Compensation Research author:
Teresa Perez

Teresa Perez

Teresa Perez is an economist at PayScale. She has a BA in mathematics and economics from Bryn Mawr College and a M.S. in economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Among other things, her research has focused on the distribution of human capital and industries across cities. When she is not crunching the numbers, you can find her either knitting, hiking or cooking.

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Data Deep Dives

Sponsors: Valuable Allies Not Everyone Has

Having a sponsor at work can accelerate your career, ...

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Earnings Peak at Different Ages for Different ...

Men out earn women at the start of their careers. ...

Data Deep Dives

What’s Driving Employee Disloyalty

Employees have spent less time at their current org ...

Varsity Blues: College Bribery Reaps Low ROI

College education is seen as an investment in a ...

Which Skills Are the Most Valuable?

Acquiring new skills is key to boosting pay and ...

Data Deep Dives, Data Visualizations

The State of Wage Inequality in Tech in 2018

Tech’s diversity problem goes beyond the ...

Data Deep Dives, Data Visualizations

Inner City Blues: City Real Wages in the Decade Since ...

Real wages have not recovered their pre-recession ...

Data Deep Dives

Landing a job in tech is not so easy if you’re over 40.

Data Deep Dives

The Gender Pay Gap May Never Be Bridged

Recent research shows that women take a big hit in ...

Data Deep Dives

Most People (Still) Have No Idea Whether They’re Paid Fairly

The vast majority of workers do not know how their pay ...

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