Worth Your Weight in Gold Know Your Bottom Line - CareerAlley

Worth Your Weight in Gold Know Your Bottom Line - CareerAlley We may receive compensation when you click on links to products from our partners. Lets be honest, money is an important part of why we work. No way you say, money is not the driving factor for me, its all about the experience. So maybe thats true, but unless you are independently wealthy, you still need money to pay the bills and put food on the table. After you find your job, the one that really motivates you, the money comes next. And, if you are like most people, you want to be paid what youre worth. Most times, we are only worth what the market will bear. Unless we are so unique as to command an amazing salary (and if you were you would probably not be reading this article). So what are you worth? Do you know? Well you should know before you get the job offer. Some guides and salary search tools are included below. Like everything on the Internet these days, you could spend days (maybe weeks) researching salary. After a few trys at the firms listed below you should be able to get the basic information you need without spending days looking for it. Start first with Suggested Reading: Get Paid What Youre Worth Perfect Phrases for Negotiating Salary and Job Offers: Hundreds of Ready-to-Use Phrases to Help You Get the Best Possible Salary, Perks or Promotion (Perfect Phrases Series) Salary Surveys Guides: The 2016Salary Guidefor Technology Professionals This salary guideprovides trends and salaries by IT job category. There are15or so job functions where you can see the salary ranges year over year. The beginning of the guide providesa brief overview, along withsalary trends, hot industries, emerging marketsfollowed by some strategies. The guide also includes technical skills and certifications. JobStar Salary Surveys This link to surveys, from JobStar.org, provides links to over 300 salary surveys. They start with a very long list of career types, followed by a link to general salary surveys. You should be able to find your functional role from this list and get a rough idea of what your salary might be in this market. Salary Guides by Robert Half Another great resource from RHI, there are links to industry / functional role specific surveys such as Legal, Technology, Finance Accounting and Office Team (to name a few). Click the link that interests you and you are led to a page where you can sign-up for the surveys. Salary Calculator and Wizards: Salary Calculator One of many salary calculators (way to many to list here), this one is offered by homefair.com. Type in your title, put in your zip code and you are all set to go. Fairly generic, but should give you a rough indication. PayScale Salary Calculator This one is from, you guessed it PayScale.com. Same deal here job title, city and state and off you go. Search Salaries This one is from our friends at Indeed.com. In addition to the salary, you can take a look at salary samples and related articles from the links on the right hand side of the page. Salary.com As the name implies, the site includes links for salary info, personal salary reports, job search, education and career development.Take a look at the bottom of the page where there are a ton of links. Career Tip of the Day: Suggested Reading:Salary Negotiations: How to Handle Questions About Salary (e-Report Book 8) We are always eager to hear from our readers. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or suggestions regarding CareerAlley content. Good luck in your search,Joey Google+ Visit Joeys profile on Pinterest Job Search job title, keywords, company, location jobs by What's next? Ready to take action? Choose the right tools to help you build your career. Looking for related topics? Find out how to identify and land your dream job. Subscribe and make meaningful progress on your career. It’s about time you focused on your career. Get Educated Contact Us Advertise Copyright 2020 CareerAlley. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy + Disclosure home popular resources subscribe search