IT Salary 2009: Survey Says Modest Declines

Jan 15, 2009, 22:34 (0 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by James Maguire)

"Systems Programmer 
Prior Year Mean: 
 Base: $70,153 // Total: $72,314 
Current Mean: 
 Base: $66,479 // Total: $67,929 
 Change: –6.06% 
 (Current mean for highest paid quartile:
 $90,745; change: –3.97%) 
Software Engineer 
Prior Year Mean: 
 Base: $78,631 // Total: $81,253 
Current Mean: 
 Base: $80,794 // Total: $83,455 
 Change: +2.71% 
 (Current mean for highest paid quartile:
 $148,281; change: –12.89%)

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