How to Use Glassdoor to Earn More Money

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Ever get the feeling that your company isn't paying you enough? Job search and employer-review site Glassdoor is ready to give you the evidence.

The site recently released the beta version of Know Your Worth. an online tool designed to help employees determine if they are indeed being underpaid. Glassdoor officials say that workers can use this tool not only to determine whether they are being paid fairly for their work, but as inspiration to ask for raises or hunt for better jobs.

How Does It Work?

The service is free, though you do need an account with Glassdoor. Fortunately, this is free, too. Once you've created your account, Know Your Worth will ask for some basic information: your job title, the name of your employer, your salary, and the location of your office. You'll also have to provide your education level, the college from which you graduated, and your birth date.

Once you plug in these numbers, Know Your Worth will tell you whether you are being underpaid based on your value in today's jobs market. The tool will also tell you by how much you are being underpaid.

In a news release, Glassdoor said that it relies on the millions of salary reports that the site has collected over the years. The site also analyzes real-time supply and demand trends in specific job markets.