Would you believe a list of developer and IT salaries posted on the Internet, anonymously?
Some may scoff, yet plenty of wage slaves have flocked to Glassdoorsince it launched in 2008. The site enables users – without publishing their name – to post their salary figure. In exchange they get to see the salary data of other anonymous users.
A Glassdoor PR rep told me that the site now holds “more than a million salary reports, company reviews, and interview questions as well as office photos for more than 90,000 companies.”
Really, office photos? Why upload a photo of your office while providing confidential salary data? Isn’t that just a little…odd?
Glassdoor attests to the Internet’s ability to break down the walls that hide secrets. Information wants to be free, or so they say. Facebook proves that people have an overwhelming compulsion to share their personal data – sometimes too much so.
But is the information real?
When Glassdoor launched, CEO Robert Hohman told me the site takes great care to check its user-generated salary figures.
“We’ve got a bunch of technical and procedural mechanisms to vet the data,” he said, though when pressed on details, he deferred. “We’re not really talking about the specifics we’re using.”
The site claims “we require each user to certify their employee relationship to the company when they submit their post.” Furthermore, Glassdoor’s “active community moderation and our commitment to review every post, allow us to have confidence in our information.”
Hmmm…well, maybe that means the numbers are valid. Or maybe not. We don’t know exactly what’s happening behind the scenes. We have no independent verification of data. So the question remains: are these developer and IT salary numbers accurate?
What’s your opinion, based on your experience in the tech working world? Are these figures for real, or merely an aggregation of half-baked, semi-reliable unnamed Internet surfers?
Peruse the salary numbers and post your feedback in the Comments section below. If applicable, please list your industry background.
Microsoft Software Development Engineer
Average:$87,276
Range: $68k to $140k
Amazon Software Engineer
Average:$90,757
Range: $73k to $110k
Bloomberg L.P. Software Engineer
Average:$98,094
Range: $80k to $135k
Dell Software Engineer
Average:$84,330
Range: $64k to $115k
Oracle Principle Application Developer
Average:$104,140
Range: $90k to $120k
Citrix Software Development Engineer
Average:$81,500
Range: $78k to $94k
Acxiom Software Developer
Average:$59,270
Range: $46k to $80k
Sprint/Nextel Applications Developer
Average:$77,719
Range: $56k to $95k
Countrywide Home Loans Software Developer
Average:$92,774
Range: $66k to $110k
Wipro Software Developer
Average:$66,662
Range: $58k to $76k
Cisco Systems Software Developer
Average:$59,667
Range: $45k to $70k
Fidelity Investments Software Developer/Engineer
Average:$62,359
Range: $53k to $73k
Compuware Software Developer
Average:$76,705
Range: $55k to $105k
Intel Applications Developer
Average:$97,600
Range: $80k to $106k
CommVault Software Developer
Average:$86,046
Range: $72k to $102k
SAP Software Developer
Average:$86,001
Range: $71k to $106k
Rackspace Software Developer
Average:$66,553
Range: $46k to $87k
HP Software Development Engineer
Average:$97,718
Range: $76k to $136k
Alcatel-Lucent Software Development Engineer
Average:$84,583
Range: $57k to $110k
Tyco Electronics Development Engineer
Average:$66,567
Range: $52k to $89k
Aetna Applications Developer
Average:$65,126
Range: $61k to $68k
UBS Software Developer
Average:$95,056
Range: $82k to $105k
Nationwide, Specialist, IT Applications Development
Average:$75,445
Range: $68k to $88k
The Vanguard Group Software Developer
Average:$70,223
Range: $53k to $89k
Qwest Staff Software Development Engineer
Average:$112,410
Range: $99k to $126k
KPMG Software Developer
Average:$75,522
Range: $68k to $80k
Expedia Software Development Engineer
Average:$82,683
Range: $70k to $130k
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Apple Mac Store Specialist
Average:$11.64/hour
Range: $9-16/hour
Best Buy Geek Squad Agent
Average:$9.66/hour
Range: $7-13/hour
Circuit City PC Specialist
Average:$9.08/hour
Range: $8 to $10
Johnson & Johnson IT Manager
Average:$133,067
