Pay in US$ - 2009 Percent of Job Satisfaction Scale Maximum Average Line
$20,000 Range from 75% to 79% 79.0%
$40,000 Range from 72% to 86% with an outlier at 66% 77.0%
$60,000 Range from 73% to 83% 76.0%
$80,000 Range from 68% to 78% with an outlier at 62% 74.0%
$100,000 Range from 71% to 63% 73.0%
$120,000 Range from 79% to 82% 72.0%
$140,000 Around 75% 71.0%
$150,000 Around 68% 70.5%

note: Most of the points are clustered on the lower-pay end of the graph.

note: Numbers are approximated from the graph.

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