When choosing a career a person thinks of the future is what he hope to have and to be in that future.If you consider the factors that are important for employee satisfaction like salary, incentives, trophies, certificates, etc etc.., then the salary would definitely account for 60% of the satisfaction of the employees. People have a perception which they nurture strongly - if you have money everything becomes easy. So, a good pay is extremely crucial for employee satisfaction. While salary is important, it isn't the only factor you should look at when choosing a career. For many people enjoying what they do at work is much more important. However, you should consider earnings, among other things, when evaluating an occupation. Their are a lot of facters which are effecting the customer satisfaction other than salary like brand name, work enviornment, company response towards the employees but salary is the most crucial factor for employee satisfaction because it fullfill the personal as well as social needs of an individual and creates a good lifestyle. For everything that a person does there are factors which motivate him. We classify these factors in two categories as intrinsic and extrinsic: Intrinsic are those for which the person is motivated internally. These factors are intangibles and usually take effect once the person moves up the hierarchy. On the other hand, Extrinsic are those which are palpable and can be compared against your peers or counterparts in other companies. Salary, belongs to the this category. we have the tendency to move up the hierarchy and as we move up the needs change. So the extent of salary being a factor for employee satisfaction also depends on which level the person belongs to. The higher the level, the lesser important Salary becomes for him.

This is a good question and it is fun to think about. Ultimately I would say that salary is not the number one thing to consider, though the reasons why are difficult. A career should be some mixture of what a person enjoys and what they are good at. I do think that one factor which is often overlooked is what previous family members' occupations have been. To say that people can choose to be anything they want is good in some ways though it would be nice for people to look to their relatives first, and to take into account that they may also be able to contribute by carrying on tradition. Also, this might result in stronger family and community relationships.

Yes and No. It all depends on the person and their desired standard's of living. People who are satisfied living a simpler life probably wouldn't care as much, but for people that want more in life, it will be a top factor. For college students, who are just starting their careers, I believe the salary will be one of the top factor, because we like to dream big. The nice house, the fancy cars, the iPods, trip to foreign countries etc.. It is hard to deny in this materialistic world, you need to have money even for a decent living. Also, it is especially true for those that want to start a family, cuz raising kids ain't cheap anymore. With raising tuition cost, daycare fees, piano lesson, karate school, etc... I'm sure struggling parents would gladly switch to a higher paying job to better feed their kids. The same goes for anyone that has experience financial hardship in the past or have parents that has. Those are just a few example of groups of people that would prioritize the salary factor, but in the end, it just depends on the person.

In the choice of career, wages can not be regarded as the first factor to consider, such as a university graduates to find work and the work he did not have any experience, and he wanted to pay a monthly salary of 100,000, you could do that, so I chose to work , the most important thing is to learn knowledge and experience.

It's about the money at this point.