Table sort

Bootstrap table sort

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Sorting functionality allows you to sort the data of the tables according to any specific columns.

To manipulate table sorting, you can use one of the options presented below.

To start working with our tables see the "Getting Started" tab on this page.

Note: This integration is available from version 4.5.7 (released 16.07.2018).


Basic example

Name Position Office Age Start date Salary
Tiger Nixon System Architect Edinburgh 61 2011/04/25 $320,800
Garrett Winters Accountant Tokyo 63 2011/07/25 $170,750
Ashton Cox Junior Technical Author San Francisco 66 2009/01/12 $86,000
Cedric Kelly Senior Javascript Developer Edinburgh 22 2012/03/29 $433,060
Airi Satou Accountant Tokyo 33 2008/11/28 $162,700
Brielle Williamson Integration Specialist New York 61 2012/12/02 $372,000
Herrod Chandler Sales Assistant San Francisco 59 2012/08/06 $137,500
Rhona Davidson Integration Specialist Tokyo 55 2010/10/14 $327,900
Colleen Hurst Javascript Developer San Francisco 39 2009/09/15 $205,500
Sonya Frost Software Engineer Edinburgh 23 2008/12/13 $103,600
Jena Gaines Office Manager London 30 2008/12/19 $90,560
Quinn Flynn Support Lead Edinburgh 22 2013/03/03 $342,000
Charde Marshall Regional Director San Francisco 36 2008/10/16 $470,600
Haley Kennedy Senior Marketing Designer London 43 2012/12/18 $313,500
Tatyana Fitzpatrick Regional Director London 19 2010/03/17 $385,750
Michael Silva Marketing Designer London 66 2012/11/27 $198,500
Paul Byrd Chief Financial Officer (CFO) New York 64 2010/06/09 $725,000
Gloria Little Systems Administrator New York 59 2009/04/10 $237,500
Bradley Greer Software Engineer London 41 2012/10/13 $132,000
Dai Rios Personnel Lead Edinburgh 35 2012/09/26 $217,500
Jenette Caldwell Development Lead New York 30 2011/09/03 $345,000
Yuri Berry Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) New York 40 2009/06/25 $675,000
Caesar Vance Pre-Sales Support New York 21 2011/12/12 $106,450
Doris Wilder Sales Assistant Sidney 23 2010/09/20 $85,600
Angelica Ramos Chief Executive Officer (CEO) London 47 2009/10/09 $1,200,000
Gavin Joyce Developer Edinburgh 42 2010/12/22 $92,575
Jennifer Chang Regional Director Singapore 28 2010/11/14 $357,650
Brenden Wagner Software Engineer San Francisco 28 2011/06/07 $206,850
Fiona Green Chief Operating Officer (COO) San Francisco 48 2010/03/11 $850,000
Shou Itou Regional Marketing Tokyo 20 2011/08/14 $163,000
Michelle House Integration Specialist Sidney 37 2011/06/02 $95,400
Suki Burks Developer London 53 2009/10/22 $114,500
Prescott Bartlett Technical Author London 27 2011/05/07 $145,000
Gavin Cortez Team Leader San Francisco 22 2008/10/26 $235,500
Martena Mccray Post-Sales support Edinburgh 46 2011/03/09 $324,050
Unity Butler Marketing Designer San Francisco 47 2009/12/09 $85,675
Howard Hatfield Office Manager San Francisco 51 2008/12/16 $164,500
Hope Fuentes Secretary San Francisco 41 2010/02/12 $109,850
Vivian Harrell Financial Controller San Francisco 62 2009/02/14 $452,500
Timothy Mooney Office Manager London 37 2008/12/11 $136,200
Jackson Bradshaw Director New York 65 2008/09/26 $645,750
Olivia Liang Support Engineer Singapore 64 2011/02/03 $234,500
Bruno Nash Software Engineer London 38 2011/05/03 $163,500
Sakura Yamamoto Support Engineer Tokyo 37 2009/08/19 $139,575
Thor Walton Developer New York 61 2013/08/11 $98,540
Finn Camacho Support Engineer San Francisco 47 2009/07/07 $87,500
Serge Baldwin Data Coordinator Singapore 64 2012/04/09 $138,575
Zenaida Frank Software Engineer New York 63 2010/01/04 $125,250
Zorita Serrano Software Engineer San Francisco 56 2012/06/01 $115,000
Jennifer Acosta Junior Javascript Developer Edinburgh 43 2013/02/01 $75,650
Cara Stevens Sales Assistant New York 46 2011/12/06 $145,600
Hermione Butler Regional Director London 47 2011/03/21 $356,250
Lael Greer Systems Administrator London 21 2009/02/27 $103,500
Jonas Alexander Developer San Francisco 30 2010/07/14 $86,500
Shad Decker Regional Director Edinburgh 51 2008/11/13 $183,000
Michael Bruce Javascript Developer Singapore 29 2011/06/27 $183,000
Donna Snider Customer Support New York 27 2011/01/25 $112,000
Name Position Office Age Start date Salary

To use the DataTables call the $().DataTables() method on the table. See the exact example in the "JavaScript" tab in the code below.

