Common sense, economics, and "HR": how to pay -- Wages, the wage distribution, and wage inequality -- The facts: who makes what and what are their characteristics? -- The difference between wages and total compensation: is there a difference between employee value of compensation and the cost to organizations? -- Business strategy and compensation strategy: where you work matters -- What's in a job?: job analysis, job evaluation, and internal comparisons -- Matching the internal organizational structure to the right market data: how and how much to pay -- Paying executives, athletes, entertainers, and other "superstars" -- Evaluating performance, incentives, and incentive pay -- Stock and stock options -- Pay mix: why offer benefits? Would employees prefer cash? -- International compensation -- Compensation in nonprofit organizations -- What you can do now to make more now and later -- Concluding thoughts on pay.