Compensation Today author:
Katie Bardaro

Katie joined PayScale in 2008. In addition to leading the data analytics team and building and maintaining PayScale's proprietary compensation model, Katie served as PayScale's chief economist. She has provided analysis on compensation data and trends for print/online and broadcast media including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Economist, CNBC, CNN Money, USA Today, Forbes, and Business Insider, among others. Katie holds a bachelor's in economics from the College of the Holy Cross and a master's in economics from University of Washington, with a focus in labor economics and econometrics.