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Few salary negotiations end exactly as employees hope. A request for a raise may be rejected, postponed or met with a counteroffer that forces an employee to rethink their options. While such outcomes can feel disappointing, career advisers say they are often the beginning of a broader conversation about an employee's future within an organization.
The key is resisting the temptation to treat the outcome as purely personal. READ MORE
The adage “love is blind” might not apply when it comes to finances.
Although American workers saw median weekly earnings of $1,251 in the second quarter of 2026, totaling roughly $65,000 per year, many U.S. singles want their ideal partner to earn well above that figure. READ MORE
According to ADP Research, nearly six in 10 workers would rather be paid on a weekly basis than every other week. Employees who received weekly pay reported higher engagement, feel more fairly compensated and are less likely to quit in search for greener pastures. Starbucks, it seems have caught onto this, for its new compensation model will reward all workers across the U.S.
On Monday, Starbucks announced its quarterly bonus program, rightly called “Best of Starbucks Reward,” of up to $300 along with weekly pay, expanded tipping and compensation based on attendance and performance metrics. Rather than rely solely on pay raises, Starbucks is slowly shifting towards a performance-driven compensation model that rewards excellence and consistency. READ MORE
What’s your number? This is the first question I ask when considering a new hire. I expect those I ask to know what it costs for them to live—not just to survive, but to thrive. I start with this question because it gives me a chance to understand a prospective employee’s expectations and needs, and to assess my ability to meet them.
Since 2018, I have worked with close to 2,000 high school students, providing them with paid summer work experience. Most had never considered their number before. I also mentor many young Gen Zers who are now finishing college and looking for their first full-time post-college job. One mentee, Sophia Castellanos—who just graduated from my alma mater, Claremont McKenna College—earned a degree in international relations. She asked if I might have any opportunities for her. READ MORE
As companies like PNC, JPMorgan Chase and Paramount bring employees back to the office, the debate has focused on collaboration, culture and productivity. Missing from that conversation is the impact of remote work on paychecks. However, a recent study found that the majority of tech workers lose thousands annually in work-from-home arrangements.
JobLeads, a job-seeking platform, analyzed salary data across 42 standardized tech roles and found that 86% of positions pay less when they are performed remotely than when they are performed in the office. The average remote worker earns $7,703 less annually, according to the report, roughly a 6% cut. Senior and mid-level workers each lose approximately $10,000 per year going fully remote, and the researchers say not a single senior-level role in the study commanded a remote premium. READ MORE
Few college majors pay better after graduation than computer engineering.
The major also shows why more high school graduates are questioning whether a bachelor's degree is worth it: computer engineers earn the highest early-career median wage of any major, $90,000, but they also face an unemployment rate of 7.8%, one of the highest the Federal Reserve Bank of New York tracks. READ MORE
Consider someone holding a share award in a private company.
They received it twelve months ago, during an optimistic conversation about growth and value creation. They signed the documents. They may even have paid something for it.
But ask them today what it is actually worth - not the number communicated, but what has to happen before they can make money from it - and many will struggle to answer. They know they have "equity". They are less clear on what they own, what sits ahead of them in the capital structure, what conditions apply and whether the exit timeline is realistic. READ MORE
Tariffs introduced by US president Donald Trump are showing up in an unusual place: executive pay. New research from DragonGC, titled Tariff disclosures and executive compensation: S&P 500 2026 proxy analysis, has found that companies across the index used this year’s proxy statements to explain how sweeping US trade measures affected incentive plans, payout decisions and the way compensation committees judged management performance. READ MORE
A new report on the U.S. housing sector finds that activity remains subdued through the first part of the year as high costs suppress demand.
The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University released its annual "State of the Nation's Housing" report on Wednesday, which found that existing home sales remain near the lowest level in three decades that was first reached in 2023. READ MORE
Negotiating a salary might be one of the most stressful parts of a job hunt.
Many factors can make the process feel uncomfortable: nervousness about talking about money, intimidation from recruiters, the pressure to make it work, and the anxiety that it might go wrong. READ MORE
The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed amendments that would substantially expand the availability of scaled executive compensation disclosure and related proxy voting relief for many public companies. The proposal is part of a broader effort to reduce public-company compliance burdens and make the public markets more attractive. READ MORE
Salaried workers’ pay growth has outpaced gains among hourly earners in the past year, with advertised wages declining outright among hourly workers in IT, software development, and other STEM fields, according to a new analysis from the Indeed Hiring Lab.
The analysis drew on pay information across millions of job postings from the beginning of 2025 through early 2026, finding that posted wages for salaried roles grew 2.9% while advertised pay for their hourly counterparts rose only 1.7%. READ MORE
Connecticut’s enactment of H.B. 5003 reflects a continuing nationwide trend toward greater pay transparency and enhanced employee protections concerning compensation. While building on the state’s existing statutory framework, the amendments materially expand both the scope and timing of employer disclosure obligations, particularly in the recruiting and hiring context.
These changes are likely to have significant operational implications for employers, particularly those with multistate workforces, as Connecticut’s requirements now more closely align with (and in some respects expand upon) similar laws in jurisdictions such as New York and New Jersey. READ MORE
It pays to be a doctor in America, especially as confidence in the U.S. economy is waning.
Physicians and surgeons dominate the nation’s highest-paying occupations, according to new federal wage estimates for more than 800 jobs in the U.S. READ MORE
Google co-founder Sergey Brin is continuing his foray into California politics with a newly reported donation to a group fighting against a proposed tax in San Francisco that would hit companies with high-paid executives in the tech hub.
A political contribution filing submitted on Wednesday revealed that Brin donated $500,000 to a group that's opposing San Francisco Measure D, which will appear on voters' ballots on June 2. READ MORE
Software developers, who typically earn high pay, will likely still be needed in the era of artificial intelligence.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics published new median annual wage data for May 2025, showing how much hundreds of occupations typically pay. Business Insider used these estimates with projected employment changes from 2024 to 2034, previously released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, to develop a ranking of fast-growing, high-paying jobs. READ MORE
A California ballot initiative to establish a $450,000 compensation limit for healthcare executives qualified for the 2026 ballot on May 12. The limit would be increased by 3.5% or the annual rate of change in the U.S. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (U.S. CPI-W), whichever is lower. The initiative would apply to executives and managers of private hospitals, private physician groups, and public hospitals owned by special districts, and exclude county-operated hospitals and physician groups with fewer than 25 employees. The limit would be effective for the 2027 calendar year. READ MORE
American workers are about to feel the squeeze of the sharpest inflation surge in years — and human resources leaders may be the ones left managing the fallout.
The Survey of Professional Forecasters, a blue-ribbon panel polled quarterly by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, now projects consumer price inflation will reach 6% in the second quarter — more than double its estimate of 2.7% just three months ago. The dramatic revision follows a string of troubling economic data, including a producer price index rate of 6% in April, the highest since December 2022, and headline consumer prices running at a 3.8% annual rate, the steepest increase in nearly three years. READ MORE
To truly understand the context of a household’s income, it must be compared to local costs and long-term goals, which both may fluctuate over time. For most people, the same pillars will make up the biggest nonnegotiables in their budget. These include basic necessities like housing, groceries, utilities, and transportation, and likely some discretionary spending on hobbies, activities, and other enrichment. In an attempt to secure this lifestyle for the future, many households aim to save some of their income for emergencies, investments, retirement, education, and other long-term goals. A common budgeting technique that encapsulates these three pillars is called the 50/30/20 rule: 50% of your post-tax income goes to needs, 30% to your wants, and 20% gets set aside for the future. READ MORE