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Answered By: Mallory Stark
Last Updated: May 06, 2024     Views: 6495

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Compensation by Industry/Position/Location

How can I get compensation data by industry, position, and/or location?


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Current HBS MBA students - See MBA Career & Professional Development
HBS Alumni - Please see Alumni Career & Professional Development

Glassdoor.com
Self-described as “career and workplace community where anyone can find and anonymously share real-time reviews, ratings, and salary details about specific jobs for specific employers,” Glassdoor.com provides detailed company reviews, employee ratings on workplace and leadership, including CEO approval ratings and compensation information by company and position.  A somewhat unique feature of Glassdoor.com is that it provides details of salary, bonuses, and other compensation for actual positions and titles at specific companies.

HBS MBA Recruiting - Data and Statistics
This report is compiled each year to assist HBS students and employers. Includes bonus information, anonymous salary information, and revised industry definitions.

Business Insider 
Searchable database of the last three years of salary disclosures, collected from the USCIS website, curated to a range of more than 250 companies that Insider reporters regularly cover. The data is filterable by employer name, type of job, and job location, catching the differences between software engineers in Silicon Valley and Miami. This data comes from visa-holding employees, and not American citizens or permanent residents. While it is indicative of what these companies pay for similar jobs across the board, it is not absolute. To find this premium dataset, select the Account icon in the right corner of the front page after registering and then select Premium Salary Database.

Locate Salary Surveys by Global Region
This site provided by the Economic Research Institute is a directory of various for-fee salary surveys available by region.

PayScale.com
Designed to help employees obtain accurate real-time information on job market compensation, the website allows individual employees to submit their job profile and salary data, which is then compared to others. Using the database, users are able to benchmark their salary to individuals with similar job titles in the same geographic area.

Realtor.com - Moving Guide
A comprehensive guide to relocation resources, including a salary calculator, moving calculator, mortgage information, lifestyle guides to many cities, and crime statistics.

SalaryExpert.com
Submit information about yourself and position and receive personalized report.

Salary.com
Offers a "Salary Wizard" that provides a benchmark for salaries by industry and zip code. Also offers substantive advice on compensation and negotiation, current news affecting the labor market, and a job and resume database.