Want to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to salary trends? Then you've come to the right place. This section will focus on all the latest compensation trends that matter most to you. Whether it's figuring out the 10 Cities with the Highest Salaries or identifying patterns concerning bonuses and raises, make sure to check back here frequently to get the latest scoop.

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• Are You Worth a Swimming Pool, Microwave or Beach Ball?

  Apple's cash reserves could fill 50 Olympic-sized swimming pools with $1 bills. I decided to take this logic a step further and look at how much space other sums of money would occupy. How much space would the average American household … Read more...

• 11 Ways to Raise Employable Kids

  Family togetherness is a wonderful thing, until your thirty-year old starts sending drink orders from the basement and commenting at breakfast that it "sure would be nice" if you’d remember to use fabric softener on his t-shirts. Toddlers … Read more...

• Are Young Workers the "Go Nowhere" Generation?

  Whether or not you believe Millennials are sedentary or risk averse, the article includes research by economist Lisa B. Kahn of the Yale School of Management showing, "…those who graduated from college during a poor economy experienced a … Read more...

• 70-Year-Old Census Records Highlight Shifts in the Working World

  For many of us today, working means cubicles and computers and commutes. It means colleagues who have graduated high school, and many who have also finished college. It means earning tens of thousands of dollars every year. But recently … Read more...

• Close the Gender Wage Gap

  David Guarino and Rachel Koch are part of a team of developers who created www.closethewagegap.com, in response to the U.S. Department of Labor's call to action in January. The challenge was developed in conjunction with President Obama's … Read more...

• Ann Romney, Hilary Rosen & the Value of Mothers

  The ongoing political debate about the so-called "war on women" took an unexpected turn this week when a comment by Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen ignited anger among those who feel she was denigrating the work of stay-at-home mothers. Read more...

• What's a Mom Worth in 2012?

  Every year for the last 12 years, Salary.com has surveyed thousands of mothers across the country to figure out which jobs they spend the most time on and how many hours they work in a week. Then, using our extensive salary data, we figure … Read more...

• Employers Asking for Facebook Passwords: Privacy Concern or Evolution of the Job Interview?

  More than two weeks after the Associated Press reported on the trend of employers demanding access to applicants' Facebook accounts, politicians, job hunters and the social network itself continue to grapple with the story's ramifications. Read more...

• Wasting Time at Work 2012

  A Facebook status update here, a Tweet there and maybe you find that perfect dinner recipe on Pinterest. In this day and age most jobs require a computer, most computers have the Internet and distractions to workers are plentiful. But how … Read more...

• Bad Economy Puts Younger Workers Behind the Eight Ball

  The young people of America are taking jobs they don't want, moving back in with their parents, and delaying marriage and children as they struggle with a still-uncertain economy, according to survey results released recently by the Pew … Read more...

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