Yesterday I learned from the compensation data research center of Zhaopin.com that, in 2008 enterprises' average pay raise was 13.8%. However, due to various factors, rankings of industries' compensation in 2008 were reshuffled. The financial industry which ranked first previously fell to third place this time, while the high-tech industry returned to the top again. Annual salaries for professional level talents have approached RMB 100,000 yuan, and those for strategic planning level talents have exceeded RMB 700,000 yuan. Most surprisingly, despite the fact that 2008 was an adjustment year for the real estate market, real estate practitioners' salaries only went up but never down, rising from third place two years ago to second place now.