<p>Maikai…certainly adjustments can be made in salaries to get the right person for the job…and that should be the case. BUT not solely on the basis of where you got your engineering degree. Do you really look at that? Or do you look at the qualifications of the candidates?</p>
<p>Bob…listen again! No one said all jobs pay the same. What we DID say was for a specific job, the place where you got your degree will not garner you a higher salary. In other words, if my husband interviews someone for Job A…the new employee will be paid the same rate of pay regardless of where he got his degree.</p>
<p>NOW if someone from Arkansas has an opening in their engineering firm for similar work, it is mighty possible that THEIR pay allotted for the same type of job will be much less. </p>
<p>I know you don’t think cost of living has an impact but to be competitive in CT where I live, firms need to offer competitive salaries. The salaries in areas with lower costs of living tend to be lower. We know this because we have looked at relocating from time to time. If we move to a less expensive COL area, the salaries are lower for the same kind of work.</p>