# Site that gives salary estimates for specific jobs?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/site-that-gives-salary-estimates-for-specific-jobs/316910>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 13, 2005, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/site-that-gives-salary-estimates-for-specific-jobs/316910 "2005-08-13T23:32:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/site-that-gives-salary-estimates-for-specific-jobs/316910/1 "2005-08-13T23:32:59Z")

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We are just about to lose one of software testers. We usually hire people from the field who know the product. They usually just bang on the keys and report bugs. This time I want to hire a trained test engineer who can make real test plans. To do this, I need to sell my boss, his boss and the test manager on the idea. To do this, I will need to know what we will have to pay such a person in my area. Anyone know of site that might report such things?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![ENugent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/4af34b/32.png) [@ENugent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ENugent)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/site-that-gives-salary-estimates-for-specific-jobs/316910/2 "2005-08-13T23:52:18Z")

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You could try [salary.com](http://salary.com) - they do a pretty good job of quoting salaries in a wide range of industries, including regional variations.

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**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2005, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/site-that-gives-salary-estimates-for-specific-jobs/316910/3 "2005-08-14T00:04:12Z")

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[Salary.com](http://www.salary.com/) is generally the site you turn to for these things.

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**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2005, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/site-that-gives-salary-estimates-for-specific-jobs/316910/4 "2005-08-14T05:13:11Z")

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Try the “o net”- it’s by the US dept. of Labor and is pretty up to date.

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**Author:** ![Mr.Slant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2005, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/site-that-gives-salary-estimates-for-specific-jobs/316910/5 "2005-08-14T16:18:17Z")

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Also, try calling up friends you may have at competitive firms and try to get this out of them. A lot of times [salary.com](http://salary.com) is accurate, but sometimes its observations seem out of whack with what I observe in industry.