However, sports salaries are not determined by considering the contribution to society a person makes, or the level of responsibility he or she holds.

然而，运动员的薪水并不是由一个人对社会所做出的贡献或者其责任水平所决定。

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At greater ages still, salaries started dropping, dependent on the level of education.

年龄再大，薪水就开始有所下降，这会因受教育的水平不同而差异。

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When jobs are scarce, more college grads start out in lower-level jobs with lower starting salaries.

在工作稀少的时候，更多的大学毕业生开始做的是起薪和层次较低的工作。

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All are highly-educated management-level professionals who previously earned six-figure salaries.

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The exorbitant level of salaries for government workers may be even more extreme at the local level.

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Gary Goldstein, co-founder and president of executive-search firm Whitney Partners, said many banks, particularly European ones, are examining levels of seniority within their ranks and lengthening the amount of time employees remain in senior vice president-level roles before getting the big promotion, resulting in firms paying more junior-level salaries for a longer period of time.

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The experience level for the salaries reported is in the five- to 10-year range, according to Glassdoor.com.

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