Effects of Market Survey Rates, Job Evaluation, and Job Gender on Job Pay

We investigated the effects of current pay, market surveys, job evaluation points, job gender, and rater sex on pay rates for jobs. A total of 406 compensation administrators assigned new pay rates to nine jobs in one of two matched job sets, either all predominantly female or all predominantly male...

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Published in:Journal of applied psychology 1989-02, Vol.74 (1), p.114-123
Main Authors: Rynes, Sara L, Weber, Caroline L, Milkovich, George T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Decision Making
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gender
Human
Job Analysis
Job evaluation
Labour market
Management Personnel
Occupational psychology
Organization and management. Professional relation
Pay
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Salaries
Sex Roles
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Summary:We investigated the effects of current pay, market surveys, job evaluation points, job gender, and rater sex on pay rates for jobs. A total of 406 compensation administrators assigned new pay rates to nine jobs in one of two matched job sets, either all predominantly female or all predominantly male. The two sets were matched on all quantitative data (current rate, market rate, and job evaluation points) but varied in terms of job titles and descriptions. We conducted multiple analyses of variance and regression analyses to determine whether job gender had a significant effect on assigned pay rates, holding other factors constant. Regardless of the analysis, no evidence of gender bias was found. Limitations and suggestions for future research are offered.
ISSN:0021-9010
1939-1854
DOI:10.1037/0021-9010.74.1.114