        
            

        <table id="dtBasicExample" class="table table-striped table-bordered table-sm" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
          <thead>
            <tr>
              <th class="th-sm">Name
              </th>
              <th class="th-sm">Position
              </th>
              <th class="th-sm">Office
              </th>
              <th class="th-sm">Age
              </th>
              <th class="th-sm">Start date
              </th>
              <th class="th-sm">Salary
              </th>
            </tr>
          </thead>
          <tbody>
            <tr>
              <td>Tiger Nixon</td>
              <td>System Architect</td>
              <td>Edinburgh</td>
              <td>61</td>
              <td>2011/04/25</td>
              <td>$320,800</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Garrett Winters</td>
              <td>Accountant</td>
              <td>Tokyo</td>
              <td>63</td>
              <td>2011/07/25</td>
              <td>$170,750</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Ashton Cox</td>
              <td>Junior Technical Author</td>
              <td>San Francisco</td>
              <td>66</td>
              <td>2009/01/12</td>
              <td>$86,000</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Cedric Kelly</td>
              <td>Senior Javascript Developer</td>
              <td>Edinburgh</td>
              <td>22</td>
              <td>2012/03/29</td>
              <td>$433,060</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Airi Satou</td>
              <td>Accountant</td>
              <td>Tokyo</td>
              <td>33</td>
              <td>2008/11/28</td>
              <td>$162,700</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Brielle Williamson</td>
              <td>Integration Specialist</td>
              <td>New York</td>
              <td>61</td>
              <td>2012/12/02</td>
              <td>$372,000</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Herrod Chandler</td>
              <td>Sales Assistant</td>
              <td>San Francisco</td>
              <td>59</td>
              <td>2012/08/06</td>
              <td>$137,500</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Rhona Davidson</td>
              <td>Integration Specialist</td>
              <td>Tokyo</td>
              <td>55</td>
              <td>2010/10/14</td>
              <td>$327,900</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Colleen Hurst</td>
              <td>Javascript Developer</td>
              <td>San Francisco</td>
              <td>39</td>
              <td>2009/09/15</td>
              <td>$205,500</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Sonya Frost</td>
              <td>Software Engineer</td>
              <td>Edinburgh</td>
              <td>23</td>
              <td>2008/12/13</td>
              <td>$103,600</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Jena Gaines</td>
              <td>Office Manager</td>
              <td>London</td>
              <td>30</td>
              <td>2008/12/19</td>
              <td>$90,560</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Quinn Flynn</td>
              <td>Support Lead</td>
              <td>Edinburgh</td>
              <td>22</td>
              <td>2013/03/03</td>
              <td>$342,000</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Charde Marshall</td>
              <td>Regional Director</td>
              <td>San Francisco</td>
              <td>36</td>
              <td>2008/10/16</td>
              <td>$470,600</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Haley Kennedy</td>
              <td>Senior Marketing Designer</td>
              <td>London</td>
              <td>43</td>
              <td>2012/12/18</td>
              <td>$313,500</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Tatyana Fitzpatrick</td>
              <td>Regional Director</td>
              <td>London</td>
              <td>19</td>
              <td>2010/03/17</td>
              <td>$385,750</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Michael Silva</td>
              <td>Marketing Designer</td>
              <td>London</td>
              <td>66</td>
              <td>2012/11/27</td>
              <td>$198,500</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Paul Byrd</td>
              <td>Chief Financial Officer (CFO)</td>
              <td>New York</td>
              <td>64</td>
              <td>2010/06/09</td>
              <td>$725,000</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Gloria Little</td>
              <td>Systems Administrator</td>
              <td>New York</td>
              <td>59</td>
              <td>2009/04/10</td>
              <td>$237,500</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Bradley Greer</td>
              <td>Software Engineer</td>
              <td>London</td>
              <td>41</td>
              <td>2012/10/13</td>
              <td>$132,000</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Dai Rios</td>
              <td>Personnel Lead</td>
              <td>Edinburgh</td>
              <td>35</td>
              <td>2012/09/26</td>
              <td>$217,500</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Jenette Caldwell</td>
              <td>Development Lead</td>
              <td>New York</td>
              <td>30</td>
              <td>2011/09/03</td>
              <td>$345,000</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Yuri Berry</td>
              <td>Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)</td>
              <td>New York</td>
              <td>40</td>
              <td>2009/06/25</td>
              <td>$675,000</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Caesar Vance</td>
              <td>Pre-Sales Support</td>
              <td>New York</td>
              <td>21</td>
              <td>2011/12/12</td>
              <td>$106,450</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Doris Wilder</td>
              <td>Sales Assistant</td>
              <td>Sidney</td>
              <td>23</td>
              <td>2010/09/20</td>
              <td>$85,600</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Angelica Ramos</td>
              <td>Chief Executive Officer (CEO)</td>
              <td>London</td>
              <td>47</td>
              <td>2009/10/09</td>
              <td>$1,200,000</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Gavin Joyce</td>
              <td>Developer</td>
              <td>Edinburgh</td>
              <td>42</td>
              <td>2010/12/22</td>
              <td>$92,575</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Jennifer Chang</td>
              <td>Regional Director</td>
              <td>Singapore</td>
              <td>28</td>
              <td>2010/11/14</td>
              <td>$357,650</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Brenden Wagner</td>
              <td>Software Engineer</td>
              <td>San Francisco</td>
              <td>28</td>
              <td>2011/06/07</td>
