A while back, I did pieces on tools one should consider in the job hunt for organization and for general help. Today, I thought I’d let you know about some job salary research sites.
As a Job Search Coach, the some of the most frequent questions regard salaries. How much should I ask for? How do I find out what I’m worth?
I have a number of things I tell people, but chief among them is “Do your homework.” Before you walk into an interview, know the salary range for the job. How do you do that? Here are a number of tools to help.
Some of these even tell you about specific titles at specific companies!
GlassDoor
GlassDoor reports the salary for a job title in a region versus the salary for that title nationwide. Glassdoor also provides information on specific companies and their compensation. The website uses submissions of actual employees’ salaries to determine pay rates at a company or in a given area.
Indeed Salary Search
(http://www.indeed.com/salary)
Indeed.com provides a basic tool for finding salary for a position relative to a given region. When the user enters a title, Indeed returns other titles in the job family along with their average salaries.
PayScale
PayScale provides a very thorough estimation of salary. The website takes into account many different factors in determining salary ranges and helps the user understand whether her expectations are reasonable.
Salary.com
(http://salary.com)
Users input an occupation and a zip code. The website returns a list of related titles and short descriptions of those. A salary range accompanies each position on a bell curve.
Considered a leader in providing accurate salary ranges for a given region.
SalaryExpert
Uses a job title, region, the amount of feeling (tactile) and dexterity needed for a job to determine salary.
