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jacks435 · Kenneth Cole

online salary surveys?

kenzie · Chanel

The best site I've found for this is www.salary.com.

Farrah · Marc Jacobs

Honestly, after 4 years in the HR industry I can say without a doubt that all online salary surveys are inflated by at least 30%. This is because the data is based on self reported information rather than statistical data collected b a reputable company such as Mercer or Watson Wyatt. Just an FYI for you.

cinderella4282 · BCBG

Salary.com is good because they ask a lot of questions to make sure that they are providing you with good information.

They will ask about your exact title, duties, location and company size. I would take into account the inflation that Farrah mentioned, but it will at least give you a ballpark figure that you can use as a gauge.

cahabo · Kate Spade

I think the US Department of Labor -Bureau Of Labor Statistic's Occupational Outlook handbook is a great resource. They can tell you the low, average, and high ends of salaries. http://www.bls.gov/oco/

XtinaStyles · Marc Jacobs

Farrah wrote:
Honestly, after 4 years in the HR industry I can say without a doubt that all online salary surveys are inflated by at least 30%. This is because the data is based on self reported information rather than statistical data collected b a reputable company such as Mercer or Watson Wyatt. Just an FYI for you.

Thats good to know.. according to salary.com I am underpaid by about $10,000 meanwhile when I look for jobs with my same title/education/region of the country, they pay less than what I am making. weirdface

jacks435 · Kenneth Cole

I tried salary.com and it also implied that I was underpaid.

The reason I asked is because I want to ask for a raise and I thought it'd be good to be able to cite some statistics about what people in my field make.

But based on Farrah's comment, the info is pretty much worthless if it's inflated that much. I guess I'll have to figure out another way to approach this.

Thanks, ladies!