Salary comparison website Comparably of Santa Monica, founded by Jason Nazar, has released the results of a survey on salary satisfaction among tech employees.

Not surprisingly, the survey showed dissatisfaction with compensation among female tech employees. Women are often paid less than men and are underrepresented in the tech industry, according to numerous studies.

Women in the tech industry working in operations and sales roles were especially dissatisfied, according to Comparably’s survey. Only 28 percent of female respondents in sales roles reported satisfaction with their compensation, compared to 54 percent of men. Only 36 percent of women in operations roles reported satisfaction with their compensation compared to 53 percent of men.

The survey also showed female tech employees are more likely than men to have close friends and mentors at work.

“Almost in every single case women have more mentors at work then men,” said Nazar, Comparably’s chief executive. “I think that is fascinating, and maybe a biproduct of women sticking together because they are underrepresented.”

However, only 31 percent of women in engineering roles reported having a close friend at work, compared to 60 percent of men.

“That speaks maybe to how male engineers are bonding and maybe the lack of bonding of females in engineering,” said Nazar, noting that females are far less represented in technical roles.

Comparably’s survey drew from 1,000 online respondents.

The website also allows employees to share their salary anonymously in order to compare their earnings to what others make in similar work environments. Comparably is focusing on tech industry salaries before expanding to other sectors.

The startup has raised $6.5 million in seed funding and launched to the public earlier this month.

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