              <td>$206,850</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Fiona Green</td>
              <td>Chief Operating Officer (COO)</td>
              <td>San Francisco</td>
              <td>48</td>
              <td>2010/03/11</td>
              <td>$850,000</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Shou Itou</td>
              <td>Regional Marketing</td>
              <td>Tokyo</td>
              <td>20</td>
              <td>2011/08/14</td>
              <td>$163,000</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Michelle House</td>
              <td>Integration Specialist</td>
              <td>Sidney</td>
              <td>37</td>
              <td>2011/06/02</td>
              <td>$95,400</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Suki Burks</td>
              <td>Developer</td>
              <td>London</td>
              <td>53</td>
              <td>2009/10/22</td>
              <td>$114,500</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Prescott Bartlett</td>
              <td>Technical Author</td>
              <td>London</td>
              <td>27</td>
              <td>2011/05/07</td>
              <td>$145,000</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Gavin Cortez</td>
              <td>Team Leader</td>
              <td>San Francisco</td>
              <td>22</td>
              <td>2008/10/26</td>
              <td>$235,500</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Martena Mccray</td>
              <td>Post-Sales support</td>
              <td>Edinburgh</td>
              <td>46</td>
              <td>2011/03/09</td>
              <td>$324,050</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Unity Butler</td>
              <td>Marketing Designer</td>
              <td>San Francisco</td>
              <td>47</td>
              <td>2009/12/09</td>
              <td>$85,675</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Howard Hatfield</td>
              <td>Office Manager</td>
              <td>San Francisco</td>
              <td>51</td>
              <td>2008/12/16</td>
              <td>$164,500</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Hope Fuentes</td>
              <td>Secretary</td>
              <td>San Francisco</td>
              <td>41</td>
              <td>2010/02/12</td>
              <td>$109,850</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Vivian Harrell</td>
              <td>Financial Controller</td>
              <td>San Francisco</td>
              <td>62</td>
              <td>2009/02/14</td>
              <td>$452,500</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Timothy Mooney</td>
              <td>Office Manager</td>
              <td>London</td>
              <td>37</td>
              <td>2008/12/11</td>
              <td>$136,200</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Jackson Bradshaw</td>
              <td>Director</td>
              <td>New York</td>
              <td>65</td>
              <td>2008/09/26</td>
              <td>$645,750</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Olivia Liang</td>
              <td>Support Engineer</td>
              <td>Singapore</td>
              <td>64</td>
              <td>2011/02/03</td>
              <td>$234,500</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Bruno Nash</td>
              <td>Software Engineer</td>
              <td>London</td>
              <td>38</td>
              <td>2011/05/03</td>
              <td>$163,500</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Sakura Yamamoto</td>
              <td>Support Engineer</td>
              <td>Tokyo</td>
              <td>37</td>
              <td>2009/08/19</td>
              <td>$139,575</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Thor Walton</td>
              <td>Developer</td>
              <td>New York</td>
              <td>61</td>
              <td>2013/08/11</td>
              <td>$98,540</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Finn Camacho</td>
              <td>Support Engineer</td>
              <td>San Francisco</td>
              <td>47</td>
              <td>2009/07/07</td>
              <td>$87,500</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Serge Baldwin</td>
              <td>Data Coordinator</td>
              <td>Singapore</td>
              <td>64</td>
              <td>2012/04/09</td>
              <td>$138,575</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Zenaida Frank</td>
              <td>Software Engineer</td>
              <td>New York</td>
              <td>63</td>
              <td>2010/01/04</td>
              <td>$125,250</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Zorita Serrano</td>
              <td>Software Engineer</td>
              <td>San Francisco</td>
              <td>56</td>
              <td>2012/06/01</td>
              <td>$115,000</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Jennifer Acosta</td>
              <td>Junior Javascript Developer</td>
              <td>Edinburgh</td>
              <td>43</td>
              <td>2013/02/01</td>
              <td>$75,650</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Cara Stevens</td>
              <td>Sales Assistant</td>
              <td>New York</td>
              <td>46</td>
              <td>2011/12/06</td>
              <td>$145,600</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Hermione Butler</td>
              <td>Regional Director</td>
              <td>London</td>
              <td>47</td>
              <td>2011/03/21</td>
              <td>$356,250</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Lael Greer</td>
              <td>Systems Administrator</td>
              <td>London</td>
              <td>21</td>
              <td>2009/02/27</td>
              <td>$103,500</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Jonas Alexander</td>
              <td>Developer</td>
              <td>San Francisco</td>
              <td>30</td>
              <td>2010/07/14</td>
              <td>$86,500</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Shad Decker</td>
              <td>Regional Director</td>
              <td>Edinburgh</td>
              <td>51</td>
              <td>2008/11/13</td>
              <td>$183,000</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Michael Bruce</td>
              <td>Javascript Developer</td>
              <td>Singapore</td>
              <td>29</td>
              <td>2011/06/27</td>
              <td>$183,000</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Donna Snider</td>
              <td>Customer Support</td>
              <td>New York</td>
              <td>27</td>
              <td>2011/01/25</td>
              <td>$112,000</td>
            </tr>
          </tbody>
          <tfoot>
            <tr>
              <th>Name
              </th>
              <th>Position
              </th>
              <th>Office
              </th>
              <th>Age
              </th>
              <th>Start date
              </th>
              <th>Salary
              </th>
            </tr>
          </tfoot>
        </table>

