The 2012 IT Salary Guide: Page 7

Job Title: Software Engineer

2012 average salary range: $78,250 – $119,500.

• The 2012 salary range is an increase of 6.6% over this job’s 2011 salary range, which was $73,500 – $112,000.

• The 2011 salary range is an increase of 4.1% over this job’s 2010 salary range, which was $71,250 – $107,000.

• The 2010 salary range was a 1.1% decrease under this job’s 2009 salary range, which was $72,000 – $108,250.

• The 2009 salary range was an increase of 3.7% over this job’s 2008 salary range, which was $69,250 – $104,500.

Add a salary increase for the following skills:

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

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

• Add 5% for C++ development skills (no change from 2011)

• Add 5% for DCOM/COM/ActiveX development skills (no change from 2011, down from 6% in 2010; down from 8% in 2009)

• Add 8% for Java/Java EE development skills (up from 7% in 2011; down from 10% in 2009);

• Add 8% for .NET development skills (up from 7% in 2011; this was 8% in 2009)

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

• Add 4% for Visual Basic development skills (no change from 2011; down from 5% in 2009)

• Add 8% for Web services development skills (up from 7% in 2011; up from 6% in 2010; this was 7% in 2009).

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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.