One way

=VLOOKUP(A2,{0,"C";24999,"B";29000,"A"},2)

where A2 is the first salary (29500)

you can create a table that in your example should look like

0 C
24999 B
29000 A


you can refer to that table as well

=VLOOKUP(A2,$E$2:$F$4,2)

copy down both formulas will return your desired result


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Regards,

Peo Sjoblom

Portland, Oregon




"Tami" wrote in message
...
I need a formula to return a value in a column (say column B) for a number
in
Column A based on a range: EX: As in grading, A = 90-100, B=80-90, etc.
I have a column of data of various salaries. If the salary is between x
and
x, i need to return a corresponding letter set up by our salary grades.


example: here are the values
Grade Level A 29,000 - 30,000
Grade Level B 25,000 - 28,999
Grade Level C 23,000 - 24,9000

Column A Column B
Salary Grade Level
$29,500.00 A
$26,500.00 B
$25,100.00 B
$24,000.00 C

I want a formula in column B, that returns the corresponding value from
column A in column B. I tried IF statements using and = but I cannot
get
it to recognize the range. thanks!