<p>Check out this discussion which touches on the weaknesses of PayScale. Pay particular attention to PayScale’s methodology.</p>
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<p>For instance, if you dig around a little you’ll find that the sample size of mid-career alumni for Swarthmore was all of 13. Yup, they judged the strength of the institution on the basis of 13 self-reported salaries.</p>