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IT Salaries Edge Up Back To 2008 Levels

Posted by timothy on from the is-that-your-experience? dept.

tsamsoniw writes "A soon-to-be released salary survey finds that the average salary for IT professionals in the U.S. is $78,299, putting overall compensation back at January 2008 levels. More heartening: Midsize and large companies are both aiming to hire more IT pros. The midsize are seeking IT executives (such as VPs of information services and technical services), as well as programmers, database specialists, systems analysts, and voice/wireless communication pros. Enterprises are moving IT and data center operations back in-house, which means greater demand for data center managers and supervisors."

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  1. Average by Dyinobal · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The average is going up because all the lower end IT positions are over seas mostly now, at least that is my guess. I always found these 'average' salaries to be very misleading. Because I always seem to be making below the average.

  2. Re:The Orwellian Truth by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    1999 was in the middle of the dot com bubble. You might as well be a real estate agent complaining you aren't making as much as 2006.

    Also, I have no idea what technology you worked on then compared to now to assess your statement.

  3. YOU must let your boss know by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Your boss isn't going to go out of his way to pay you more than he thinks he needs to in order to retain you. The only person who will always have your best interests at heart is you. YOU must ask your boss for a raise and present evidence that your market value has risen to justify it.

    If he doesn't pay up, jump to a new job that will. Apparently, there are some openings now.