What Determines Your Worth to an Employer? The Job Market or You?

Finding Balance: Understanding your worth in the job market.

Being paid what you're worth is a hot topic.

5 anecdotal examples of how employers determine the worth of a position:

1. A Vancouver-based software company pays $180,000 for a senior developer role, citing the high cost of living and intense competition for talent.

2. A nationwide retail chain compensates its store associates according to regional minimum wage l…