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To add to this, make sure you run a cost-of-living adjustment for your area.
In general, salaries (at least in Silicon Valley) have dropped to pre-boom rates. Around here, if you change jobs (willingly or not) your salary tends to drop about 30% from boom-era rates . . . (too bad my mortgage hasn't done the same :) )
The STC Salary Survey is of limited value (IMHO) and always has been, simply because it is not thorough enough. Having said that, it's a usable baseline, if you run the numbers through the reality of your geographical area.
Good luck!
Helena
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From: Karen Zorn [mailto:klzorn -at- zorntech -dot- com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 10:53 AM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: RE: STC Salary survey??
You may want to check STC chapter web sites. Many chapters run member
surveys which ask for salary/hourly rate information and post them on
their web sites. If the information is available for your area, it would
give you a better feel for the going rate than the larger and broader
STC Salary survey.
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