salaries

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Wages and salaries are increasing about 3% to 3.5% a year.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

CCO salaries have risen to a median base range of $400,000-$450,000, up 12%-14% from two years earlier, according to Korn Ferry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

College graduates tend to dramatically overestimate their starting salaries, with studies showing that students expect to earn $80,000 to $100,000, while the actual starting salary is around $56,000.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

They can command higher salaries for their expertise aat the same time that the ever-growing number of data centers is putting upward pressure on everything from semicoinductors to electricity.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

In 1937, a typical year, the Rad Lab listed seventeen postdoctoral physics fellows on its staff but paid the salaries of only two.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik