Find out what salary you would not leave for. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data.
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How we calculate your number
Your number is based on reservation wage theory, a concept labor economists have studied for decades. It's the lowest salary you'd accept to stay in a job. Here's how we get there.
Step 1: Market benchmark
We pull wage data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for your role and location. This gives us the 25th, 50th (median), 75th, and 90th percentile wages for people doing what you do, where you do it.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
Step 2: Base number from your pay
Research shows workers anchor their salary expectations to their current pay, not the market average. We start from there:
If you're paid above market, your number is slightly below your current pay. You know you're well paid and wouldn't expect more to stay.
If you're near market, your number is roughly at the market median.
If you're below market, your number rises above the median to reflect the gap.
Source: Krueger & Mueller, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (2016)
Step 3: Personal adjustments
We adjust your number based on four factors:
Job satisfaction. If you love your job, your number goes down. If you're unhappy, it goes up, but only moderately. Desperation cuts both ways: sometimes people want out badly enough to take a pay cut.
Job search. If you're actively looking, your number goes up. You've already decided the grass might be greener, so it takes more to keep you.
Tenure. Newer workers are more mobile, so their number goes up slightly. Long-tenured workers are more rooted, so their number goes down.
Cost of living. We adjust for your local cost of living so the number reflects what money is actually worth where you are.
Step 4: Your gap
The gap is the difference between your number and your current salary. If you're below your number, that gap is what an employer would need to close to keep you. If you're above it, you're unlikely to leave for money alone.
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