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Salary Survey, 2006

This survey was conducted from June to September, 2006. Members of the IA Institute, sigia-l, and the ia-cms list were invited to participate. A total of 319 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 Excel file).

	1. Survey

1. How old are you?   Response Percent Response Total     under 21 0.6% 2     21-25 4.4% 14     26-30 19.1% 61     31-35 29.8% 95     36-40 28.2% 90     41-45 8.8% 28     46-50 4.7% 15     51-55 4.1% 13     56-60 0.3% 1     61-65 0% 0     over 65 0% 0 Total Respondents   319 (skipped this question)   0

2. What is your educational level?   Response Percent Response Total     No degree 1.9% 6     High school 1.9% 6     Junior college 2.5% 8     Bachelor's 44.2% 141     Master's 48% 153     Doctorate 1.6% 5 Total Respondents   319 (skipped this question)   0

3. What is your official job title? (PLEASE 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 30% 94     Chief/Lead/Senior Information Architect 17.3% 54     Vice President of Information Architecture 0.3% 1     Interaction Designer 4.8% 15     Chief/Lead/Senior Interaction Designer 3.2% 10     Vice President of Interaction Design 0.3% 1     User Experience Designer 6.4% 20     Chief/Lead/Senior User Experience Designer 8.3% 26     Vice President of User Experience 1.3% 4     Usability Engineer 2.2% 7     Chief/Lead/Senior Usability Engineer 1.3% 4     Vice President of Usability 0.3% 1     Consultant 3.8% 12     Chief/Lead/Senior Consultant 1.3% 4     Principal/President/Director 2.6% 8     Webmaster/Web Editor 1.3% 4     Technical Writer 1% 3     Human Factors Engineer 1% 3     Web Designer/Developer 3.8% 12     Web Coordinator 2.2% 7   Other (please specify in the box below) 7.3% 23 Total Respondents   313 (skipped this question)   6

4. During 2006, what do you estimate you will earn, including salary and bonus? (in US Dollars, before tax.)   Response Percent Response Total     under $20,000 2.5% 8     $20,000-$24,999 1.3% 4     $25,000-$29,999 0.6% 2     $30,000-$34,999 0.3% 1     $35,000-$39,999 0.6% 2     $40,000-$44,999 2.8% 9     $45,000-$49,999 2.2% 7     $50,000-$54,999 6.3% 20     $55,000-$59,999 6.3% 20     $60,000-$64,999 5.7% 18     $65,000-$69,999 6.3% 20     $70,000-$74,999 6% 19     $75,000-$79,999 5.3% 17     $80,000-$84,999 7.9% 25     $85,000-$89,999 8.5% 27     $90,000-$94,999 9.1% 29     $95,000-$99,999 4.4% 14     $100,000-109,999 10.4% 33     $110,000-119,999 6% 19     $120,000-129,999 3.1% 10     $130,000-139,999 1.6% 5     $140,000-149,999 0.9% 3     over $150,000 1.9% 6 Total Respondents   318 (skipped this question)   1

5. How large was your last salary increase?   Response Percent Response Total     not applicable 23.7% 75     my salary decreased 2.5% 8     1-5% 38% 120     6-10% 18.4% 58     11-15% 8.2% 26     16-20% 3.2% 10     21-25% 2.5% 8     26-30% 1.3% 4     31-35% 0.6% 2     36-40% 0.9% 3     41-45% 0.6% 2     46-50% 0% 0     51-55% 0% 0     56-60% 0% 0     over 60% 0% 0 Total Respondents   316 (skipped this question)   3

6. How long ago was your last salary increase?   Response Percent Response Total     not applicable 23.2% 73     0-3 months ago 22.5% 71     3-6 months ago 21.3% 67     6-9 months ago 11.7% 37     9-12 months ago 12.4% 39     1-2 years ago 7.3% 23     2-3 years ago 1% 3     3-4 years ago 0.3% 1     over 4 years ago 0.3% 1 Total Respondents   315 (skipped this question)   4

