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On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 9:19 AM, Pinkham, Jim <Jim -dot- Pinkham -at- voith -dot- com> wrote:
> 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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> voith -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On
> Behalf Of Robert Lauriston
> Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 2:59 PM
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> 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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