries

Los Angeles County Current Job Listings
Open jobs are described with salary ranges for county positions.

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GRAPHIC ART

ZD Internet Magazine - Salary Zone - Graphic Artists
Salary ranges by education, region, level of responsibility for graphic artists working online.

Career Management for the Independent Graphics Professional
Graphic Arts Monthly.

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HEALTHCARE

Hospitality Executive Salary Articles

Compensation in the Gaming Industry

Hospitality Compensation Exchange

1998 Survey of Health Care Salaries

Therapeutic Recreation Directory

Nursing Facts
American Nurses Association provides national average salaries for nurses in a variety of settings and position titles.

2000 Medical Device Salary Survey

Ernst & Young Survey

Salary Surveys for Certified Health Physicists

Medical Device Salary Survey

2000 Wage and Vacancy Survey of Medical Laboratories
Survey of the American Society for Clinical Pathologists.

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HUMAN RESOURCES

Compensation in the Human Resources Field

HR Pay Keeps Rising

Abbott, Langer & Associates: Compensation in the Human Resources Field

1998 Survey of Salaries in Human Resources Field

How Does Your Pay Stack Up?--Human Resources
HR Magazine summary of compensation survey for HR professionals.

Compensation in the Human Resources Field
Summary of a five-volume report.

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LAW ENFORCEMENT

Police and Fire Personnel, Salaries & Expenditures

BJS State & Local Law Enforcement Statistics
Bureau of Justice Statistics conducts surveys of police, sheriffs' departments, law enforcement management, federal law enforcement offices nationwide. The individual reports cover starting salaries, special pay and educational & training requirements.

Loss Prevention Compensation Survey
Summary  report.

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LEGAL & PARALEGAL

Associate Salary Surveys
Associate salaries from National Association for Law Placement.

General Corporate Counsel Salary Survey
Average compensation from law.com.

National Law Journal

Compensation and Benefits Survey Results

Legal Assistants Utilization and Compensation Survey Report

Compensation for legal jobs 

What Lawyers Earn - 1997
Extensive salary information from National Law Journal Special Report. .

Compensation in Legal & Related Jobs (non-law firms)
Extensive summary report.

Compensation and Benefits Survey Results
Report of National Federation of Paralegal Association's national.

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LIBRARIES

Special Library Association Salary Survey
Summary data from the 2001 SLA survey of special librarians & information personnel.

Newspaper Guild Salary Survey
Librarian & paraprofessional contract rates.

Library Salary Guides
Broad salary levels by state.

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MARKETING & SALES

Telemarketing Pay

Salary Tables 

Career & Salary Survey

Ad Sales Salary Survey

Editorial Salary Survey

Production Salary Survey

Pharmaceutical Sales & Marketing - Compensation Survey

How to Hire a Sales Staff

1998 Survey of Sales and Marketing Salaries

Abbott, Langer & Associates: Income in Marketing/Sales Management and Support Jobs

Income in Marketing/Sales Management and Support Jobs
Summary of  Compensation & Benefits Report.

Benchmark: Sales and Marketing Executives' Pay
From Inc. magazine: 1995 bonus, base and salary for companies by annual sales revenue.

Performance compensation for sales and marketing execs
Chart from Inc. magazine, October, 2000.

1997 Salary Survey
Article from Exhibitor Magazine, July 2000, for trade show exhibitors, coordinators and corporate events planners. Check the 2000 salary survey for a more extensive report.

1995 Show Management Salaries
Management Salary Survey and Exhibit Sales Salary Survey.

2000 Career & Salary Survey
From Medical Marketing & Media, December, 2001.

How to Hire a Sales Staff
Outline of sales incentive plans and commission structures.

1997 Salary Guide - OfficeTeam
Report of annual survey covering telemarketing reps from a national temporary staffing firm.

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MATHEMATICS

1999 Carrers in MAA
American Mathematical Society annual survey of new doctoral recipient salaries as well as faculty at 4-year colleges & universities.

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MEDIA

Editorial Salary Survey

Broadcast Engineering Salary Survey

Motion Picture Editors Guild - Minimum Wage Scales

Television and Radio News Salaries

Publisher's Weekly Salary Survey

Women Pay Equity Initiative

How Much Should You Pay Your New Media Staff?

Television and Radio News Salaries
Extensive collection of surveys from Vernon Stone, Missouri School of Journalism. Benefit packages are covered.

Paychecks and Market Baskets: Broadcast News Salaries and Inflation in the 1990s

AV Video & Multimedia Producer's Salary Survey

1998 Intranet/Web Managers' Salary Survey

1998 Online News Salaries and Staffing

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NONPROFIT

American Research Company's Non-Profit Executive Salary Survey

Association Executives' Compensation
American Society of Association Executives summarizing salary information from their biennial survey of association executives.

Salaries at NonProfits
Annual report on nonprofit salaries.

NonProfit Organizations Compensation
Summary of a salary on CEO compensation in the nonprofit sector.

Salaries and benefits in the youth development field
1995 salary data for administrators, supervisors and employees working directly with youth.

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PURCHASING

EBN's Purchasing Management
2001 update.

Purchasing Salary Survey

EBN's Purchasing Management
1997 salary survey for those in purchasing at electronics related firms.

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RETAIL

Salary Review

Salaries in Retail Jobs

Salary Tables

Grocery Retail Industry Salary Review - 1998

Salary Review
Salary ranges by store size for grocery retail industry.

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TECHNICAL WRITERS

Technical Writers - ZDNET/Salary Zone

2002 Technical Communicator Salary Survey
Summary of a survey of full time technical writers/editors. Includes median salary by first two digits of Zip Code.

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Salary Survey

Telecommunications -Salary & Hiring Info

Salary Survey 1997
Communications News' annual survey of IS/IT, Telecom and Network Management salaries.

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TRADES

Prevailing Wages  

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