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How Much Compensation Does it Take to Make Appreciation Unnecessary?

Compensation Cafe

Ramos references a Payscale survey showing “37 percent of employees earning less than $25,000 per year feel appreciated at work, while 67 percent of employees making more than $200,000 per year feel appreciated.”. Salary does make a difference and is part of how we know we are appreciated at work.

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Overcoming Pay "Perception Is Reality" with More Communication

Compensation Cafe

PayScale recently surveyed 71,000 employees on pay perceptions and intent to stay. I’ll conclude with this valuable piece of advice from PayScale: “[Managers] need to remember that how their employees feel about compensation matters just as much as what they’re actually being paid.”. How does this relate to compensation?

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Human Resources Assistant Job Description and Salary

Analytics in HR

On Payscale, the annual salary of HR Specialists in Chicago is $41,472 yearly , while their New York HR Assistant colleagues receive $46,404 yearly. The average pay also depends on location.

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Chasing Best Practices

Compensation Cafe

Research from the firm PayScale may help to answer at least some of those questions, with their annual analysis of compensation trends and activity. With ever-changing trends and shrinking competitive advantage, it can be helpful to know what others are doing, and how your own company stacks up against them.