Salary Information and Cost of Living

While salary won't be the only consideration as you decide on career directions and job offers, you will need salary information as you prepare for the interview and as you make choices about jobs and job offers.

Below you will find online resources for researching salaries for occupations and industries and comparing them from one city or region to another.

  • Iowa Wage Surveys
  • America's Career Infonet: Compare Wages and Trends
  • Salary Calculator: Compare Cost of Living in U.S. Cities
  • The Riley Guide to Salaries
  • U.S. Department of Labor: Wages by Area and Occupation
  • Job Start Central Salary Surveys
  • Salary Wizard
  • Move: Salary Calculator
  • College Club
  • Data Masters
  • Monstermoving Salary Calculator
  • JobWeb: Salary

    • Check also Employment Projections and Trends