Wage and Salary Surveys

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Salary Calculators

Salary Calculator
Salary calculator by geographic area and job category
PayScale Salary Calculator
CNN Money Global Wage Calculator
CNN Money salary calculator by geographic area and job category
Glassdoor
Jobs and recruiting site with a database of over 8 million company review, salary reports, benefit reviews, as well as interview reviews and questions.
TransparentCareer
Provides personalized salary and culture data

BLS Statistics on Pay and Benefits
Includes data from National Compensation Survey.
U.S. Federal Pay and Leave
From U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
California: Employment and Wages by Occupation
California State Employment Development Dept. Wages by area and occupation.
Global Wage Report
Looks at differences in wages around the globe and how they have been influenced by the economic crisis. It includes global and regional wage trends and statistics, as well as policy recommendations.
Robert Walters Salary Survey
An annual global salary survey reviewing global recruitment trends and salary levels.
OECD: Benefits and Wages
LABORSTA - database of labour statistics
Includes international annual and monthly wages statistics.
International Salary Comparisons
Database provides an international comparison of average salary for various professions.

Compustat: Execucomp (in WRDS)
Historical data on executive compensation trends in the U.S. for the top five executive officers per company.

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Conference Board
Click on 'Annual Studies' for the Top Executive Compensation reports, and Directors' Compensation and Board Practices reports.

Capital IQ
Provides financial information on companies, private equity, etc.
CB Insights
Screen for private equity or venture capital firms investing in specific a industry, stage and geography. Tracts VC, and angel investor-backed private companies and their investors, as well as private company M&A/IPO activities across over 160 industries.
Quick Guide

Workforce Management
A business magazine for leaders in human resources covering all aspects of personnel/human resources management.
HR Focus
Articles, special reports, interviews, and notes on human resources for members of the American Management Association available through Business Source Complete

Economic Policy Institute
Publishes The State of Working America. This Institute site covers many topics surrounding jobs and employment in the US including salary surveys.

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