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Classification and Compensation - Wage Surveys

Private Wage Surveys

• JobStar - Salary Surveys - this site contains links to many salary surveys on the Web, classified by occupation
• Salary.com — search for average salaries by job title and geographical area
• SalaryExpert.com — search for average salaries by job title and geographical area
• Wageweb
• America's Career InfoNet
• CareerJournal.com: Salary and Hiring Information
• Portico: Comprehensive Salary Resources
• The Riley Guide: Salary Guides and Guidance
• Economic Research Institute - Salary Survey Wizard— lists available wage and benefits surveys:
  • U.S. and Canadian Salary Surveys
  • Executive Compensation Surveys
  • Cost of Living Surveys
  • Employee Benefits Surveys

• AFL-CIO Executive PayWatch
• Getting It Right: Comparing State and Local Government Workers' Salaries with the Private Sector
• Chronicle of Higher Education Salary Survey
• Cheating Dignity: The Direct Care Wage Crisis in America
• Campaign for America's Librarians: Advocating for Better Salaries and Pay Equity Toolkit — American Library Association
  
• Licensed Occupations Database — search by state, occupation, or agency

Many of the state departments of labor have area wage survey data online. For links to these departments, see State Departments of Labor.

Wage Law and Policy

• Fair Labor Standards Act — U.S. Department of Labor
• Fair Labor Standards Act Advisor — U.S. Department of Labor
• Federal Employees and the Fair Labor Standards Act — U.S. Office of Personnel Management
• FLSA Homepage — produced by a law firm specializing in FLSA issues
• FairPay Overtime Initiative — U.S. Department of Labor
• BNA's Web Watch: Fair Labor Standards Act and Overtime Pay

• Davis-Bacon Law, Frequently Asked Questions, and Wage Determinations
• Wage Determinations OnLine.gov

• Per Diem Rates — U.S. General Services Administration

• Working Time Database — International Labour Organization

National Surveys

• Bureau of Labor Statistics
  • Collective Bargaining Agreements
  • Compensation and Working Conditions
  • Standard Occupational Classification
  • National Compensation Survey
  • Occupational Classification System Manual
  • Occupational Employment and Wages
  • Occupational Employment Statistics
  • Occupational Outlook Handbook
  • O'NET Online — interactive Occupational Outlook Handbook will identify which jobs match your skills
  • National Compensation Survey - Wages
  • National Compensation Survey - Compensation Cost Trends
  • Glossary of Compensation Terms
• Dictionary of Occupational Titles — 4th edition, revised 1991

• Federal Salaries and Wages — U.S. Office of Personnel Management
• USA Jobs — Federal job vacancies

State and Local Government

• Alabama - Montana
• Nebraska - Wyoming

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