Katie Bardaro joined PayScale in 2008 and is currently the lead research analyst. Working with PayScale's software and data teams, she coordinates the analysis of PayScale's data on workers, occupations, employers and other factors related to compensation in the U.S. and in markets around the world. Mrs. Bardaro and her team ensure the proper integration of the data PayScale collects into PayScale's proprietary automated system for determining the market price of workers and jobs. Mrs. Bardaro holds a master's degree in economics from the University of Washington in Seattle and a bachelor's degree in economics from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA.