But the basic salary for entry-level junior doctors is at the other end of the scale, alongside jobs in the public sector.
Nokia's most expensive GSM phone costs $850 ,about 3.5 times a well-paid factory worker's monthly salary; the entry-level phone costs $120.
An unsuccessful hire costs a company from 30% to 50% of a year's salary for entry-level employees, to 150% for midlevel employees and as high as 400% for specialised, high-level employees, according to Selewach.
THREE years ago, when negotiations with the union representing air-traffic controllers reached an impasse, the administration of George Bush simply imposed a deal that froze salaries, slashed entry-level pay and even set a dress code.
Whether it's low salaries for entry-level positions, the lack of training programs, the notion that advertising is part of the old economy or misperceptions about what advertising is, agencies and trade organizations say they realize it's time to advertise advertising.
This is especially significant because the U.S. oil boom of the last decade and the resulting demand for skilled workers caused salaries for entry-level petroleum engineers to double, making them the highest paid of all new college graduates.
The message of Occupy Wall Street is not that power differences should be eliminated or that executives should make the same salaries as entry-level employees.
The package includes a basic 1.5% cost-of-living increase with an entry salary of £17,500, together with a 1% increase in company pension contributions.
Major League Baseball is a collusive oligopoly in which the team's owners, with the help of a salary cap, restricted entry, and an exemption from the anti-trust laws, conspire against the players and the fans to enrich themselves.
Job: deputy prime minister, Liberal Democrat leader Age: 44 Industry: politics Salary: £134,565 New entry Nick Clegg could be forgiven for saying "I told you so" after MPs lined up in opposition to Rupert Murdoch's doomed attempt to take control of BSkyB.
