It's helpful to have solid information on your market value before your interview. I've pointed out some useful sources of salary information in the past; now SalaryScout offers a different way to compare numbers (via Techcrunch).
Instead of a survey, SalaryScout picks up on social computing trends to collect anecdotal salary information from their users and let everyone comment on each other's profiles.
When you sign up for an account on SalaryScout, it asks for lots of information about your current job, compensation, and employer (but no identifiable details). You'll want to follow the advice to use a meaningless user name and generalize some details (like your job title) to avoid giving too many clues to your—and your employer's—identity.
Searching for salary information is a breeze; just type in a search term and see if it gives you what you're looking for. Titles, keywords, locations—just try it. Every search generates an RSS feed, so you can track new results as they're entered. (You are using RSS, aren't you? It's so much better to let the computer do the repetitive searching.)
The trendy part of SalaryScout—beyond the overall design of the site—is its social aspect. Members can rate and comment on profiles, which has interesting potential as the database gets populated. You may also get comments on your own profile, giving you an idea of what some anonymous person thinks of your job.
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