Salary Survey, 2006

This survey was conducted from June to September, 2006. Members of the IA Institute, sigia-l, and the ia-cms list were invited to participate. A total of 319 responses were collected. Respondents who did not enter a salary range were filtered out. You can download the full results, including open-ended responses (an Excel file).

1. Survey
1. How old are you?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  under 21
0.6%2
  21-25
4.4%14
  26-30
19.1%61
  31-35
29.8%95
  36-40
28.2%90
  41-45
8.8%28
  46-50
4.7%15
  51-55
4.1%13
  56-60
0.3%1
  61-65
0%0
  over 65
0%0
Total Respondents  319
(skipped this question)  0
2. What is your educational level?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  No degree
1.9%6
  High school
1.9%6
  Junior college
2.5%8
  Bachelor's
44.2%141
  Master's
48%153
  Doctorate
1.6%5
Total Respondents  319
(skipped this question)  0
3. What is your official job title? (PLEASE be flexible and consider one from our list before you resort to "Other." Closeness is worth more to us than absolute accuracy.
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Information Architect
30%94
  Chief/Lead/Senior Information Architect
17.3%54
  Vice President of Information Architecture
0.3%1
  Interaction Designer
4.8%15
  Chief/Lead/Senior Interaction Designer
3.2%10
  Vice President of Interaction Design
0.3%1
  User Experience Designer
6.4%20
  Chief/Lead/Senior User Experience Designer
8.3%26
  Vice President of User Experience
1.3%4
  Usability Engineer
2.2%7
  Chief/Lead/Senior Usability Engineer
1.3%4
  Vice President of Usability
0.3%1
  Consultant
3.8%12
  Chief/Lead/Senior Consultant
1.3%4
  Principal/President/Director
2.6%8
  Webmaster/Web Editor
1.3%4
  Technical Writer
1%3
  Human Factors Engineer
1%3
  Web Designer/Developer
3.8%12
  Web Coordinator
2.2%7
 Other (please specify in the box below)
7.3%23
Total Respondents  313
(skipped this question)  6
4. During 2006, what do you estimate you will earn, including salary and bonus? (in US Dollars, before tax.)
 Response PercentResponse Total
  under $20,000
2.5%8
  $20,000-$24,999
1.3%4
  $25,000-$29,999
0.6%2
  $30,000-$34,999
0.3%1
  $35,000-$39,999
0.6%2
  $40,000-$44,999
2.8%9
  $45,000-$49,999
2.2%7
  $50,000-$54,999
6.3%20
  $55,000-$59,999
6.3%20
  $60,000-$64,999
5.7%18
  $65,000-$69,999
6.3%20
  $70,000-$74,999
6%19
  $75,000-$79,999
5.3%17
  $80,000-$84,999
7.9%25
  $85,000-$89,999
8.5%27
  $90,000-$94,999
9.1%29
  $95,000-$99,999
4.4%14
  $100,000-109,999
10.4%33
  $110,000-119,999
6%19
  $120,000-129,999
3.1%10
  $130,000-139,999
1.6%5
  $140,000-149,999
0.9%3
  over $150,000
1.9%6
Total Respondents  318
(skipped this question)  1
5. How large was your last salary increase?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  not applicable
23.7%75
  my salary decreased
2.5%8
  1-5%
38%120
  6-10%
18.4%58
  11-15%
8.2%26
  16-20%
3.2%10
  21-25%
2.5%8
  26-30%
1.3%4
  31-35%
0.6%2
  36-40%
0.9%3
  41-45%
0.6%2
  46-50%
0%0
  51-55%
0%0
  56-60%
0%0
  over 60%
0%0
Total Respondents  316
(skipped this question)  3
6. How long ago was your last salary increase?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  not applicable
23.2%73
  0-3 months ago
22.5%71
  3-6 months ago
21.3%67
  6-9 months ago
11.7%37
  9-12 months ago
12.4%39
  1-2 years ago
7.3%23
  2-3 years ago
1%3
  3-4 years ago
0.3%1
  over 4 years ago
0.3%1
Total Respondents  315
(skipped this question)  4
7. On average, how many hours do you work each week?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Under 20 hours
0.3%1
  20-30 hours
2.9%9
  30-40 hours
27.6%87
  40-50 hours
58.4%184
  50-60 hours
8.9%28
  over 60 hours
1.9%6
Total Respondents  315
(skipped this question)  4
8. What percentage of your time do you spend on these tasks:
None< 10%10-20%20-30%30-40%40-50%50-60%60-70%70-80%80-90%90-100%Response Average
Tactical IA (metadata, controlled vocabularies, etc.)
