As expected, people who make a lot of money are more satisfied with their incomes. But new research shows there's a tipping point in salary satisfaction, and if people make too much dough, they tend to be less happy with the amount.
According to a new survey by CareerBuilder, people start to get happy with their pay once it tops $75,000. They get happier when it tops $100,000, but less satisfied once they're making $150,000 or more.
CareerBuilder commissioned the pollsters at Harris to look into the issue of salary satisfaction. Harris got info from more than 3,300 employers and more than 2,000 HR folks. Overall, the finding was that about two-thirds of today's workers aren't satisfied with how much they make. Here's more detail on what Harris learned:
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Dan Cook
Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.
