The PayScale Index (US): Trends in Compensation

The accounting and finance jobs category includes number crunchers of all kinds, such as money managers, insurance agents, tax auditors, loan officers, accountants and underwriters. They make sure a company knows where the money is coming from or going to.

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The accounting and finance (SOC Codes 11-3030.00 Financial Managers; 13-2000.00 Financial Specialists) jobs category covers those workers who know money. Professionals in this group include tax auditors, loan officers, accountants and underwriters. These jobs are at the core of industries related to money, like banking, financial services, and insurance. However, accounting and finance workers can be found in all industries, making sure every company knows where the money is coming from or going.

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) system is used by Federal statistical agencies to classify workers into occupational categories for the purpose of collecting, calculating, or disseminating data. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The PayScale Index tracks quarterly changes in total cash compensation for full-time, private industry employees in the United States. In addition to a national index, it includes separate indices for specific industries, metropolitan areas, job categories, and company sizes. The PayScale Index uses 2006 average total cash compensation as a baseline.

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