Salary and wage changes can happen for a variety of reasons. It's important for employees and employers alike to understand how these changes affect employee pay, whether it's computed at a yearly or ...

Hiring an independent contractor bears some similarities to the hiring process of an employee, but when it comes to compensation, determining the contractor's salary bears little semblance. Unlike an ...

When you’re working full time, you can track your spending and make a budget using percentages of your income to try to get a handle on what you can truly afford. But thinking in terms of monthly or ...

BIG STEP: Buncombe County's hourly living wage rate, as calculated by Just Economics, jumped from $17.70 to $20.10 this year — the largest one-year change in the program's history. Graph by Scott ...