Salary in Your Job

5. Check out pay levels for these types of jobs in your school's career office or other local or regional source. How does the pay for jobs advertised in your career office or other local or regional source differ from pay levels from other sources? Why do you think these differences exist?

In researching the jobs titles I chose the pay for levels for these jobs on the different job sites like careerbuilder.com and monster.com were based on skill level, qualification, years of experience, and if one had a CPA or not.

6. How do you use this information while negotiating your salary in your job after graduation or when you apply for a different job? What data would you provide to support your asking price? What factors will influence whether or not you get what you ask for?

When I apply for a different job I would do some research on the position I am interviewing for and do some research on the company and its culture. The data I would provide to support my asking price would be information gathered from their website, if available. The factors that would influence whether or not I got what was asking for are my KSAOs and my ability to sell myself.

7. What is the relevant labor market for these jobs? How big are the differences between salaries in different locations?

Different companies in different locations have different requirements for the same job titles that I chose. Depending on the location and type of business the pay can be different. An example is that an Accountant II that works for a non-profit will not make the same as an Accountant II working for a for profit company.

8. For each job, compare the median salary to the low and high averages. How much variation exists? What factors might explain this variation in pay rates for the same job?

When I compared the median salary to the low and high averages there was up to a $12,000