IT Workers, What Do You Make? July 18, 2006
Are you in IT? How much do you get paid? This is the question, someone asked on The Joel on Software Group. The thread got Digged as well. It’s an interesting peek into IT salaries. People have submitted their anonymous salaries (some post fake salaries), and in general, people who have been in the industry for approximately 10 years can make $100,000 per year.
base salaries for Sr Developers in NYC range from 90k - 120 k. In the financial industry, you’re looking at a 20% bonus at least.
What I found amazing was the difference in pay among those who worked for a big company, and those who did their own thing.
There’s a range of job descriptions, from a software architect at Google to developers in India:
Experience: 4 years
Education: BS Computer Engineering
Certifications: No
Company: Google
Title: Software Architect
Location: MountainView, CA
SALARY: $165,000 + 20K Stock option @ $85.00 [That’s $1.7mil!]Experience: 6 & 1/2 years
Education: some college
Certifications: none
Company: Large well known public company
Title: Team Lead
Location: Bangalore, India
SALARY: $17,000 a year
The danger of posting all these is that this is not a scientific poll, it is probably not very accurate, and entry level staff feel like they are not getting paid enough. There’s more to a job than salary. Living expenses in your area, benefits, flexibility, and education have to be accounted for. Are you surprised by IT pay?