      
        
    
        
            

        table.dataTable thead .sorting:after,
        table.dataTable thead .sorting:before,
        table.dataTable thead .sorting_asc:after,
        table.dataTable thead .sorting_asc:before,
        table.dataTable thead .sorting_asc_disabled:after,
        table.dataTable thead .sorting_asc_disabled:before,
        table.dataTable thead .sorting_desc:after,
        table.dataTable thead .sorting_desc:before,
        table.dataTable thead .sorting_desc_disabled:after,
        table.dataTable thead .sorting_desc_disabled:before {
          bottom: .5em;
        }

      
        
    
        
            

        $(document).ready(function () {
          $('#dtBasicExample').DataTable();
          $('.dataTables_length').addClass('bs-select');
        });

      
        
    

Enable / disable sorting

Sorting is enabled by default, so if you'd like to have it you don't need to do anything.

Disabling features that you don't wish to use for a particular table is easily done by setting a variable in the initialisation object. The full list of available options is available in the DataTables reference.

        
            

        // Basic example
        $(document).ready(function () {
          $('#dtBasicExample').DataTable({
           "ordering": false // false to disable sorting (or any other option)
          });
          $('.dataTables_length').addClass('bs-select');
        });

      
        
    

Disable selected column

With extra JavaScript code you can disable sorting in selected column.

Name Position Office Age Start date Salary
Tiger Nixon System Architect Edinburgh 61 2011/04/25 $320,800
Garrett Winters Accountant Tokyo 63 2011/07/25 $170,750
Ashton Cox Junior Technical Author San Francisco 66 2009/01/12 $86,000
Cedric Kelly Senior Javascript Developer Edinburgh 22 2012/03/29 $433,060
Airi Satou Accountant Tokyo 33 2008/11/28 $162,700
Brielle Williamson Integration Specialist New York 61 2012/12/02 $372,000
Herrod Chandler Sales Assistant San Francisco 59 2012/08/06 $137,500
Rhona Davidson Integration Specialist Tokyo 55 2010/10/14 $327,900
Colleen Hurst Javascript Developer San Francisco 39 2009/09/15 $205,500
Sonya Frost Software Engineer Edinburgh 23 2008/12/13 $103,600
Jena Gaines Office Manager London 30 2008/12/19 $90,560
Quinn Flynn Support Lead Edinburgh 22 2013/03/03 $342,000
Charde Marshall Regional Director San Francisco 36 2008/10/16 $470,600
Haley Kennedy Senior Marketing Designer London 43 2012/12/18 $313,500
Tatyana Fitzpatrick Regional Director London 19 2010/03/17 $385,750
Michael Silva Marketing Designer London 66 2012/11/27 $198,500
Paul Byrd Chief Financial Officer (CFO) New York 64 2010/06/09 $725,000
Gloria Little Systems Administrator New York 59 2009/04/10 $237,500
Bradley Greer Software Engineer London 41 2012/10/13 $132,000
Dai Rios Personnel Lead Edinburgh 35 2012/09/26 $217,500
Jenette Caldwell Development Lead New York 30 2011/09/03 $345,000
Yuri Berry Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) New York 40 2009/06/25 $675,000
Caesar Vance Pre-Sales Support New York 21 2011/12/12 $106,450
Doris Wilder Sales Assistant Sidney 23 2010/09/20 $85,600
Angelica Ramos Chief Executive Officer (CEO) London 47 2009/10/09 $1,200,000
Gavin Joyce Developer Edinburgh 42 2010/12/22 $92,575
Jennifer Chang Regional Director Singapore 28 2010/11/14 $357,650
Brenden Wagner Software Engineer San Francisco 28 2011/06/07 $206,850
Fiona Green Chief Operating Officer (COO) San Francisco 48 2010/03/11 $850,000
Shou Itou Regional Marketing Tokyo 20 2011/08/14 $163,000
Michelle House Integration Specialist Sidney 37 2011/06/02 $95,400
Suki Burks Developer London 53 2009/10/22 $114,500
Prescott Bartlett Technical Author London 27 2011/05/07 $145,000
Gavin Cortez Team Leader San Francisco 22 2008/10/26 $235,500
Martena Mccray Post-Sales support Edinburgh 46 2011/03/09 $324,050
Unity Butler Marketing Designer San Francisco 47 2009/12/09 $85,675
Howard Hatfield Office Manager San Francisco 51 2008/12/16 $164,500
Hope Fuentes Secretary San Francisco 41 2010/02/12 $109,850
Vivian Harrell Financial Controller San Francisco 62 2009/02/14 $452,500
Timothy Mooney Office Manager London 37 2008/12/11 $136,200
Jackson Bradshaw Director New York 65 2008/09/26 $645,750
Olivia Liang Support Engineer Singapore 64 2011/02/03 $234,500
Bruno Nash Software Engineer London 38 2011/05/03 $163,500
Sakura Yamamoto Support Engineer Tokyo 37 2009/08/19 $139,575
Thor Walton Developer New York 61 2013/08/11 $98,540
Finn Camacho Support Engineer San Francisco 47 2009/07/07 $87,500
Serge Baldwin Data Coordinator Singapore 64 2012/04/09 $138,575
Zenaida Frank Software Engineer New York 63 2010/01/04 $125,250
Zorita Serrano Software Engineer San Francisco 56 2012/06/01 $115,000
Jennifer Acosta Junior Javascript Developer Edinburgh 43 2013/02/01 $75,650
Cara Stevens Sales Assistant New York 46 2011/12/06 $145,600
Hermione Butler Regional Director London 47 2011/03/21 $356,250
Lael Greer Systems Administrator London 21 2009/02/27 $103,500
Jonas Alexander Developer San Francisco 30 2010/07/14 $86,500
Shad Decker Regional Director Edinburgh 51 2008/11/13 $183,000
Michael Bruce Javascript Developer Singapore 29 2011/06/27 $183,000
Donna Snider Customer Support New York 27 2011/01/25 $112,000
Name Position Office Age Start date Salary
        
