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But for the past year , Sengupta and two partners have been working for equity only , not salaries . In many locations , starting salaries for social workers are similar to starting salaries for other service professions such as teachers . As a result of these increases in the health rate , minimum salaries will freeze for the duration of the Agreement on Tiers 1 through 4 , with 2 % increases in the second and third years on Tiers 5 and 6 . Poor leadership , not salaries or benefits , is the leading cause of low workplace morale , according to a survey released July 24 by Challenger , Grey and Christmas , a Chicago-based outplace consulting organization . The push this year seems to be buildings , not salaries . Nellie Mae provides national data for cost of living , starting salaries , and cost of attendance as well as tips and articles in all of these fields . If you are a subscriber , you have access to the entire Web site , including all news and opinion articles ; a searchable archive of back issues published since 1997 ; and The Chronicle 's exclusive surveys - - on topics ranging from the nation 's most-successful fund-raising organizations , to the top donors in the United States , to salaries of nonprofit executives . The $ 88,000 award will be used for laboratory equipment , summer salaries , graduate-student salaries , student assistances and professional travel . Back in 1990 , starting salaries for chemical engineers averaged 56 % more than history majors . There 's nothing about technical wizardry , minimum salaries , or vanity license plates , but plenty about standards of conduct and consequences of negligent practice . However , starting salaries at public accounting firms are expected to continue rising , the survey found . In 1999 , starting salaries in the southeast U.S. averaged $ 21 per hour , with higher salaries in areas with a higher cost of living .