Big Companies Pay More?
The conventional wisdom is that you're likely to get paid more working for a big company than for a small one. It's not always true. The graphs below show average salaries at early-stage companies are significantly higher than those at Fortune 500 companies.
Average Salary of Jobs Matching Your Search
| In USD as of May 22, 2013 | 35k | 70k | 105k | |
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"Fortune 50" |
$90,000  |
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"Fortune 100" |
$62,000 |
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"Fortune 500" |
$51,000 |
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"Fortune 1000" |
$69,000 |
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"Early Stage" |
$93,000 |
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Average "Early Stage" salaries for job postings nationwide are 79% higher than average "Fortune 500" salaries for job postings nationwide.