            
        <table id="selectedColumn" class="table table-striped table-bordered table-sm" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
          <thead>
            <tr>
              <th class="th-sm">Name
              </th>
              <th class="th-sm">Position
              </th>
              <th class="th-sm">Office
              </th>
              <th class="th-sm">Age
              </th>
              <th class="th-sm">Start date
              </th>
              <th class="th-sm">Salary
              </th>
            </tr>
          </thead>
          <tbody>
            <tr>
              <td>Tiger Nixon</td>
              <td>System Architect</td>
              <td>Edinburgh</td>
              <td>61</td>
              <td>2011/04/25</td>
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              <td>63</td>
              <td>2011/07/25</td>
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              <td>66</td>
              <td>2009/01/12</td>
              <td>$86,000</td>
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              <td>22</td>
              <td>2012/03/29</td>
              <td>$433,060</td>
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              <td>33</td>
              <td>2008/11/28</td>
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              <td>61</td>
              <td>2012/12/02</td>
              <td>$372,000</td>
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              <td>59</td>
              <td>2012/08/06</td>
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              <td>55</td>
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              <td>39</td>
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              <td>23</td>
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              <td>30</td>
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              <td>22</td>
              <td>2013/03/03</td>
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              <td>36</td>
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              <td>43</td>
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              <td>19</td>
              <td>2010/03/17</td>
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              <td>66</td>
              <td>2012/11/27</td>
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              <td>64</td>
              <td>2010/06/09</td>
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              <td>59</td>
              <td>2009/04/10</td>
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              <td>41</td>
              <td>2012/10/13</td>
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              <td>35</td>
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              <td>Jenette Caldwell</td>
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              <td>30</td>
              <td>2011/09/03</td>
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              <td>40</td>
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              <td>21</td>
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              <td>23</td>
              <td>2010/09/20</td>
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              <td>47</td>
              <td>2009/10/09</td>
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              <td>42</td>
              <td>2010/12/22</td>
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              <td>28</td>
              <td>2010/11/14</td>
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              <td>28</td>
              <td>2011/06/07</td>
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              <td>48</td>
              <td>2010/03/11</td>
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              <td>Shou Itou</td>
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              <td>Tokyo</td>
              <td>20</td>
              <td>2011/08/14</td>
              <td>$163,000</td>
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              <td>Michelle House</td>
              <td>Integration Specialist</td>
              <td>Sidney</td>
              <td>37</td>
              <td>2011/06/02</td>
              <td>$95,400</td>
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              <td>London</td>
              <td>53</td>
              <td>2009/10/22</td>
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              <td>London</td>
              <td>27</td>
              <td>2011/05/07</td>
              <td>$145,000</td>
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              <td>San Francisco</td>
              <td>22</td>
              <td>2008/10/26</td>
              <td>$235,500</td>
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              <td>Martena Mccray</td>
              <td>Post-Sales support</td>
              <td>Edinburgh</td>
              <td>46</td>
              <td>2011/03/09</td>
              <td>$324,050</td>
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              <td>Unity Butler</td>
              <td>Marketing Designer</td>
              <td>San Francisco</td>
              <td>47</td>
              <td>2009/12/09</td>
              <td>$85,675</td>
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              <td>San Francisco</td>
              <td>51</td>
              <td>2008/12/16</td>
              <td>$164,500</td>
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              <td>Hope Fuentes</td>
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              <td>San Francisco</td>
              <td>41</td>
              <td>2010/02/12</td>
              <td>$109,850</td>
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              <td>Vivian Harrell</td>
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              <td>San Francisco</td>
              <td>62</td>
              <td>2009/02/14</td>
              <td>$452,500</td>
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              <td>Timothy Mooney</td>
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              <td>London</td>
              <td>37</td>
              <td>2008/12/11</td>
              <td>$136,200</td>
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              <td>Jackson Bradshaw</td>
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              <td>65</td>
              <td>2008/09/26</td>
              <td>$645,750</td>
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              <td>Olivia Liang</td>
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              <td>64</td>
              <td>2011/02/03</td>
              <td>$234,500</td>
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              <td>Bruno Nash</td>
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              <td>London</td>
              <td>38</td>
              <td>2011/05/03</td>
              <td>$163,500</td>
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              <td>Sakura Yamamoto</td>
              <td>Support Engineer</td>
              <td>Tokyo</td>
              <td>37</td>
              <td>2009/08/19</td>
              <td>$139,575</td>
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              <td>Thor Walton</td>
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              <td>61</td>
              <td>2013/08/11</td>
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              <td>Finn Camacho</td>
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              <td>San Francisco</td>
              <td>47</td>
              <td>2009/07/07</td>
              <td>$87,500</td>
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              <td>Singapore</td>
              <td>64</td>
              <td>2012/04/09</td>
              <td>$138,575</td>
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              <td>Zenaida Frank</td>
              <td>Software Engineer</td>
              <td>New York</td>
              <td>63</td>
              <td>2010/01/04</td>
              <td>$125,250</td>
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              <td>Zorita Serrano</td>
              <td>Software Engineer</td>
              <td>San Francisco</td>
              <td>56</td>
              <td>2012/06/01</td>
              <td>$115,000</td>
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              <td>Junior Javascript Developer</td>
              <td>Edinburgh</td>
              <td>43</td>
              <td>2013/02/01</td>
              <td>$75,650</td>
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              <td>Sales Assistant</td>
              <td>New York</td>
              <td>46</td>
              <td>2011/12/06</td>
              <td>$145,600</td>
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              <td>Regional Director</td>
              <td>London</td>
              <td>47</td>
              <td>2011/03/21</td>
              <td>$356,250</td>
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              <td>Lael Greer</td>
              <td>Systems Administrator</td>
              <td>London</td>
              <td>21</td>
              <td>2009/02/27</td>
              <td>$103,500</td>
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              <td>30</td>
              <td>2010/07/14</td>
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              <td>Edinburgh</td>
              <td>51</td>
              <td>2008/11/13</td>
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              <td>29</td>
              <td>2011/06/27</td>
              <td>$183,000</td>
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              <td>New York</td>
              <td>27</td>
              <td>2011/01/25</td>
              <td>$112,000</td>
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Name Position Office Age Start date Salary
Tiger Nixon System Architect Edinburgh 61 2011/04/25 $320,800
Garrett Winters Accountant Tokyo 63 2011/07/25 $170,750
Ashton Cox Junior Technical Author San Francisco 66 2009/01/12 $86,000
Cedric Kelly Senior Javascript Developer Edinburgh 22 2012/03/29 $433,060
Airi Satou Accountant Tokyo 33 2008/11/28 $162,700
Brielle Williamson Integration Specialist New York 61 2012/12/02 $372,000
Herrod Chandler Sales Assistant San Francisco 59 2012/08/06 $137,500
Rhona Davidson Integration Specialist Tokyo 55 2010/10/14 $327,900
Colleen Hurst Javascript Developer San Francisco 39 2009/09/15 $205,500
Sonya Frost Software Engineer Edinburgh 23 2008/12/13 $103,600
Jena Gaines Office Manager London 30 2008/12/19 $90,560
Quinn Flynn Support Lead Edinburgh 22 2013/03/03 $342,000
Charde Marshall Regional Director San Francisco 36 2008/10/16 $470,600
Haley Kennedy Senior Marketing Designer London 43 2012/12/18 $313,500
Tatyana Fitzpatrick Regional Director London 19 2010/03/17 $385,750
Michael Silva Marketing Designer London 66 2012/11/27 $198,500
Paul Byrd Chief Financial Officer (CFO) New York 64 2010/06/09 $725,000
Gloria Little Systems Administrator New York 59 2009/04/10 $237,500
Bradley Greer Software Engineer London 41 2012/10/13 $132,000
Dai Rios Personnel Lead Edinburgh 35 2012/09/26 $217,500
Jenette Caldwell Development Lead New York 30 2011/09/03 $345,000
Yuri Berry Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) New York 40 2009/06/25 $675,000
Caesar Vance Pre-Sales Support New York 21 2011/12/12 $106,450
Doris Wilder Sales Assistant Sidney 23 2010/09/20 $85,600
Angelica Ramos Chief Executive Officer (CEO) London 47 2009/10/09 $1,200,000
Gavin Joyce Developer Edinburgh 42 2010/12/22 $92,575
Jennifer Chang Regional Director Singapore 28 2010/11/14 $357,650
Brenden Wagner Software Engineer San Francisco 28 2011/06/07 $206,850
Fiona Green Chief Operating Officer (COO) San Francisco 48 2010/03/11 $850,000
