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How To Find Market Rate Job Salaries

You need to find out the market rate of job salaries before you enter salary negotiation with the employer. Obviously, you don't want to be under paid, but you also risk your offer if you propose a salary which is much higher than your market value. The employer might just offer the position to the next candidate.

There are many ways to find out the salary range in your industry. For example, you can call your friends, college classmates, colleagues, recruiters or career advisors to find out this information. Or else, you can use the following online resources to conduct your salary research.

www.salary.com: Search for salaries by career area and location.
www.salaryexpert.com: Search for salaries by career area and location.
America's Career Info Net: Search for salaries by career area and location.
JobStar Central: More than 300 in-depth profession-specific salary surveys. (Recommended!)
Wall Street Journal Salary Info: Salary information by industry.
Occupational Outlook Handbook: From Bureau of Labor Statistics. Generic salary information for 250 occupations.
International Salary Calculator: From homestore.com, compare salaries in different locations.
Wageweb: Offers salary information on more than 150 positions.
Wageaccess: Offers comprehensive salary information on more than 500 positions.
Pay Scale: Complete Salary Report. (Recommended!)