7. On average, how many hours do you work each week?   Response Percent Response Total     Under 20 hours 0.3% 1     20-30 hours 2.9% 9     30-40 hours 27.6% 87     40-50 hours 58.4% 184     50-60 hours 8.9% 28     over 60 hours 1.9% 6 Total Respondents   315 (skipped this question)   4

8. What percentage of your time do you spend on these tasks: None < 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.) 21% (63) 37% (109) 18% (55) 10% (29) 6% (18) 2% (6) 2% (6) 2% (5) 2% (5) 0% (1) 0% (1) 2.81 Strategic IA (business models, high-level categorization) 9% (27) 14% (43) 21% (63) 18% (55) 13% (41) 7% (23) 5% (15) 5% (14) 5% (14) 3% (9) 1% (3) 4.34 Usability testing 17% (50) 42% (124) 21% (62) 9% (27) 5% (15) 2% (7) 1% (3) 1% (4) 1% (2) 0% (1) 0% (0) 2.68 Other user research 11% (32) 38% (112) 26% (76) 14% (41) 5% (14) 1% (4) 1% (4) 0% (1) 1% (3) 1% (3) 0% (1) 2.91 Content generation 40% (109) 32% (88) 13% (36) 6% (16) 1% (4) 2% (5) 1% (3) 2% (6) 1% (2) 1% (2) 0% (0) 2.27 Content management 37% (102) 26% (73) 20% (56) 7% (20) 2% (5) 2% (6) 1% (2) 1% (2) 2% (6) 1% (3) 1% (2) 2.50 Graphic design 48% (135) 29% (80) 10% (27) 5% (15) 4% (11) 2% (5) 0% (1) 1% (3) 0% (1) 0% (1) 0% (0) 2.05 Database design 75% (208) 16% (43) 3% (9) 3% (7) 1% (2) 1% (2) 1% (2) 1% (2) 0% (0) 0% (1) 0% (0) 1.49 IT integration 59% (158) 22% (60) 9% (23) 3% (9) 2% (6) 1% (3) 2% (5) 1% (2) 0% (1) 0% (0) 0% (0) 1.84 Project management 19% (54) 36% (102) 25% (73) 11% (32) 3% (8) 1% (4) 1% (4) 2% (5) 1% (2) 0% (1) 1% (2) 2.74 General business consulting 32% (88) 28% (77) 22% (60) 10% (27) 3% (9) 2% (6) 1% (3) 1% (2) 1% (2) 1% (3) 0% (1) 2.54 General IT consulting 62% (167) 21% (55) 9% (24) 4% (12) 0% (1) 1% (2) 1% (3) 0% (1) 1% (2) 0% (0) 0% (1) 1.76 Non-IA related administration/project management 29% (81) 42% (116) 16% (45) 7% (20) 1% (3) 1% (3) 2% (5) 0% (1) 1% (3) 0% (0) 0% (0) 2.28 Travel 41% (112) 46% (126) 10% (28) 2% (6) 0% (1) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (1) 0% (0) 1% (2) 0% (0) 1.83 Other 62% (105) 5% (8) 7% (12) 9% (15) 4% (7) 4% (7) 2% (4) 2% (4) 3% (5) 1% (1) 0% (0) 2.43 Total Respondents   315 (skipped this question)   4

9. If you answered "Other" in the previous question, please let us know what kind of activity you perform.  Total Respondents   66 (skipped this question)   253

10. How long is your annual paid vacation?   Response Percent Response Total     not applicable 10.7% 34     under 6 days 0% 0     6-10 days 13.6% 43     11-15 days 37.5% 119     16-20 days 19.2% 61     21-25 days 13.9% 44     over 25 days 5% 16 Total Respondents   317 (skipped this question)   2

