General Surveys
Cost of Living
Salary Issues
Benefits
New Graduates
Negotiation Strategies
Industry & Professional Salary Surveys
General Salary Surveys
Salary Survey Links
The JobMetaSeek salary survey directory contains more than 400 Links to sites
containing salary, compensation and benefits information, cost of living differentials,
and salary calculators.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Revised every two years, the BLS Handbook describes what workers do on the job,
working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects
in a wide range of occupations.
America's Career InfoNet
Find wages and employment trends, occupational requirements, state by state labor
market conditions.
Cost Of Living
Economic Research Institute
ERI provides over 10,000 organizations with salary survey analyses, geographic differentials,
wage surveys, executive compensation information, cost of living comparisons, prevailing wage
studies, and employee benefit data.
Relocation Salary Calculator
Compare the cost of living differences between hundreds of U.S. cities.
Salary Issues
The Minimum Wage
US Department of Labor site on new minimum wage legislation.
Includes time line, frequently asked questions, state minimum wage laws,
employee's rights and "what employers need to know."
Employee Stock Options, and other Incentives
From the National Center for Employee Ownership: a guide to incentive options: requirements, tax implications.
Retention Bonus & On Call Pay Surveys
Articles from N.E. Friend and Associates.
Benefits
Salary.com Benefits Overview
Calculate your total compensation package (base plus bonuses plus benefits) with this personalized
tool. View industry averages and enter your benefits information for a custom report.
Evaluating a Job Offer
Bureau of Labor Statistics guide to weighing salary, benefits, job prospects and making a decision.
New Graduates
Starting Salary Offers for 2004 College Graduates
Summary of the quarterly National Association of Colleges and Employers Report on graduating student salaries.
Business Schools - The Payback
Forbes Magazine feature surveys 99 MBA programs for pre-MBA earnings and earnings five
years after degree.
