I have always found these salary guides to be hit or miss. Depending on where you live, these numbers can be wildly different. Also, once you do take location i

I have always found these salary guides to be hit or miss. Depending on where you live, these numbers can be wildly different. Also, once you do take location into account, you have to remember that the cost of living in that area is likely much different. Supply and demand for the region also plays a big key. In many cases, employers use these guides to gauge what they will tell you what "market rate" is, and a lot of shady employers will stiff everyone in the company. They might even tell you that you are at the high end of the pay scale at the company, which might be true since they're stiffing everyone. Just don't use this as true self worth indicators, as chances are your category is likely lowballed.