salaries

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Wages and salaries are increasing about 3% to 3.5% a year.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

College graduates tend to dramatically overestimate their starting salaries, with studies showing that students expect to earn $80,000 to $100,000, while the actual starting salary is around $56,000.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

They can command higher salaries for their expertise aat the same time that the ever-growing number of data centers is putting upward pressure on everything from semicoinductors to electricity.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Yet many leaders, especially in the U.S. and Europe, worry the Chinese businesses are bringing China’s brutal rat-race competition with them, potentially crushing local incumbents and curbing salaries.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Still, he reasoned that PIH could use some of Soros’s money to pay salaries.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French