# good site for salary ranges

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-site-for-salary-ranges/274872>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 15, 2004, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-site-for-salary-ranges/274872 "2004-11-15T16:11:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Pablito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@Pablito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pablito)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2004, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-site-for-salary-ranges/274872/1 "2004-11-15T16:11:01Z")

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So, what’s a good source for getting a feel for the typical salaries (by region or city, hopefully) of different positions/professions?  
thanks,  
Pablito

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**Author:** ![Mithril](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mithril/32/3517_2.png) [@Mithril](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mithril)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2004, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-site-for-salary-ranges/274872/2 "2004-11-15T16:13:45Z")

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You can try [salary.com](http://salary.com). It seems to be fairly accurate in major markets, and less so in minor ones. For instance, it seems to consider the Providence metro area to be only a little less expensive than the Boston metro. For my job/experience level, it said that I would be making about $10K more than I am, or I could expect to in this area.