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Criterion C9

High Salary And Comparable Remuneration

Is your pay significantly high compared with others in your field?

Official criterion C9 • 8 CFR 204.5(h)(3)(ix)

Key takeaways

  1. 1Compare your pay with others in your field matched by occupation, level, geography and experience.
  2. 2Separate base pay, bonus, commission, equity and benefits, and explain how you combined them.
  3. 3No fixed percentile in this workbook establishes qualification; show comparative data and your methodology.

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