Salary Survey, 2005

This survey was conducted from April to July, 2005. Members of the IA Institute, sigia-l, and the ia-cms list were invited to participate. A total of 474 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 Comma Delimited file) or the analysis by geographic region with estimated mean salary data. This Excel spreadsheet contains selected data showing mean salaries for various data points, organized by geographic region. Since respondents gave us a salary range instead of an exact salary figure, we have estimated the mean by taking the midpoint of the salary range a person selected and then averaging that figure for various data points.

1. Survey Results 1. How old are you?   Response Percent Response Total     under 21 0% 0     21-25 4.7% 22     26-30 26.3% 123     31-35 34.8% 163     36-40 19% 89     41-45 6.6% 31     46-50 4.9% 23     51-55 2.8% 13     56-60 0.4% 2     61-65 0.4% 2     over 65 0% 0 Total Respondents   468 (skipped this question)   3 2. What is your educational level?   Response Percent Response Total     No degree 1.5% 7     High school 3.6% 17     Junior college 2.8% 13     Bachelor's 43.3% 202     Master's 46.3% 216     Doctorate 2.6% 12 Total Respondents   467 (skipped this question)   4 3. What is your official job title? (Be flexible and consider one from our list before you resort to "Other." Closeness is worth more to us than absolute accuracy.   Response Percent Response Total     Information Architect 18.2% 85     Chief/Lead/Senior Information Architect 16.5% 77     Vice President of Information Architecture 0.9% 4     Interaction Designer 6.7% 31     Chief/Lead/Senior Interaction Designer 3.6% 17     Vice President of Interaction Design 0.2% 1     User Experience Designer 5.6% 26     Chief/Lead/Senior User Experience Designer 7.5% 35     Vice President of User Experience 0.9% 4     Usability Engineer 4.3% 20     Chief/Lead/Senior Usability Engineer 1.7% 8     Vice President of Usability 0% 0     Consultant 5.8% 27     Chief/Lead/Senior Consultant 2.4% 11     Principal/President/Director 2.8% 13     Webmaster/Web Editor 1.7% 8     Technical Writer 1.1% 5     Human Factors Engineer 1.3% 6     Web Designer/Developer 3.6% 17     Web Coordinator 2.8% 13     Other (please specify) 12.4% 58 Total Respondents   466 (skipped this question)   6 4. During 2005, what do you estimate you will earn, including salary and bonus? (in US Dollars)   Response Percent Response Total     under $20,000 4.3% 20     $20,000-$24,999 1.9% 9     $25,000-$29,999 1.3% 6     $30,000-$34,999 2.8% 13     $35,000-$39,999 1.9% 9     $40,000-$44,999 3.2% 15     $45,000-$49,999 2.3% 11     $50,000-$54,999 3.2% 15     $55,000-$59,999 3.4% 16     $60,000-$64,999 4.3% 20     $65,000-$69,999 6.2% 29     $70,000-$74,999 8.1% 38     $75,000-$79,999 6.2% 29     $80,000-$84,999 6.6% 31     $85,000-$89,999 7.5% 35     $90,000-$94,999 5.5% 26     $95,000-$99,999 6.4% 30     $100,000-109,999 9.6% 45     $110,000-119,999 6% 28     $120,000-129,999 3.4% 16     $130,000-139,999 2.3% 11     $140,000-149,999 0.9% 4     over $150,000 2.8% 13 Total Respondents   469 (skipped this question)   5 5. How large was your last salary increase?   Response Percent Response Total     not applicable 22.1% 103     my salary decreased 2.1% 10     1-5% 40.9% 191     6-10% 18.4% 86     11-15% 5.6% 26     16-20% 4.5% 21     21-25% 1.5% 7     26-30% 1.3% 6     31-35% 1.1% 5     36-40% 0% 0     41-45% 0.4% 2     46-50% 0.9% 4     51-55% 0.2% 1     56-60% 0.6% 3     61-65% 0.2% 1     66-70% 0% 0     71-75% 0% 0     76-80% 0% 0     81-85% 0% 0     86-90% 0% 0     91-95% 0% 0     96-100% 0.2% 1     over 100% 0% 0 Total Respondents   467 (skipped this question)   6 6. How long ago was your last salary increase?   Response Percent Response Total     not applicable 22.9% 107     0-3 months ago 30.1% 141     3-6 months ago 16.2% 76     6-9 months ago 7.3% 34     9-12 months ago 11.8% 55     1-2 years ago 7.7% 36     2-3 years ago 2.1% 10     3-4 years ago 1.3% 6     over 4 years ago 0.6% 3 Total Respondents   468 (skipped this question)   5 7. On average, how many hours do you work each week?   Response Percent Response Total     under 20 hours 0.6% 3     20-30 hours 2.8% 13     30-40 hours 21.2% 99     40-50 hours 61.2% 285     50-60 hours 11.2% 52     over 60 hours 3% 14 Total Respondents   466 (skipped this question)   7 8. What percentage of your time do you spend on these tasks: Under 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.) 54% (239) 19% (86) 12% (54) 7% (30) 2% (11) 2% (8) 1% (5) 1% (6) 0% (2) 0% (2) 2.07 Strategic IA (business models, high-level categorization) 15% (66) 22% (98) 22% (97) 16% (69) 11% (47) 5% (24)