- NACE Salary Surveys, available at the Career Center
- Staff at Career Center click here to access online with password
JobStar Salary Surveys
This is the most comprehensive set salary surveys on the Web. Includes education, health care, legal, and government areas as well as business, science and computer science.Starting Salary Expectations (for graduating students)
How much does geographic location effect your salary? Size of the company?Salary Wizard (WetFeet.com)
An easy-to-use system for retrieving salary information, plus articles and advice. They also provide salary discussion forums, which seem to be well-used by professionals as well as students. Check out their salary articles, too.SalaryExpert.com
Search by job title and location. Suggested Description: Free and accurate salary, benefit, and cost-of-living information.Preferred Jobs Salary Survey
Salary surveys by profession (you will find most of these on JobSmart above).Salary.com
Links to salary surveys, as well as tons of advice.Occupational Outlook Handbook
If you can't find your occupation at the Jobsmart site, try this U.S. government publication, which offers earnings information for 250 occupations.Cost of Living and Salary Calculator
Need to know how the cost of living in San Francisco or New York or Omaha compares with Boston or Providence or Wichita? Try this easy-to-use calculator.Creating A Budget
Lots of advice, plus a blank budget sheet you can use. From MetLife.Budget Planner
A download that you open with Excel, this planner provides a pretty complete list of possible expenditures for the new graduate. It doesn't try to estimate any of your actual expenses.
ADVICE - negotiating; benefits; stock options; and more
Consult with the BC Career Center
If you've received a job offer and have questions about negotiating salary or whether you want to accept or decline an offer.Salary.com
Good articles on base salaries, benefits, stock options, bonuses and salary negotiation.Benefits Employers Offer
Percentages of employers who offer various benefits.Understanding When You Have Bargaining Power
Signs that you have a strong negotiating position when talking to a company about compensation -- and signs that you don't.Salary and Perks
Articles from WetFeet.com.Negotiating Your Salary
Another take on salary negotiation, from a consultant who specializes in the field.BenefitsLink.com
Start with the basics on Salary.com, then use this site for more advanced topics.