Shou Itou Regional Marketing Tokyo 20 2011/08/14 $163,000
Michelle House Integration Specialist Sidney 37 2011/06/02 $95,400
Suki Burks Developer London 53 2009/10/22 $114,500
Prescott Bartlett Technical Author London 27 2011/05/07 $145,000
Gavin Cortez Team Leader San Francisco 22 2008/10/26 $235,500
Martena Mccray Post-Sales support Edinburgh 46 2011/03/09 $324,050
Unity Butler Marketing Designer San Francisco 47 2009/12/09 $85,675
Howard Hatfield Office Manager San Francisco 51 2008/12/16 $164,500
Hope Fuentes Secretary San Francisco 41 2010/02/12 $109,850
Vivian Harrell Financial Controller San Francisco 62 2009/02/14 $452,500
Timothy Mooney Office Manager London 37 2008/12/11 $136,200
Jackson Bradshaw Director New York 65 2008/09/26 $645,750
Olivia Liang Support Engineer Singapore 64 2011/02/03 $234,500
Bruno Nash Software Engineer London 38 2011/05/03 $163,500
Sakura Yamamoto Support Engineer Tokyo 37 2009/08/19 $139,575
Thor Walton Developer New York 61 2013/08/11 $98,540
Finn Camacho Support Engineer San Francisco 47 2009/07/07 $87,500
Serge Baldwin Data Coordinator Singapore 64 2012/04/09 $138,575
Zenaida Frank Software Engineer New York 63 2010/01/04 $125,250
Zorita Serrano Software Engineer San Francisco 56 2012/06/01 $115,000
Jennifer Acosta Junior Javascript Developer Edinburgh 43 2013/02/01 $75,650
Cara Stevens Sales Assistant New York 46 2011/12/06 $145,600
Hermione Butler Regional Director London 47 2011/03/21 $356,250
Lael Greer Systems Administrator London 21 2009/02/27 $103,500
Jonas Alexander Developer San Francisco 30 2010/07/14 $86,500
Shad Decker Regional Director Edinburgh 51 2008/11/13 $183,000
Michael Bruce Javascript Developer Singapore 29 2011/06/27 $183,000
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              <td>30</td>
              <td>2008/12/19</td>
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              <td>22</td>
              <td>2013/03/03</td>
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              <td>43</td>
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              <td>19</td>
              <td>2010/03/17</td>
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              <td>66</td>
              <td>2012/11/27</td>
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              <td>64</td>
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              <td>35</td>
              <td>2012/09/26</td>
              <td>$217,500</td>
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              <td>Jenette Caldwell</td>
              <td>Development Lead</td>
              <td>New York</td>
              <td>30</td>
              <td>2011/09/03</td>
              <td>$345,000</td>
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              <td>Yuri Berry</td>
              <td>Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)</td>
              <td>New York</td>
              <td>40</td>
              <td>2009/06/25</td>
              <td>$675,000</td>
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              <td>Caesar Vance</td>
              <td>Pre-Sales Support</td>
              <td>New York</td>
              <td>21</td>
              <td>2011/12/12</td>
              <td>$106,450</td>
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              <td>Doris Wilder</td>
              <td>Sales Assistant</td>
              <td>Sidney</td>
              <td>23</td>
              <td>2010/09/20</td>
              <td>$85,600</td>
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              <td>Angelica Ramos</td>
              <td>Chief Executive Officer (CEO)</td>
              <td>London</td>
              <td>47</td>
              <td>2009/10/09</td>
              <td>$1,200,000</td>
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              <td>Gavin Joyce</td>
              <td>Developer</td>
              <td>Edinburgh</td>
              <td>42</td>
              <td>2010/12/22</td>
              <td>$92,575</td>
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              <td>Jennifer Chang</td>
              <td>Regional Director</td>
              <td>Singapore</td>
              <td>28</td>
              <td>2010/11/14</td>
              <td>$357,650</td>
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              <td>Brenden Wagner</td>
              <td>Software Engineer</td>
              <td>San Francisco</td>
              <td>28</td>
              <td>2011/06/07</td>
              <td>$206,850</td>
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              <td>Fiona Green</td>
              <td>Chief Operating Officer (COO)</td>
              <td>San Francisco</td>
              <td>48</td>
              <td>2010/03/11</td>
              <td>$850,000</td>
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              <td>Shou Itou</td>
              <td>Regional Marketing</td>
              <td>Tokyo</td>
              <td>20</td>
              <td>2011/08/14</td>
              <td>$163,000</td>
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              <td>Michelle House</td>
              <td>Integration Specialist</td>
              <td>Sidney</td>
              <td>37</td>
              <td>2011/06/02</td>
              <td>$95,400</td>
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              <td>Suki Burks</td>
              <td>Developer</td>
              <td>London</td>
              <td>53</td>
              <td>2009/10/22</td>
              <td>$114,500</td>
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              <td>Prescott Bartlett</td>
              <td>Technical Author</td>
              <td>London</td>
              <td>27</td>
              <td>2011/05/07</td>
              <td>$145,000</td>
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              <td>Gavin Cortez</td>
              <td>Team Leader</td>
              <td>San Francisco</td>
              <td>22</td>
