Salary Surveys
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Average Salary for Technology Professional Rises 5.3 Percent: Survey
The average salary for technology professionals rose 5.3 percent in 2012—the largest increase in a decade, according to a Dice Holdings Inc. salary survey.
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Global Salaries Will Climb, but Only Modestly in North America: Study
The slight increase in North America is not surprising, according to Hay Group analysts, because the U.S. economy is only expected to grow 2.1 percent in 2013.
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Chicago Car Wash Workers Report Getting Less Than Minimum Wage: Report
Three quarters of respondents to a recent survey said they earned below the minimum wage of $8.25 per hour, and less than 2 percent were paid the legal rate for overtime. The average pay was $6.
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Survey: 45 Percent Would Cut Salary for Flexibility
A survey released August 30 found 45 percent of working adults are willing to relinquish 8.6 percent of their salary for more flexibility at work.
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Harvard Grads Flooding Wall Street
Any time so many bright young folks flood into Manhattan's concrete canyons to take jobs in investment banking or private equity, it's a clear sign the market has topped out.
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Median Salary for Grads Climbs 4.5 Percent
Graduates earning math and science degree received a median salary of $40,939, up 2.5 percent from the previous year. Computer sciences grads' starting salaries rose to $56,383, up 2.4 percent.
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Average Tech Pay in Silicon Valley Tops $100,000
For the U.S. as a whole, technology workers reported their average annual wage rose to $81,327 in 2011 from $79,384 in 2010, according to a survey by Dice.
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Grads Snag Highest Wages Among Securities Firms
Securities employers paid grads an average starting salary of $58,571. Overall, they provided 42,000 jobs to the Class of 2011.
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Worker Optimism About Retirement Security Grows: Towers Watson
One factor boosting employees' confidence level is the growth in many employees' 401(k) account balances, according to the study.
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Class of 2011 Salaries Rise 2.3%
The average starting salary for those with bachelor’s degrees in the class of 2011 was $41,701, up 2.3 percent from the class of 2010, according to the winter 2012 Salary Survey report published by the National Association of Colleges and Employers.
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Compensation in 2012 Will Be Looking Very Familiar
Average base-salary increases will be in the 3 percent range in 2012, like in 2011, analysts say.
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Data Bank Focus: Income Disparity
Occupy Wall Street and other demonstrations against corporate America may be haphazardly organized and lack cogency, but a look at the growing income disparity in the country suggests why protesters are so angry. U.S.
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Where Is Pay Rising? Try Accounting, Finance, IT
Employees in these highly credentialed fields will see an average 3.5 percent pay hike next year, according to staffing firm Robert Half. ‘There is a drought of highly skilled people,' says a recruiter.
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Grads' Average Salary Offer Tops $51,000: Survey
Graduates earning business degrees saw their overall average salary rise 4.6 percent in 2011 to $48,805 from the September 2010 average of $46,672.
