Salary Information

Salary Research Websites

JobStar Central
Links to over 300 free online salary surveys for a wide range of professions and settings.

MediaBistro Salary Survey
Data from December 7, 2004 to March 4, 2005. Mediabistro hosted a salary poll their website asking readers to submit salary data for a wide variety of media-related jobs.

NACE Salary Information
The National Association of Colleges and Employers's JobWeb provides data and rankings of top majors, employers, and jobs; starting salaries for selected majors; salary surveys, benefits information, and money management advice

O*Net
The U.S. Department of Labor provides national and state wage and employment current data and projections for hundreds of job titles. The data can be ranked by state, metropolitan area, and occupation.

SalaryExpert
SalaryExpert provides free basic salary reports by job title and location (some international salary data is available). More extensive reports are offered for a fee.

Salary Negotiation, Relocation and Cost of Living Resources

CollegeJournal(from the Wall Street Journal)
CollegeJournal is a comprehensive site that reports on current salary and hiring trends on a regular basis.

Cost of Living Calculator from CNNMoney
If you are considering moving, go here to learn how much money you will need to earn to keep your same standard of living.

Craigslist
Listings of community classifieds from over 190 U.S. cities as well as abroad.

Sperling's Best Places
Sperling's Best Places analyzes data about people and places and rates them for major publications. You may use this data to determine whether or not a particular city is a fit for you. This site also houses a very useful cost of living calculator that allows you to compare cities side by site.

State and Local Government on the Net
This is a directory of the websites of thousands of state agencies,city and county governments.

Quintessential Careers Salary Negotiation and Job Offer Tutorial
This a free guide designed to help job-seekers strategize salary negotiation. This tutorial is broken up into small pieces that spans from when to start discussions to the nitty gritty of negotiating with an employer.

The Riley Guide: Evaluating and Negotiating Job Offers
This resources is a collection of articles teaching how to evaluate a job offer, understand an employment contract, how to negotiate salary or relocation expenses, and more.