This plot shows the "S-curves" of salary distributions for LLNL scientists and engineers for FYs 94 through 97. These curves are derived by ordering the salaries (from highest to lowest) of all the people at the Lab in the 200-series job classes. The "percentile" for a given salary is the percent of employees with salaries that are below that salary.*

These data can be used in the following way: Take your current (FY97) salary and your salary for the prior three years and plot each on the appropriate curve. By connecting your four data points, you can see the upward or downward trend of your salary compared to that of all others in the 200-series job classes.

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*Don't confuse this percentile with the percentile figures used in connection with maturity curves and salary guidelines, for which the independent variable is "years since BS."

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