Jon Stewart Leads Stephen Colbert in Argument Over Salaries in a Survey by the American Payroll Association

Jon Stewart Leads Stephen Colbert in Argument Over Salaries in a Survey by the American Payroll Association

NEW YORK, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Late night heavyweights Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are slugging it out over their salaries in a survey by the American Payroll Association. The popular hosts are the subject of a nationwide argument over who deserves a higher salary. For now, the answer is overwhelmingly Jon Stewart.

Participants in the "Getting Paid In America" survey are asked, "Which of Comedy Central's late-night talk show hosts deserve a higher salary?" Current results show Stewart with a commanding lead of 69% to 31% for Colbert.

Fans of Colbert still have time to weigh in. The survey is live until September 5th at 5 p.m. ET. Real-time results of the contest and a link to the survey are online at http://www.nationalpayrollweek.com/comedycentral.

"The 'Getting Paid In America' survey is held in conjunction with National Payroll Week, an awareness campaign that educates Americans about their paychecks and payroll related benefits," said Dan Maddux, executive director of the American Payroll Association, the survey's publisher. "The contest between the two popular Comedy Central hosts is fun way to bring the educational message of NPW to a wider, more diverse audience."

The "Getting Paid In America" survey asks workers questions and opinions about how they're paid. Survey participants are eligible for the grand prize of a free paycheck and trip to Las Vegas.

Currently more than 26,000 employees have taken the survey. For more information or to take the survey, visit http://www.nationalpayrollweek.com/.

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Source: American Payroll Association

CONTACT: Mark Coindreau of American Payroll Association,
+1-210-281-3978, mcoindreau@americanpayroll.org

Web site: http://www.nationalpayrollweek.com/

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