Date of Award
Spring 1959
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Business Administration
Abstract
This paper is a study of area differentials, within the State of Virginia, in the compensation of non management; employees and the effect of "Cost-of-Living" upon wage differentials. Basically, area differential in wages means the difference between wage rates for the same job in different communities. There is a definite differential in wage payments for a given job in the various regions within the State of Virginia. Some times they appear to be almost incomprehensibly out of line. However, as this paper develops, the reasons for these differences may become clear. Certainly their existence will be apparent. A given job must have a standard definition and the ones used are from the Occupational Title Code of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The raw data must be assembled in light of these definitions, then the comparison can be made.
Recommended Citation
Avery, Francis Brownell, "Area wage differentials : a study of compensation of nonmanagement personnel in Virginia" (1959). Master's Theses. 144.
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/masters-theses/144