The 2009 average wage growth for the United States is 3.4%.Wages for various sectors in 2007 were*:
Banking and Finance
- Compliance/trustee officer: $52k per year
- Credit analyst: $62
- Human resources specialist: $52
- Management analyst: $80
Accountancy
- Accountants and auditor: $63
- Book-keeping, accounting and auditing clerks: $32
Sales/marketing/PR
- Sales manager: $106
- Sales representative: $57
- PR manager: $97
- PR specialist: $57
Human Resources
- HR manager: $99
- HR administrator: $56
Retail
- Retail salesperson: $24
- Area manager: $39
- Customer service representative: $31
Engineering
- Engineering manager: $115
- Mechanical engineer: $75
- Electrical engineer: $82
- Chemical engineer: $84
- Civil engineer: $75
IT
- Systems manager: $113
- Systems analyst: $75
- Computer programmer: $72
- Application software engineer: $85
- Systems software engineer: $90
*Source US Bureau of Labor Statistics
www.bls.gov/news.relase/ocwage.t01.htm.