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Salary Survey
The IA Institute produces an annual salary survey, capturing information on compensation, daily work habits and demographics. Learn what members of the IA Institute, sigia-l, and the IxDA reported and see the trends in IA titles, salaries, and activities. We present summary data, as well as open-ended responses which help us formulate questions for the next year's survey.
Highlights of the 2009 survey include the following:
Median Salary:
- The highest response group at 14.3% was in the 80,000-90,000 USD range; however the three next-higher groups each represented about 11% of the total.
- The inferred mean salary (not counting the Over 200,000 USD and Under 20,000 USD groups) was 90,000 USD, down 6,800 USD since last year, but 4,800 USD above the 2007 figure. For comparison purposes, the median midpoint was 84,999 USD.
- Rates for freelance consultants ranged from 25.00 USD per hour to 638.00 USD per hour, with a median of 85.00 USD per hour.
Salary by Region:
- US salaries remain the highest with all US regions at the top of the scale. US West and Alaska and Hawaii, were at the very top followed by US Northeast. Non-US regions follow in this order: United Kingdom, Canada, Asia, Non-UK European Union countries, India, South America, Africa and the Middle East.
- Of those areas with 10 or more respondents, Los Angeles had the highest earners, followed by New York, Chicago, Dallas/Ft. Worth, San Francisco, Boston, Seattle, Toronto, Washington DC, Portland (Oregon), and London.
- A number of areas with more than 3 respondents reported individual salaries within this range, including Barcelona, Baltimore, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Denver, Calgary, Detroit, Philadelphia, Austin, Vancouver and Madrid.
- Note that a careful cost of living analysis should be considered when comparing one region to another, since living costs can be higher in some areas, particularly in the United States. Also when comparing on region to another, consider differences in benefits (such as medical) that are provided by the firm versus those that must be paid for by the individual or are subsidized by state programs. In the United States, these costs can be quite significant.
In addition to information on salary, we collect data on the following:
- Age
- Gender
- Educational Level
- Job Title
- Annual Increase
- Hours worked
- Breakdown of Job Tasks
- Vacation, Holidays and Other Benefits
- Length of Time in Current Job
- Length of Time in Field
- Size of Company
- Geographic Area
Read the full results of our 2009 Salary Survey online.
Past Salary Surveys:
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