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Subject:Re: Salary Survey from STC From:Scott Miller <smiller -at- CORP -dot- PORTAL -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 10 Jun 1998 11:05:51 -0700
Are we looking at the same survey? 1997? STC? Those salaries are wayyyyy
low. Also, where does the 100K come from that you mention? The highest
number I found was 74,850, which is for senior management at the 90th
percentile. As if!
- Scott Miller
smiller -at- portal -dot- com
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> I agree with Mark. I looked at that survey, and found, in my
> experience over
> the last two years, the salaries quoted there aren't median, but
> high-end.
> I don't know of any of my contemporaries who are earning that kind of
> money.
> I know of database programmers who might, but not technical writers...
>
> I found the same with the local chapter's salary survey. The figures
> seemed
> high.
>
> I think if we did our own unofficial survey, we'd find things
> different. How
> many technical writers out there, either independent or otherwise, who
> make
> 100K a year (gross)? Remember, according to the survey, that's a
> median,
> which means half of all salaries are higher...not in Dallas, there
> aren't.
>
