We were discussing this in my office. Some people were of the opinion that the numbers in this are the costs to the firm (including benefits). I was always under the impression that the numbers represent actual salary. Am I correct?
The online calculator represents salary paid to the employer, and additional cash compensation only. It excludes the value of other non-cash employee benefits, as well as employer's costs such as their share of ss, worker's comp and unemployment insurance.
I've never found the AIA's salary surveys to be all that useful in any but the largest cities, because their survey pool in smaller locations is often very small - sometimes as small as only 1 to 5 firms - so it doesn't necessarily include a representative mix of different sizes of firms, different firm specialties/markets, etc.
Aug 26, 19 9:31 am ·
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Bloopox
oops, I meant "represents salary paid to the employeE". Not to the employer.
Aug 26, 19 9:41 am ·
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Chad Miller
At big firm you pay to work there! :)
Aug 26, 19 9:52 am ·
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Hi all, longtime lurker here.
We were discussing this in my office. Some people were of the opinion that the numbers in this are the costs to the firm (including benefits). I was always under the impression that the numbers represent actual salary. Am I correct?
The online calculator represents salary paid to the employer, and additional cash compensation only. It excludes the value of other non-cash employee benefits, as well as employer's costs such as their share of ss, worker's comp and unemployment insurance.
I've never found the AIA's salary surveys to be all that useful in any but the largest cities, because their survey pool in smaller locations is often very small - sometimes as small as only 1 to 5 firms - so it doesn't necessarily include a representative mix of different sizes of firms, different firm specialties/markets, etc.
oops, I meant "represents salary paid to the employeE". Not to the employer.
At big firm you pay to work there! :)
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