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The easiest way to get some idea of the general market rate for your type of job is to check out salary surveys.

Some of the surveys are better than others and will require more information regarding background education, years of experience in the role etc.

We look at the countries related to our jobhunters demographics and provide links where you can see for yourself how much you should be getting paid! Maybe you are lucky and already get above average, or like many of us, you may be getting less than what the market pays.

NZ
Trademe Salary Guide – I really like the trademe salary guide, the main reason is simplicity. Its quick and easy to find out the range of salaries been offered for your type of role.

Aus
Live Salary Guide – A free Salary Exchange for Australians, you share yours and get to see where on the scale you fit in.

UK
UK Recruiter – A questionaire/survey that shows you what your colleagues in similar positions are paid.

USA/Canada and Others
Payscale – This site has collected career and salary data from more than 23 million people, covering 12,000 job titles and 1,100 distinct
industries in 150 countries.

If you have any other survey sites you would like to share with us, please do so by leaving a comment or heading to our facebook page.