[SoCoSA/discuss] Sources for Salary Data

[Dave Sisley]

Folks:

A few weeks back, I posted an off-topic query on NBLUG's mailing list 
asking for tips on how/where to gather IT-related salary info.  I 
realize it would be a good idea to post here as well.  I was looking 
into both programmer as well as admin salaries.

I'm curious if any of you on this list have a good source for salary data.

I haven't forced myself to slog through Monster or Dice to see what info 
they have (I hate having to create an account or whatever just to browse 
some data... but maybe that's the price).  The best stuff I found in my 
casual search comes from the California Employment Development 
Department (EDD).

I found a neat little database where you can put in some parameters and
get data for particular job classes for specific counties.  Here are 3
samples (Sonoma County):

Network and Computer Systems Administrators
<http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/cgi/databrowsing/occExplorerQSDetails.asp?searchCriteria=system+administrator&careerID=&menuChoice=occexplorer&geogArea=0604000097&soccode=151071&search=Explore+Occupation>
Computer Programmers
<http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/cgi/databrowsing/occExplorerQSDetails.asp?searchCriteria=programmer&careerID=&menuChoice=occexplorer&geogArea=0604000097&soccode=151021&search=Explore+Occupation>
Computer and Information Systems Managers
<http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/cgi/databrowsing/occExplorerQSDetails.asp?searchCriteria=Information+Technology+Director&careerID=&menuChoice=occexplorer&geogArea=0604000097&soccode=113021&search=Explore+Occupation>

And Here
<http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/cgi/databrowsing/occexplorerqsselection.asp?menuchoice=occexplorer> 

is a link to the page where you can punch in whatever your parameters.

-dave.


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Dave Sisley
dsisley at sonic.net
roth-sisley.net