Range: $125k to $139k
McGraw-Hill IT Manager
Average:$120,667
Range: $100k to $162k
Barclays Capital IT Manager
Average:$126,700
Range: $121k to $131k
Sapient IT Manager
Average:$109,586
Range: $105k to $114k
Intel IT Manager
Average:$115,357
Range: $105k to $125k
Discover IT Manager
Average:$104,563
Range: $94k to $115k
Apple IT Manager
Average:$110,215
Range: $100k to $121k
Cisco Systems IT Manager
Average:$146,653
Range: $120k to $174k
Indiana University IT Manager
Average:(not listed)
Range: $53k to $58k
HP IT Manager
Average:$111,969
Range: $72k to $150k
GE IT Project Manager
Average:$93,148
Range: $70k to $125k
University of Hawaii IT Specialist
Average:$44,151
Range: $42k to $47k
US Federal Government IT Specialist
Average:$72,968
Range: $68k to $78k
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Pomeroy IT Help Desk Analyst
Average:$14.33/hour
Range: $14 to $15/hour
EDS Help Desk Support
Average:$31,667
Range: $25k to $35k
Starbucks Help Desk Analyst
Average:$17.48/hr
Range: $16-$19/hour
Comcast Help Desk I
Average:$41,505
Range: $34k to $50k
Intel Graduate Technical Intern
Average:$62,746
Range: $53k to $78k
Fujitsu Database Administrator
Average:$79,939
Range: $60k to $101k
Satyam Database Administrator
Average:$65,433
Range: $51k to $79k
Oracle Database Administrator
Average:$61,453
Range: $46k to $100k
Wipro Database Administrator
Average:$68,695
Range: $55k to $80k
Oracle Network Administrator
Average:$61,027
Range: $60k to $67k
Wipro Network Administrator
Average:$66,523
Range: $53k to $80k
Param Consulting Services Network Administrator
Average:$45,956
Range: $43k to $55k
Morgan Stanley, VP, Information Technology
Average:$126,900
Range: $115k to $135k
Prudential, Director of Information Technology
Average:$123,500
Range: $115k to $127k
Netpixel, IT Consultant
Average:$91,854
Range: $88k to $95k
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Microstrategy, IT Consultant
Average:$75,789
Range: $60k to $97k
Accenture, IT Consultant
Average:$73,450
Range: $61k to $94k
Bank of America, Assistant VP, IT Consultant
Average:$99,733
Range: $72k to $125k
Hatachi Consulting, IT Consulting Manager
Average:$109,611
Range: $90k to $132k
The Hartford, IT Business Consultant
Average:$62,433
Range: $55k to $77k
Hewlett-Packard, IT Business Consultant
Average:$105,506
Range: $87k to $117k
Kimberly-Clark, IT Consultant
Average:$91,033
Range: $78k to $104k
EMC, IT Principal Consultant
Average:$114,721
Range: $109k to $120k
Micropower USA, IT Consultant, hourly
Average:$23.97/hour
Range: $23 to $25
Intermec IT Security Manager
Average:(Not listed)
Range: $62k to $68k
CDS, Senior IT and Security Specialist
Average:(Not listed)
Range: $121k to $129k
HP, Senior IT Security Analyst
Average:(Not listed)
Range: $83k to $90k
City of New York, IT Security Engineer
Average:(Not listed)
Range: $113k to $122k
Lockheed Martin, IT Security Specialist
Average:(Not listed)
Range: $76k to $84k
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Wells Fargo Web Developer
Average:$94,664
Range: $85k to $110k
Apple Web Developer
Average:$79,784
Range: $65k to $95k
Disney Internet Group Web Developer
Average:$83,250
Range: $68k to $99k
Intuit Web Developer
Average:$78,250
Range: $75k to $85k
ESPN Web Developer
Average:$74,500
Range: $68k to $80k
PayPal Web Developer
Average:$92,500
Range: $85k to $100k
Patni Network and Computer Systems Administrator
Average:$53,969
Range: $39k to $71k
Infosys Systems Administrator
Average:$55,950
Range: $46k to $70k
Satyam Systems Administrator
Average:$64,510
Range: $53k to $81k
Rackspace Windows Systems Administrator II
Average:$56,833
Range: $47k to $63k
Rackspace Linux Systems Administrator II
Average:$48,850
Range: $43k to $55k
SAIC Systems Administrator
Average:$69,909
Range: $45k to $88k
Google Systems Administrator
Average:$86,934
Range: $72k to $109k
AOL Systems Administrator
Average:$99,278
Range: $86k to $120k
Fannie Mae Systems Administrator
Average:$100,146
Range: $97k to $104k
Amgen Systems Administrator
Average:(Not listed)
Range: $84k to $92k
ACCESS Linux Software Engineer
Average:$100,22
Range: $94k to $109k
Eisai Medical Research Senior Unix/Linux Administrator
Average:$120,470
Range: $116k to $125k
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