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See how careers stack up, by salary

Published 4:38 pm Friday, October 1, 2010

Does the labor marketplace value your skills? Several websites with salary information for career fields, and in different regions and states, may be able to give you an idea.

To learn if your salary measures up in your area, or to find out wages for a comparable position in another state or city, consider checking out one of these sites:

Moving.com: Provide calculator that compares compensation by career field in different cities.

www.moving.com/real-estate/salary-calculator.asp

JobStar Central: Gateway to salary information and surveys in an array of career categories.

jobstar.org/tools/salary/index.php

SalaryExpert.com: Features salary calculators that search U.S. and international locations for earnings for a particular career field.

www.salaryexpert.com

Simply Hired: Offers calculator of how your salary measures against others in the same profession by location.

www.simplyhired.com/a/salary/home

U.S. Office of Personnel Management: Federal government pay tables by locality, in various formats.

www.opm.gov/oca/10tables/indexGS.asp