The news comes from the job statistics site Glassdoor, which estimates workers’ market value alongside their average pay and has realized a widespread discrepancy.
The Facts
Here’s how Glassdoor reported on their data:
What It Means
The upshot? You might want to take a look at the average pay for someone in your city and in your career, whether you’re a data scientist or a designer. And then consider whether you’re $5K better than the average. Bring it up to your boss. After all, it’s in your boss’s best interests to keep you happy: It’ll likely cost the company more to go through the effort of hiring someone to your position than to just give you a raise. Americans are more likely to believe hard work pays off. In a recent study, 57 percent disagreed that their success was affected by outside forces. But you won’t get a raise without asking for one. And as this Glassdoor data indicates, most American workers aren’t taking that chance.
