It's the same as why you wouldn't measure your weight in ounces, but neither would you weigh something very light in pounds - you want a convenient number which is easy to interpret. PC is short for parsec and it's a unit of measurement equal to 3,000,000,000,000,000,000 cm!
Take your annual covered earnings (the earnings on which you pay Social Security payroll taxes), multiply it by that year's index factor and you will obtain your indexed wage for each year you have worked. Next, add up all these indexed wages and divide them by 35 to determine your average wage.
Explaining your Previous Salary. It is probable that you will be asked your salary history at some point. If you were underpaid in your previous position, you may not want to reveal this information. Employers may base their offer on what you were previously making, or on the flip side, assume they canât afford you. Do not lie about your salary history. 2  They can verify this information. 3  If you do not wish to tell your salary history, answer with the salary range you are willing to negotiate within. 4  If it is a reasonable range, they will more than likely drop the question of salary history.