Pay, work and careers in the Caribbean - written by people who read the data all day.
Jamaican unemployment is 3.7 percent, and employers still say they cannot find people. Both things are true, and the gap between them is where your next job is. Here is what the salary data says, what the newspapers say, and what I have learned the hard way about interviews, LinkedIn, and waiting.
Jason Williams15 min
Three Caribbean territories, one database, and one uncomfortable number. The typical Jamaican salary in our data lands below the legal minimum wage of either US territory. Then I adjust all three for what things actually cost, and the ranking changes.
Jason Williams14 min
What do developers actually earn in Jamaica? I reviewed 156 tech salary figures, from a JMD $960,000 intern to a JMD $10,794,000 consultant. The ladder is real, but the biggest jump on it is not the one you think. One bank cut 14 IT posts while paying some of the best salaries.
Jason Williams11 min
The U.S. Virgin Islands pays its lowest earners better than almost anywhere else in the Caribbean, and its top earners worse than you would expect. This article covers three survey years and 28 occupations from this beautiful island.
Jason Williams10 min
Which jobs in Puerto Rico actually pay? I mean, pay really well! I went through every salary figure in our database. One profession nearly doubled its pay in two years, and the man running the biggest bank on the island earns a hundred times what the Governor does.
Jason Williams9 min
Ever wondered which jobs in Jamaica pay the most money? Of course you have.... that's why you are reading this article. We will be looking at the highest paying jobs in Jamaica based on our salary data! The results may surprise you. Also, how do you feel about politics?
Jason Williams10 min