Salaries, satisfaction up among Microsoft IT Pros
eWeek | at | by Mike
Average overall salary is up for Microsoft IT professionals, according to Redmond Magazine's 2006 Salary Survey, released Sept. 12.
Salaries showed an increase of 3.3 percent from the 2005 survey. While this year's numbers are a downturn from the 12 percent jump seen in 2004, it does show a continued recovery from the mere .3 percent increase in salaries in 2003, when the field was affected by outsourcing threats and an economy not fully recovered from the recession.
Breaking $70,901, IT professional salaries surpass the U.S. overall workforce average salary of $63,210, according to the Labor Department's June wage report.