PayScale成立于2002年，發展至今，擁有世界上最大，最完善的雇員薪酬數據庫，目前有超過3000家企業用戶(如CareerBuilder、Jobser、SimplyHired等公司)訂購他們的服務。
PayScale最大的優勢在于其所有的報告都來自調查的原始數據，而不是估算。該報告反映了工作地點，教育背景，職稱水平，企業性質以及其他因素對個人薪酬的綜合影響程。這與其他報告相比，無疑具有更大的參考價值。
而畢業生工資排名往往能夠顯示出一所學校的綜合實力和社會認可度。2016—2017年PayScale美國大學薪資報告最新出爐，該報告涵蓋了所有中國學生能夠申請的大學專業的薪資詳細報告，但微信內容篇幅有限，需要完整詳細數據的同學們請參看文末彩蛋哦!
薪資最高專業(本科，碩士)
薪資最高本科專業
(Highest Paying Bachelor Degrees by Salary Potential)
| 排名 | 專業 | 早起薪資 | 中期薪資 |
| 1 | Petroleum Engineering | $96,700 | $172,000 |
| 2 | Systems Engineering | $66,400 | $121,000 |
| 3 | Actuarial Science | $60,800 | $119,000 |
| 3 | Chemical Engineering | $69,800 | $119,000 |
| 5 | Computer Science (CS) & Engineering | $71,200 | $116,000 |
| 5 | Nuclear Engineering | $68,500 | $116,000 |
| 7 | Electronics & Communications Engineering | $68,000 | $115,000 |
| 8 | Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) | $68,100 | $114,000 |
| 9 | Aeronautical Engineering | $63,000 | $113,000 |
| 9 | Computer Engineering (CE) | $69,600 | $113,000 |
薪資最高碩士專業
| 排名 | 專業 | 早期薪資 | 中期薪資 |
| 1 | Nurse Anesthesia | $140,000 | $156,000 |
| 2 | Computer Science (CS) & Engineering | $95,900 | $134,000 |
| 3 | Operations Research | $80,800 | $130,000 |
| 4 | Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE) | $79,500 | $129,000 |
| 4 | Taxation | $61,100 | $129,000 |
| 6 | Electrical Engineering (EE) | $79,900 | $127,000 |
| 6 | Technology Management | $65,900 | $127,000 |
| 8 | Chemical Engineering | $73,100 | $125,000 |
| 8 | Computer Engineering (CE) | $86,700 | $125,000 |
| 8 | Computer Science (CS) | $84,800 | $125,000 |
| 8 | Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) | $82,000 | $125,000 |
傳媒類畢業生薪資最高的大學
|
排名 |
學校 |
早期薪資 |
中期薪資 |
|
1 |
University of California - Berkeley |
$59,800 |
$120,000 |
|
2 |
New York University (NYU) |
$49,100 |
$107,000 |
|
3 |
San Jose State University (SJSU) |
$49,200 |
$101,000 |
|
4 |
Boston College |
$54,500 |
$99,400 |
|
5 |
Ithaca College |
$43,400 |
$97,300 |
|
6 |
University of California - Santa Barbara (UCSB) |
$49,100 |
$94,800 |
|
7 |
University of Washington (UW) - Main Campus |
$48,900 |
$93,900 |
|
8 |
Syracuse University |
$49,000 |
$93,700 |
|
9 |
Fashion Institute of Technology - New York, NY |
$45,700 |
$93,300 |
|
10 |
Northern Arizona University (NAU) |
$40,100 |
$93,000 |
傳媒類最掙錢職業頭銜
|
排名 |
職業 |
專業 |
中期薪資 |
|
1 |
Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) |
Communication |
$187,000 |
|
2 |
Vice President (VP), Communications |
Communication |
$159,000 |
|
3 |
Vice President (VP), Marketing |
Communication |
$152,000 |
|
4 |
Vice President (VP), Account Management |
Communication |
$144,000 |
|
5 |
Vice President (VP), Marketing & Business Development |
Communication |
$143,000 |
|
6 |
Group Account Director |
Communication |
$142,000 |
|
7 |
Director of Strategy |
Communication |
$140,000 |
|
8 |
Online Marketing Director |
Communication |
$118,000 |
|
8 |
Social Media Director |
Communication |
$118,000 |
|
10 |
Vice President (VP), Public Relations |
Communication |
$116,000 |