| Salary
information sources |
Disclaimer:
Except for the Post-Graduation Report, Career Services does not
own or maintain the web sites listed below.
Links are provided as a service to Virginia Tech students and alumni.
Links leaving the Career Services web site open in a new browser
window. These are not pop-ups; they open only when you select the
link. |
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| NATIONWIDE
NEW GRADUATE SALARIES: |
NACE
/ National Association of Colleges and Employers:
Collects and publishes the most comprehensive new grad salary information. |
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NACE Salary
Survey Snapshots
Bachelor's degree salaries.
Survey conducted 4x annually. |
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NACE full report IN PRINT at
Career Services
Bachelor's and master's degree salaries.
View any time during our office
hours; no appt. needed.
During walk-in
advising (note hours) you can ask an advisor for help in finding
the information you need. |
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NACE
/ JobWeb web site
Articles and links to more salary info. |
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VIRGINIA
TECH NEW GRADUATE SALARIES: |
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Virginia
Tech Post-Graduation Report salary chart by college/major
Career Services' annual survey of VT bachelor's degree graduates
closes six months after commencement. Report includes averages
and percentiles, by college and by major, of salaries reported by employed graduates. |
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| COMPREHENSIVE
SALARY INFO: |
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Bureau
of Labor Statistics, Wages, Earnings & Benefits
BLS is part of the U.S. Dept. of Labor, and collects and "publishes
a large amount of information" on this topic. |
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JobStar
Salary Information
Links to over 300 salary surveys, some general, and some profession-specific.
Federally funded site administered by the California State Librarian. |
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Salary.com
Select job category and location, see salary ranges; quick and easy
to use. Job categories and job titles on two diffent menus; slightly
different search mechanism from SalaryExpert.com and WetFeet.com. |
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SalaryExpert.com
Basic data free of charge. View salaries for many positions by location.
Same data source as WetFeet.com.
Data drawn from SalaryReview.com which charges a fee for salary
reports.
Excellent articles from CareerJournal.com / Wall Street Journal. |
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WageWeb.com
Links to salary info sources. |
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WetFeet.com
Basic data free of charge. View salaries for many positions by location.
Same data source as SalaryExpert.com.
Data drawn from SalaryReview.com which charges a fee for salary
reports.
Site includes articles related to salary issues and career and job
search advice, much of which is geared for college students and
new graduates. |
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WetFeet.com
- Benchmark your salary
Article explaining salary information sources.
Provides recommendations for additional data sources. |
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| Also
see: |
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Responding
to salary questions |
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Salary
relocation calculators — do salary comparisons by location |
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Negotiating
salary |
