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Resources such as this are great to a point, Keith. But, of course, the
bigger questions are how much do you need and how much are you worth to
the employer to do the job the way your new boss wants it done? It's not
just cost of living or how much (or how little) they paid the last guy.
Especially if you understand the job and can do it profitably for your
employer.
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From: techwr-l-bounces+jim -dot- pinkham=voith -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
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Behalf Of Robert Lauriston
Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 2:59 PM
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject: Re: Question about pay rates
I always defer to salary.com when discussing salary with a prospective
employer.
On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 11:49 AM, Keith Hood <klhra -at- yahoo -dot- com> wrote:
> Anyone know much about pay rates in northern Virginia? I got a message
from a recruiter about a job in the town of Sterling, and the pay rate
given was 50k. How does that sound? From what little I've heard in the
past, I have to wonder if it's above the poverty line for that area.
>
> Can anyone point out a good web site for looking up information about
comparative pay rates in different areas? I've looked at COL calculators
online and I get conflicting results. I'm not an STC member so I don't
think I can use their resources. And yes, I have already searched the
list archives and could not find anything useful to me.
>
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