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The PayScale Index (US): Trends in Compensation

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Wage Trends by Job Category

Depending on their marketplace demand, different types of workers enjoy better or worse salary offers year to year. How much have employers valued workers with certain skills, knowledge and abilities recently?

See PayScale's list of job categories ranked by wage trends and see which types of jobs are seeing improvement in wages overall.

Rank	Job Category	Q1 2012 Year-Over-Year Percentage Change in Pay
1	Transportation Jobs	3.5%
2	Social Service Jobs	2.5%
3 - Tie	Architecture & Engineering Jobs	2.1%
3 - Tie	Information Technology Jobs	2.1%
5 - Tie	Healthcare Practitioners & Technical Healthcare Jobs	1.8%
5 - Tie	Human Resources Jobs	1.8%
7	Science & Biotech Jobs	1.5%
8	Administrative & Clerical Jobs	1.4%
9	Manufacturing & Production Jobs	1.3%
10	Accounting & Finance Jobs	1.2%
11 - Tie	Art & Design Jobs	1.1%
11 - Tie	Marketing & Advertising Jobs	1.1%
13 - Tie	Installation, Maintenance & Repair Jobs	1.0%
13 - Tie	Retail Jobs	1.0%
15	Construction Jobs	0.9%
16	Media & Publishing Jobs	0.6%
17	Sales Jobs	0.2%
18	Food Service & Restaurant Jobs	-0.6%
19	Legal Jobs	-1.9%

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Methodology for The PayScale Index: Trends in Compensation

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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