21% (63)37% (109)18% (55)10% (29)6% (18)2% (6)2% (6)2% (5)2% (5)0% (1)0% (1)2.81
Strategic IA (business models, high-level categorization)
9% (27)14% (43)21% (63)18% (55)13% (41)7% (23)5% (15)5% (14)5% (14)3% (9)1% (3)4.34
Usability testing
17% (50)42% (124)21% (62)9% (27)5% (15)2% (7)1% (3)1% (4)1% (2)0% (1)0% (0)2.68
Other user research
11% (32)38% (112)26% (76)14% (41)5% (14)1% (4)1% (4)0% (1)1% (3)1% (3)0% (1)2.91
Content generation
40% (109)32% (88)13% (36)6% (16)1% (4)2% (5)1% (3)2% (6)1% (2)1% (2)0% (0)2.27
Content management
37% (102)26% (73)20% (56)7% (20)2% (5)2% (6)1% (2)1% (2)2% (6)1% (3)1% (2)2.50
Graphic design
48% (135)29% (80)10% (27)5% (15)4% (11)2% (5)0% (1)1% (3)0% (1)0% (1)0% (0)2.05
Database design
75% (208)16% (43)3% (9)3% (7)1% (2)1% (2)1% (2)1% (2)0% (0)0% (1)0% (0)1.49
IT integration
59% (158)22% (60)9% (23)3% (9)2% (6)1% (3)2% (5)1% (2)0% (1)0% (0)0% (0)1.84
Project management
19% (54)36% (102)25% (73)11% (32)3% (8)1% (4)1% (4)2% (5)1% (2)0% (1)1% (2)2.74
General business consulting
32% (88)28% (77)22% (60)10% (27)3% (9)2% (6)1% (3)1% (2)1% (2)1% (3)0% (1)2.54
General IT consulting
62% (167)21% (55)9% (24)4% (12)0% (1)1% (2)1% (3)0% (1)1% (2)0% (0)0% (1)1.76
Non-IA related administration/project management
29% (81)42% (116)16% (45)7% (20)1% (3)1% (3)2% (5)0% (1)1% (3)0% (0)0% (0)2.28
Travel
41% (112)46% (126)10% (28)2% (6)0% (1)0% (0)0% (0)0% (1)0% (0)1% (2)0% (0)1.83
Other
62% (105)5% (8)7% (12)9% (15)4% (7)4% (7)2% (4)2% (4)3% (5)1% (1)0% (0)2.43
Total Respondents  315
(skipped this question)  4
9. If you answered "Other" in the previous question, please let us know what kind of activity you perform.
 Total Respondents  
66
(skipped this question)  253
10. How long is your annual paid vacation?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  not applicable
10.7%34
  under 6 days
0%0
  6-10 days
13.6%43
  11-15 days
37.5%119
  16-20 days
19.2%61
  21-25 days
13.9%44
  over 25 days
5%16
Total Respondents  317
(skipped this question)  2
11. How many public holidays do you get in addition to your paid vacation? (Also called "bank holidays")
 Response PercentResponse Total
  0 days
7.4%23
  1-3 days
3.2%10
  4-6 days
26%81
  7-9 days
31.4%98
  9-11 days
20.8%65
  11-13 days
5.1%16
  13-15 days
2.9%9
  over 15 days
3.2%10
Total Respondents  312
(skipped this question)  7
12. Does your job provide any of the following benefits? (check all that apply)
 Response PercentResponse Total
 Comp Time
19.7%58
 Flex Time
52%153
 Bonus
57.5%169
 Profit Sharing
23.1%68
 Disability Insurance
63.3%186
 Health Insurance
90.1%265
 Life Insurance
71.4%210
 Flexible Medical Spending
59.9%176