11. How many public holidays do you get in addition to your paid vacation? (Also called "bank holidays")   Response Percent Response Total     0 days 7.4% 23     1-3 days 3.2% 10     4-6 days 26% 81     7-9 days 31.4% 98     9-11 days 20.8% 65     11-13 days 5.1% 16     13-15 days 2.9% 9     over 15 days 3.2% 10 Total Respondents   312 (skipped this question)   7

12. Does your job provide any of the following benefits? (check all that apply)   Response Percent Response Total   Comp Time 19.7% 58   Flex Time 52% 153   Bonus 57.5% 169   Profit Sharing 23.1% 68   Disability Insurance 63.3% 186   Health Insurance 90.1% 265   Life Insurance 71.4% 210   Flexible Medical Spending 59.9% 176   Stock Options Plan 23.8% 70   Stock Purchase Plan 24.8% 73   401K or Other Investment Plan 70.4% 207   Pension Plan 27.6% 81   Professional Training on the Job 44.9% 132   Professional Development 58.5% 172   Tuition Reimbursement 51.7% 152   Child Care 7.8% 23   Union Membership 3.1% 9   Overtime Pay 6.1% 18   Other (please specify) 5.8% 17 Total Respondents   294 (skipped this question)   25

13. How long have you worked at your present job?   Response Percent Response Total     under 3 months 8.8% 28     3-6 months 13.9% 44     6-9 months 7.6% 24     9-12 months 10.7% 34     1-2 years 21.1% 67     2-3 years 13.9% 44     3-4 years 6% 19     4-5 years 6% 19     over 5 years 12% 38 Total Respondents   317 (skipped this question)   2

14. How long have you worked as an information architect? (combine time worked at your current and past positions)   Response Percent Response Total     under 1 year 9.2% 29     1-2 years 11.4% 36     2-3 years 8.9% 28     3-4 years 6.6% 21     4-5 years 9.2% 29     5-6 years 13% 41     6-7 years 14.9% 47     7-8 years 7.6% 24     8-9 years 4.4% 14     9-10 years 8.2% 26     over 10 years 6.6% 21 Total Respondents   316 (skipped this question)   3

15. How many people does your company employ?   Response Percent Response Total     Self-employed 4.7% 15     2-5 employees 1.3% 4     6-10 employees 0.9% 3     11-25 employees 7.3% 23     26-50 employees 11.4% 36     51-300 employees 19.3% 61     301-750 employees 7% 22     751-3000 employees 12.3% 39     over 3000 employees 35.8% 113 Total Respondents   316 (skipped this question)   3

16. Where do you physically work?   Response Percent Response Total     At home 6% 19     Shared offices with other freelancers 0.6% 2     Own office 4.4% 14     Employer's offices 82.3% 260     Borrowed space on client's premises 4.4% 14   Other (please specify) 2.2% 7 Total Respondents   316 (skipped this question)   3

17. Where do you work geographically? If you travel a lot, where is your base of operations?   Response Percent Response Total     Africa 0% 0     Asia (except India) 1.3% 4     India 1.3% 4     Australia and Pacific Rim 3.2% 10     Canada 7.6% 24     Central America, Mexico, Caribbean 0% 0     EU (except the UK) 2.8% 9     United Kingdom 4.1% 13     Non-EU Europe 0.3% 1     Middle East 0% 0     South America 1.9% 6     US: Northeast 27.1% 86     US: South 10.1% 32     US: Midwest 13.2% 42     US: West 27.1% 86     US: Alaska & Hawaii 0% 0 Total Respondents   317 (skipped this question)   2

18. Are you located in or near a major metropolitan area? (Note: we know this is subjective, but give it your best shot)   Response Percent Response Total     Yes 94.6% 300     No 5.4% 17 Total Respondents   317 (skipped this question)   2

19. If "yes" to the previous question, what is the name of this city?  Total Respondents   291 (skipped this question)   28

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