The 2012 IT Salary Guide: Page 11

Job Title: Web Developer

2012 average salary range: $61,250 – $99,250.

• The 2012 salary range is an increase of 5.4% over this job’s 2011 salary range, which was $58,000 – $94,250.

• The 2011 salary range is an increase of 4.6% over this job’s 2010 salary range, which was $57,500 – $88,000.

• The 2010 salary range was a 2.8% decrease under this job’s 2009 salary range, which was $60,000 – $89,750.

• The 2009 salary range was an increase of 4.4% over this job’s 2008 salary range, which was $57,250 – $86,250.

Add a salary increase for the following skills:

• Add 6% AJAX development skills (no change from 2011; down from 7% in 2009)

• Add 4% for Active Server Page development skills (no change from 2011; down from 5% in 2009)

• Add 8% for C# development skills (no change from 2011; down from 10% in 2009)

• Add 5% for Cold Fusion development skills (up from 4% in 2011)

• Add 5% for DCOM/COM/ActiveX development skills (no change from 2011)

• Add 8% for Java/Java EE development skills (up from 7% in 2011)

• Add 7% for LAMP development skills (no change from 2011; up from 6% in 2010)

• Add 8% for .NET development skills (up from 7% in 2011)

• Add 8% for PHP development skills (no change from 2011; down from 10% in 2009)

• Add 12% for Microsoft SharePoint skills (up from 11% in 2011; up from 10% in 2010 and 2009)

• Add 9% for virtualization skills (up from 8% in 2011; up from 7% in 2010 and 2009)

• Add 8% for Web services development skills (up from 7% in 2011; up from 6% in 2010)

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Note: Since these numbers are national averages, adjust them based on your city or region.

IT Salary levels are – approximately – 10% to 30% higher in the Northeast; about average in the South Atlantic (Florida to Delaware); average to modestly lower in the Midwest, Mountain west, and South; and 5% to 30% higher on the West coast.

IT salaries in major metropolitan areas are higher than the national average. For instance, in the following cities they are:

• Atlanta: 5% higher

• Boston: 32% higher

• Chicago: 23% higher

• Dallas/Houston: 3-5% higher

• Irvine: 24% higher

• Los Angeles: 24% higher

• Miami/Fort Lauderdale: 7% higher

• New York, NY: 41% higher

• Philadelphia: 15% higher • San Diego: 15% higher

• San Francisco: 35% higher

• San Jose: 33% higher

• Seattle: 19% higher

• Stamford: 31% higher

• Washington, DC: 30% higher

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More IT Salary Resources:

• IT Salary (a variety of IT salary resources)

• 2011 IT Salary Guide

• How Not to Get an IT Job: 10 Tips

• 25 IT Job Sites (and an Effective Formula)

• Search for IT Jobs at JustTechjobs.com

Salary data courtesy of Robert Half Technology. To request a copy of the complete Robert Half Salary Guide, which includes salary ranges for more than 60 different job titles, in the U.S. and Canada, click here.