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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. Re:Federal workers could sure use that raise by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Total myth that federal workers make less than private sector employees. Federal salaries are public data, and I know IT people who work in the govt, hence I know what they make. I was looking for a job last year and know the range that private sector companies pay - it's lower than the govt range. (I was looking in the same area as the govt IT people I know, and I have approx. the same amount of experience as them.)

    Here's a question for you - if private sector employees really do make $10K more than you, and have less responsibilities, why don't you apply for one of those jobs? You'd be happier (since you say you are pissed off). But the answer must be... that that higher-paying job with fewer responsibilities in the private sector doesn't exist.