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Salary survey information was obtained for 41 benchmark jobs. This year's survey includes 2 executive titles. Analysis of the salary information received resulted in a survey report of 71 plus pages, entitled Information Technology & eCommerce - 2008.

Web Developers working in the Information Technology & eCommerce industry have a median base annual salary of $70,459, and a mean base annual salary of $72,171. Their median total annual cash compensation (salary plus cash bonuses and /or cash profit sharing) is $75,279, while the mean total annual cash compensation is $72,171. 10% of these Web Developers have a total annual cash compensation of over $117,186. At the other end of the spectrum, 10% of these Web Developers have total annual pay rates of $56,400 or less.

Geographic Location
In aggregate, the highest median incomes reported for Web Developers this year were in Connecticut - Statewide ($95717), New Jersey - Statewide ($80419), New York - Statewide ($78097), California - Statewide ($77461), Massachusetts - Statewide ($77062), Maryland - Statewide ($74729) and District of Columbia - All ($74404). Comparison areas studied and profiled included Connecticut ($95717), New Jersey ($80419), and New York ($78097).

The lowest median and average salaries were found in Alberta ($), British Columbia ($), Manitoba ($), New Brunswick ($), and Newfoundland ($).

These amounts change significantly when consideration is given simultaneously to such demographic variables as job level, supervisory responsibility, type and size of employer, length of experience, functional area, salary search difficulty, etc. For complex salary comparisons, ERI's Assessor Series are a recommended second source.

Type of Employer
Web Developers employed in the Information Technology & eCommerce industry earn about the same pay (with a median total compensation of $66,430) when compared with those employed by an all-industry organization groupings ($65,734).

The highest mean incomes were positions found within Information Technology & eCommerce, ($101632), City & County Government ($94592) and City & County Government ($93590) groupings.

The lowest mean incomes were found among those employed within City & County Government ($).

Number of Web Developers
The median income of a Web Developer starts at a higher level in an organization when there is one Web Developer when compared to organizations with 25 or more Web Developers.


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Table 1: Random list of positions (representing each major function group) out of a total 41 positions included in the report.

Position	Mean Total Compensation*
	2008
Top IT Officer	$113,530
Applications Programming Manager	$99,919
Systems & Programming Manager	$96,643
Supervisor Operating Systems Programming	$88,642
Network Control Supervisor	$75,670
PC Supervisor	$75,229
Supervisor Help Desk	$73,789
Software Design Supervisor	$94,943
Systems Administrator	$92,597
Applications & Programming Supervisor	$91,218
Systems Project Manager	$89,829
Systems Analysis Supervisor	$89,396
Computer Software Developer	$79,439
Software Engineer	$77,566
Computer System Hardware Analyst	$77,039
Computer Security Coordinator	$67,702
Computer Security Specialist	$48,793
Computer Service Representative	$43,788
Network Control Technician	$54,444
Network Communications Technician	$51,777
Programmer Numerical Control	$50,908
Computer Processing Scheduler	$50,115
Computer Operator	$34,954
Computer Peripheral Equipment Operator	$28,951
Data Entry Operator	$25,835

* Includes base annual salary, plus all cash bonuses and/or cash profit sharing.

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