              <td>2008/10/26</td>
              <td>$235,500</td>
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              <td>Martena Mccray</td>
              <td>Post-Sales support</td>
              <td>Edinburgh</td>
              <td>46</td>
              <td>2011/03/09</td>
              <td>$324,050</td>
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              <td>Unity Butler</td>
              <td>Marketing Designer</td>
              <td>San Francisco</td>
              <td>47</td>
              <td>2009/12/09</td>
              <td>$85,675</td>
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              <td>Howard Hatfield</td>
              <td>Office Manager</td>
              <td>San Francisco</td>
              <td>51</td>
              <td>2008/12/16</td>
              <td>$164,500</td>
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              <td>Hope Fuentes</td>
              <td>Secretary</td>
              <td>San Francisco</td>
              <td>41</td>
              <td>2010/02/12</td>
              <td>$109,850</td>
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              <td>Vivian Harrell</td>
              <td>Financial Controller</td>
              <td>San Francisco</td>
              <td>62</td>
              <td>2009/02/14</td>
              <td>$452,500</td>
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              <td>Timothy Mooney</td>
              <td>Office Manager</td>
              <td>London</td>
              <td>37</td>
              <td>2008/12/11</td>
              <td>$136,200</td>
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              <td>Jackson Bradshaw</td>
              <td>Director</td>
              <td>New York</td>
              <td>65</td>
              <td>2008/09/26</td>
              <td>$645,750</td>
            </tr>
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              <td>Olivia Liang</td>
              <td>Support Engineer</td>
              <td>Singapore</td>
              <td>64</td>
              <td>2011/02/03</td>
              <td>$234,500</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Bruno Nash</td>
              <td>Software Engineer</td>
              <td>London</td>
              <td>38</td>
              <td>2011/05/03</td>
              <td>$163,500</td>
            </tr>
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              <td>Sakura Yamamoto</td>
              <td>Support Engineer</td>
              <td>Tokyo</td>
              <td>37</td>
              <td>2009/08/19</td>
              <td>$139,575</td>
            </tr>
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              <td>Thor Walton</td>
              <td>Developer</td>
              <td>New York</td>
              <td>61</td>
              <td>2013/08/11</td>
              <td>$98,540</td>
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              <td>Finn Camacho</td>
              <td>Support Engineer</td>
              <td>San Francisco</td>
              <td>47</td>
              <td>2009/07/07</td>
              <td>$87,500</td>
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              <td>Serge Baldwin</td>
              <td>Data Coordinator</td>
              <td>Singapore</td>
              <td>64</td>
              <td>2012/04/09</td>
              <td>$138,575</td>
            </tr>
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              <td>Zenaida Frank</td>
              <td>Software Engineer</td>
              <td>New York</td>
              <td>63</td>
              <td>2010/01/04</td>
              <td>$125,250</td>
            </tr>
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              <td>Zorita Serrano</td>
              <td>Software Engineer</td>
              <td>San Francisco</td>
              <td>56</td>
              <td>2012/06/01</td>
              <td>$115,000</td>
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              <td>Jennifer Acosta</td>
              <td>Junior Javascript Developer</td>
              <td>Edinburgh</td>
              <td>43</td>
              <td>2013/02/01</td>
              <td>$75,650</td>
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              <td>Cara Stevens</td>
              <td>Sales Assistant</td>
              <td>New York</td>
              <td>46</td>
              <td>2011/12/06</td>
              <td>$145,600</td>
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              <td>Hermione Butler</td>
              <td>Regional Director</td>
              <td>London</td>
              <td>47</td>
              <td>2011/03/21</td>
              <td>$356,250</td>
            </tr>
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              <td>Lael Greer</td>
              <td>Systems Administrator</td>
              <td>London</td>
              <td>21</td>
              <td>2009/02/27</td>
              <td>$103,500</td>
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              <td>Jonas Alexander</td>
              <td>Developer</td>
              <td>San Francisco</td>
              <td>30</td>
              <td>2010/07/14</td>
              <td>$86,500</td>
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              <td>Shad Decker</td>
              <td>Regional Director</td>
              <td>Edinburgh</td>
              <td>51</td>
              <td>2008/11/13</td>
              <td>$183,000</td>
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              <td>Michael Bruce</td>
              <td>Javascript Developer</td>
              <td>Singapore</td>
              <td>29</td>
              <td>2011/06/27</td>
              <td>$183,000</td>
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              <td>Customer Support</td>
              <td>New York</td>
              <td>27</td>
              <td>2011/01/25</td>
              <td>$112,000</td>
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