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| IT SERVICES AND CAREERS |
| Datamation/Dice IT salary tracker |
| Find out if you’re being paid what you’re worth. |
| June 1999 |
COBOL professionals
| It still pays to know COBOL
COBOL professionals in New York, Los Angeles, and Dallas command the highest annual salaries.
Average employee salary
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Source: Datamation/Dice IT salary tracker / April 1999 |
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| COBOL contractors are still in demand
COBOL professionals in New York, Philadelphia, and California command the highest hourly rates.
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Source: Datamation/Dice IT salary tracker / April 1999 |
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Compare salaries: C++ and COBOL profesionals, and DBAs
Are you being paid what you’re worth? Compare the demand for DBAs, C++ and COBOL professionals and find out what these different IT jobs pay around the country.
| Who’s in demand?
From New York City to Seattle, hands down, database administrators (DBAs) beat C++ and COBOL professionals for market demand.
Available jobs
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Source: Datamation/Dice IT salary tracker / April 1999 |
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| Which job pays the best?
Overall, database administrators (DBAs) beat both C++ and COBOL professionals in salary rates across the country.
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Source: Datamation/Dice IT salary tracker / April 1999 |
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