Thanks.  I do think most of us can do ballpark comparisons ourselves when a
salary range is given.  It's the listings that refuse to mention any salary
figures at all that insult our intelligence, and that I simply delete
immediately.  Going to the trouble of applying and providing resumes,
references, etc., when the pay being offered may in no way sustain life as
we know it is more time than I care to waste.  Treat us like grownups--dare
I say it, professionals--with a little respect.

Carolyn Breedlove
-----Original Message-----
From: Indigo Nights <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Thursday, March 09, 2000 10:40 PM
Subject: Salary Conversion Chart


>I have other links like this from times past, but some
>of the discourse about salaries has precipitated the
>need to make this information available to the list.
>
>When jobs are posted and/or when comparative salaries
>are asked about, the greatest determinant, IMHO, to
>whether a salary is valid or invalid, too high or too
>low, is housing combined with cost of living in that
>particular area.  $30,000 a year may not be much of
>anything in NYC or LA, but it could be a fortune in
>Sioux City, Iowa.
>
>One of the things to factor into your job search and
>into your postings is a salary conversion factor.
>What would you need to make in town X to have a
>comparable standard of living in town Y?
>
>For that reason, I am including the attached link.  It
>was done after a quick-and-dirty search because this
>issue has been bugging me for some time.  If and when
>I get around to updating my page (when I quit running
>the marathon in the fast lane of life), I think I'll
>add it to the employment topics section.
>
>Take a look at the attached.  Play with it a bit so
>that you get a better understanding, and then save the
>link for comparison purposes so that, when jobs are
>posted, you have an index against which to validate
>for parity purposes:
>
>http://www2.homefair.com/calc/salcalc.html
>
>The chart I'm recommending is in the middle of the
>above web site.
>
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