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Payday: The Podcast

Listen the podcast exploring the mysteries of pay and compensation in America. Why is revealing your salary to friends and co-workers such a taboo? What goes into the numbers of your paycheck? Why do CEOs get paid a lot more than middle managers? What are the pros and cons of raising the minimum wage? Read more from the special series.

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Aug 31, 2012

Do you tell people how much money you make?

Aug 24, 2012

Employees who earn less money than they feel they're worth are more likely to share their salary with friends and family. Meanwhile, those who are paid more, keep quiet.

Posted In: salary, income, pay check

The naked paycheck

David Brancaccio

Aug 24, 2012

A group of friends break the pay taboo and bare their salaries.

Posted In: salary, income

Does the minimum wage hurt the poor?

Krissy Clark

Aug 23, 2012

As Congress debates a bill to raise the federal minimum wage, two economists debate whether setting a wage floor for workers is a good thing.

Posted In: minimum wage

Translating the complications of Chinese paychecks

Rob Schmitz

Aug 23, 2012

Workers at state-run companies in China are riding pretty high. Beyond standard salaries, there are often a lot of perks for state workers, including mortgage payments, groceries, fancy cars. And it's all tax free.

Posted In: China, wages