Re: Compensation question

[Nora Merhar <nmerhar -at- CHARLESINDUSTRIES -dot- COM>]

And despite what you'd think, in the Chicago area I'd expect it to be closer to
$40K and realistically more like $36-$40K--even in the city. That's why I said
that if she's getting offered $50K, I'd take it quick.

My experience is limited, though.

Nora
Senior Technical Writer, Charles Industries, Ltd.
nmerhar -at- charlesindustries -dot- com

Rebecca Merck wrote:

> According to the STC Salary Survey, it looks like with 3 years experience
> and non-managerial, she should be expecting between $40-42K (average) up to
> $46-48K (at 75 percentile level).  The top 10% of the field at those
> experience and professional levels only around $55K, and my bet is that what
> differentiates that top 10% is expanded technical skills or strong
> specialization.  (Note -- that's the top 10% in non-managerial roles.)
>
> To get that high a salary, she's really got to be prepared to take on
> additional responsibility through management, etc., or she has to have some
> specialized skills to bring the table.  I cannot imagine paying someone $65K
> to document user interfaces on relatively non-complex systems like payroll
> systems.  I *could* see a salary at that level for taking personal
> responsibility for the success of a documentation project, though -- she'd
> have to be ready for it to potentially infringe on the rest of her life,
> though.
>
> I, too, am curious to know why the magic number is $65K....
>
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