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How to find out if I'm getting paid same as my coworkers?
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Anonymous
| I work for a non-profit and I have the sneaking suspicion that my coworker is being paid more than I am. We have roughly equivalent degrees and job experience and we've been at this job about the same amount of time. Actually he has been here about 6 months longer. Some things he has said has led me to believe that we do not get equal compensation. Is there a way I can find out? Any websites that might have that info? I'm starting to feel like I'm being taken advantage of. |
Anonymous
| What has he said to you? Maybe he is trying to smoke you out to see what you're making. |
Anonymous
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OP,
Are you female? I am and I had this happen with a male co-worker. I think men get a bonus for that appendage between their legs. |
Anonymous
| OP here-Yes, I'm female and he is male. I don't want to repeat what he said but it definitely implied that he was compensated at a higher level than I am. I would like to know how I can find out. Of course, human resources won't tell me and I will not ask him. I know there are site that list the compensation of the highest level employees and officers but we don't fall into that category. |
Anonymous
| OP this line of thought will only aggravate you. There's no way to know short of asking. And, of course, that is rude. You have to concentrate on getting the best salary for what you're worth. If you feel you are being under paid for what you do, go to your boss and request a raise and explain why you deserve one. |
Anonymous
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At the non-profit I worked for in grad school, employees had to bill their hours to various contracts, so it was easy to determine what every employee's "hourly rate" was. The company was horrid - they'd hire people straight out of college with no experience whatsoever. Women were titled "admin assistants" and made one salary. Men were titled "project associates" and made a higher salary. We all did the exact. same. job.
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Anonymous
| Even if you find info on a general website, it won't help you figure out exactly what this guy is making. It may give you a better sense of your market worth, but it's not going to specify to the degree that you are looking for. |
Anonymous
| When I worked at a non-profit, I volunteered to help my boss with the budget because I hadn't been able to work up the nerve to ask for a raise and thought it would give me a nice easy way to bring it up in conversation as we worked. I was very surprised to find out that the other person in the office who shared my title was earning about 20 percent more than I was, and when I asked for a raise I made certain to ask for the same amount. If my boss realized I pushed for that figure because I knew how much my colleague was making, he never said anything. |
Anonymous
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most nonprofits post their 990, so you might be able to identify some salary information from that. alternatively, next time your coworker says something, i think you should ask him something like "you've said something like this before. i'm interested in what you know that i don't know."
if the issue is about gender equity, i think you have to really ask yourself what you plan to do with the information. demand a higher salary? sue? if this is about a higher salary, you'd do better to get the pay grades and comparable salaries and make a case for your compensation based on contributions made and competitive salary. if you're interest is in suing, i think you should consult with an attorney. |
Anonymous
| Evil men! |
Anonymous
| Unless you're working for a contractor or nonprofit, there's basically no way to find out. |
Anonymous
| Unless you specifically negotiated for a higher salary, I bet anything that he's getting paid more. |
Anonymous
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Why are you (and other posters) under the illusion that all persons in a certain job must be paid the same salary? Unless you are in a union with a contract that calls for that to be the case, there is nothing that forces your employer to pay you the same salary as others in your position. The only illegal act your employer can't do is discriminate based on gender, race, etc. in setting salary.
What if your employer is paying this person more because he has more experience or simply negotiated a better deal for himself? Or maybe he's better than you at what you do? |
Anonymous
this is why I am so glad my govt agency is on the gs-level where both genders are paid the same...some may come in slightly higher grade but is documented based on spec. education attainment (valid reasons). We have a strong union and we all tap out at the same level as well. ...and get our yearly grade increases as long as production meets a set objective standard (no wiggle room where they can screw you out of it). That sucks. I worked in a lab right out of grad school and did find out I was paid less in a similar situation as you. It was a very temporary job, but I was pretty p*ssed and did fight for a raise which I ended up getting that brough me 'in-line' with co-worker. Sort of same situation..where co-worker gloated a bit which is the reason I found out about the discrepancy in the first place. |
Anonymous
| Guidestar.org will show you your employer's Form 990 which lists the compensation for all officers, directors, "key" employees plus the next top-five highly compensated after that. If your colleague is not in that group, then his comp. won't be listed. But you can still tell a lot about comp. practices within the organization by viewing that information. You do have to register to use Guidestar, but it's free. |