Work It Making sense of salary benchmarks and guides
Sep 7, 2025
Eugenia Ng, director at recruitment firm Michael Page, brings her expertise on salary benchmarks and guides to the conversation. She discusses the accuracy of online salary resources and highlights the variations in salary surveys. The talk delves into how various factors like job responsibilities and market conditions affect compensation. Eugenia also shares strategies for effective salary negotiation and underscores the importance of aligning personal qualifications with industry standards for job satisfaction.
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Sources Drive Salary Variance
- Salary benchmarks come from different source pools and collection methods, so they naturally diverge.
- Recruitment firms skew toward mid‑to‑senior roles while government data covers a wider workforce range.
Use Multiple Sources And Tailor Them
- Compare two to three salary sources and benchmark them against your specific experience level.
- Tailor the broad job title ranges to your exact scope before using them to negotiate.
Negotiate Against Job Scope
- Judge offers by role scope, not just title or published median.
- Ask hiring managers about responsibilities and get a narrower benchmark from recruiters.