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Salary.com offers free salary information
and more for thousands of jobs across the

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US.

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Their salary look-up can help you understand
what your skills and experience are worth,

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whether you're preparing to re-enter the job
market, or just curious to see how your current

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salary measures up.

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To get started, go to Salary.com, and look
to the top of the homepage.

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You can click Browse Salaries to browse by
job category… or you can use the search

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box to search for a specific job title.

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In this example, we're going to look up salary
information for a store manager.

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Next, enter your city, state, or zip code
to tailor your results to your location…

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then press Enter on your keyboard, or click
the magnifying glass to continue.

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Your search results appear on the next page.

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Now's your opportunity to find your job title,
or the one that sounds the most appropriate

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based on your skills, job responsibilities,
and expertise.

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Let's take a look at Retail Store Manager.

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Here you can view the full job description
to make sure it's a good match.

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If you still can't decide, you might want
to return to the results page, and try comparing

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a few different jobs side-by-side.

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To do this, check the boxes that say Compare
(you can check up to three at time)… then

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click Compare Selected.

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Now you can view and compare all three job
titles at once, which should help you narrow

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it down.

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Once you've found the appropriate job title,
all you have to do is click View Salary Info.

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You may have to click "skip this advertisement"
to continue to the next page.

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Every salary report includes the average salary
for someone in your position, plus insight

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to other important things like bonuses and
benefits.

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Your base salary appears on a graph, which
might look confusing at first, but it's easy

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to understand once you know what the figures
mean.

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The number on the far left is the typical
minimum salary for someone in this position,

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and the number on the right is the maximum.

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That means the average retail store manager
can earn anywhere from about 39,000 dollars

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per year to 85,000 dollars per year.

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In between, where the wave on the graph is
slightly higher, these two numbers represent

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the most common salary range.

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That means that most people in this position
earn somewhere between 48,000 and 72,000 per

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year, with a median salary of 58,543 dollars.

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Keep in mind, though: your salary is going
to vary, depending on your location, your

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level of experience, and the company you end
up working for.

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To move onto the next tab, click the link
that says Salary + Bonus.

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This tab takes your base salary, and adds
the average bonus for someone in your position.

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Here we can see that the median salary has
gone up by about 4,000 dollars, from 58,543

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to 62,958.

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Click Benefits to go to the next tab on your
report.

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This tab calculates base pay, plus bonuses,
plus benefits.

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It summarizes the total compensation for someone
in your position, including things like healthcare,

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time off, social security, and more.

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When evaluating a job offer, this can often
be just as important as the overall salary,

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depending on your circumstances and long-term
goals.

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If you'd like to learn more about the rest
of the career resources at Salary.com, just

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click the Salary.com logo in the upper left
corner… and you'll be taken back to the

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homepage.