Is Your Salary Too High for Today’s Job Market?

WSJ Your Money Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

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🗓️ 21 May 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Some workers who scored high pay raises or high-paying jobs just a few years ago are now confronting a new economic reality. In today’s cooler job market comparable salary offers have dwindled and many highly paid workers are finding their salaries make them a target for layoffs. WSJ On the Clock columnist Callum Borchers joins host Derricke Dennis to discuss how individuals are navigating this uncertain period. Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.4	Alps Distributors.
0:32.6	Here's your money briefing for Wednesday, May 21st.
0:36.2	I'm Derek Dennis for the Wall Street Journal.
0:43.6	Imagine coming to the realization you're overpaid in the workplace. Many workers are discovering
0:49.8	they are. After finding out the salary they commanded just a few short years ago isn't what they
0:56.2	would earn now in an uncertain economy. What stings for some of these workers is it's not like
1:01.3	they're failing to live up to the deals that they sign necessarily. It's really more that the wages
1:06.0	are beginning to fall in tech and some other industries. We talked to Wall Street Journal
1:10.3	columnist Callum Borshers about how some workers are facing
1:14.1	the prospect that a smaller paycheck might be in their future.
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2:04.1	Higher Terms and Conditions Apply. High earners are finding they have to adjust their salary expectations in today's
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