Employment Review's Annual Salary Survey asked professionals what they earn - and the response was incredible. Some of the topics included experience, education and raises. More than twice as many respondents participated in this year's survey as in last year's, representing every state as well as Canada and the international community. As would be expected, the largest number of respondents came from California, Florida, New York and Texas. Illinois, Georgia and Massachusetts also displayed a strong showing.
Education has a great impact on an individual's earning potential.
The survey reports that 46 percent, about the same amount as last year, earned bachelor's degrees. While each of us wants to know what our colleagues are earning, it is interesting to see how others are doing in different locales. Change careers and locations to a retail manager living in the Mid-Atlantic region of the country. The difference in compensation from one city to another in the same region can be astronomical. When comparing professionals in different regions, the results were quite intriguing.