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Category: SalaryBy Kate Lorenz on Jun 12, 2009 in Featured, Salary | 2 Comments
Last week, the BLS reported that Americans on average earned $18.48 an hour and $609.84 per week in May 2009.* That’s compared to $17.94 and $602.78 in May 2008. What does this mean? Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings increased by 3.1 percent, while average weekly earnings rose by only 1.2 percent – reflecting a sign of [...]
By Kate Lorenz on May 18, 2009 in Compensation, Featured, Salary | 8 Comments
Today, we have a guest blog about salaries for the Class of 2009 from our friends at Parade magazine. Parade has been contributing weekly content to CareerBuilder and TheWorkBuzz related to its “What People Earn” issue, which reports on salary trends and the earnings of real Americans. What People Earn: College Graduates Finding Bright Spots [...]
By Kate Lorenz on May 11, 2009 in Featured, Salary | 2 Comments
It’s time for our weekly installment from Parade Magazine looking at the real salaries of regular Joes and Janes like you and me … plus a few celebs. From the MRI technician in Baton Rouge, La. to the auto salesman in Abbington, Ill., meet this week’s 10 workers. Click on their job titles to find [...]
By Kate Lorenz on May 4, 2009 in Featured, Salary | 1 Comment
You know you’ve thought it. Like that time your neighbor drove up in a brand-spanking-new car. Or when your co-worker waltzed into the office with a designer purse. Meanwhile, you’re still driving your car from 1997 and clothes shopping at Target. You’re thinking, “I’d love to know what that person gets paid.” Every April, Parade magazine feeds our [...]
By Kate Lorenz on Apr 17, 2009 in Featured, Salary | 29 Comments
This week, our friends at Parade magazine published their annual “What People Earn” issue. I’m fascinated by how many diverse and real people are willing to divulge their salaries. We often hear from readers who don’t agree with the salary info that we report, which are often national averages. But people want to know what they can [...]
By anthony balderrama on Mar 24, 2009 in Featured, Fun stuff, Salary | 1 Comment
I can’t keep track of how many times a day I hear someone tell me, “I’m soooo sleepy.” I suppose I could take that as a sign that I’m boring, but it seems that friends and colleagues are just tired these days. The “I didn’t sleep very well” conversations seem to occur on a daily [...]
By Kate Lorenz on Mar 18, 2009 in Compensation, Featured, Salary | 7 Comments
Pay is often the motivating factor to finding a job. With layoffs reported daily, paychecks and severance packages dwindling, and unemployment running out, it pretty much is THE motivating factor. According to the BLS, American workers earn a mean wage of $19.88 an hour. The question is: What jobs actually pay this much? We asked [...]
By CareerBuilder blogger on Jan 29, 2009 in Compensation, Current Affairs, Salary | 0 Comments
Today, President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act, which makes it easier for employees to sue their employers for pay discrimination. Near the end of her 19-year career with the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. in Gadsden, Ala., Ledbetter,70, got an anonymous tip that she was earning less than her male co-workers. [...]
By Kate Lorenz on Jan 21, 2009 in Salary, Video | 4 Comments
This year, pay raises were few and far between. But hey, most everyone I know who is employed is grateful just to have a job. Last Friday, ABC’s 20/20 aired a four-part series entitled “What Are You Worth?” It’s a fascinating look at what we earn versus what we should or could earn. Watch all [...]
By Kate Lorenz on Dec 19, 2008 in Compensation, Featured, Salary | 100 Comments
From our years of research and experience here at CareerBuilder.com, we know there’s one thing that resonates with almost all job seekers and workers alike: salary. What should I be earning? How do I get a bigger salary? How much will a 2% increase mean to my weekly paycheck? Considering that the U.S. median income [...]
