Salary Survey, 2005

This survey was conducted from April to July, 2005. Members of the
IA Institute, sigia-l,
and the ia-cms list were
invited to participate. A total of 474 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 Comma Delimited file) or the
analysis
by geographic region with estimated mean salary data. This Excel spreadsheet contains selected data showing
mean salaries for various data points, organized by geographic region. Since respondents gave us a
salary range instead of an exact salary figure, we have estimated the mean by taking the midpoint
of the salary range a person selected and then averaging that figure for various data points.







1. Survey Results
1. How old are you?
  Response Percent Response Total
    under 21
0% 0
    21-25
4.7% 22
    26-30
26.3% 123
    31-35
34.8% 163
    36-40
19% 89
    41-45
6.6% 31
    46-50
4.9% 23
    51-55
2.8% 13
    56-60
0.4% 2
    61-65
0.4% 2
    over 65
0% 0
Total Respondents   468
(skipped this question)   3
2. What is your educational level?
  Response Percent Response Total
    No degree
1.5% 7
    High school
3.6% 17
    Junior college
2.8% 13
    Bachelor's
43.3% 202
    Master's
46.3% 216
    Doctorate
2.6% 12
Total Respondents   467
(skipped this question)   4
3. What is your official job title? (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
18.2% 85
    Chief/Lead/Senior Information Architect
16.5% 77
    Vice President of Information Architecture
0.9% 4
    Interaction Designer
6.7% 31
    Chief/Lead/Senior Interaction Designer
3.6% 17
    Vice President of Interaction Design
0.2% 1
    User Experience Designer
5.6% 26
    Chief/Lead/Senior User Experience Designer
7.5% 35
    Vice President of User Experience
0.9% 4
    Usability Engineer
4.3% 20
    Chief/Lead/Senior Usability Engineer
1.7% 8
    Vice President of Usability
0% 0
    Consultant
5.8% 27
    Chief/Lead/Senior Consultant
2.4% 11
    Principal/President/Director
2.8% 13
    Webmaster/Web Editor
1.7% 8
    Technical Writer
1.1% 5
    Human Factors Engineer
1.3% 6
    Web Designer/Developer
3.6% 17
    Web Coordinator
2.8% 13
    Other (please specify)
12.4% 58
Total Respondents   466
(skipped this question)   6
4. During 2005, what do you estimate you will earn, including salary and bonus? (in US Dollars)
  Response Percent Response Total
    under $20,000
4.3% 20
    $20,000-$24,999
1.9% 9
    $25,000-$29,999
1.3% 6
    $30,000-$34,999
2.8% 13
    $35,000-$39,999
1.9% 9
    $40,000-$44,999
3.2% 15
    $45,000-$49,999
2.3% 11
    $50,000-$54,999
3.2% 15
    $55,000-$59,999
3.4% 16
    $60,000-$64,999
4.3% 20
    $65,000-$69,999
6.2% 29
    $70,000-$74,999
8.1% 38
    $75,000-$79,999
6.2% 29
    $80,000-$84,999
6.6% 31
    $85,000-$89,999
7.5% 35
    $90,000-$94,999
5.5% 26
    $95,000-$99,999
6.4% 30
    $100,000-109,999
9.6% 45
    $110,000-119,999
6% 28
    $120,000-129,999
3.4% 16
    $130,000-139,999
2.3% 11
    $140,000-149,999
0.9% 4
    over $150,000
2.8% 13
Total Respondents   469
(skipped this question)   5
5. How large was your last salary increase?
  Response Percent Response Total
    not applicable
22.1% 103
    my salary decreased
2.1% 10
    1-5%
40.9% 191
    6-10%
18.4% 86
    11-15%
5.6% 26
    16-20%
4.5% 21
    21-25%
1.5% 7
    26-30%
1.3% 6
    31-35%
1.1% 5
    36-40%
0% 0
    41-45%
0.4% 2
    46-50%
0.9% 4
    51-55%
0.2% 1
    56-60%
0.6% 3
    61-65%
0.2% 1
    66-70%
0% 0
    71-75%
0% 0
    76-80%
0% 0
    81-85%
0% 0
    86-90%
0% 0
    91-95%
0% 0
    96-100%
0.2% 1
    over 100%
0% 0
Total Respondents   467
(skipped this question)   6
6. How long ago was your last salary increase?
  Response Percent Response Total
    not applicable
22.9% 107
    0-3 months ago
30.1% 141
    3-6 months ago
16.2% 76
    6-9 months ago
7.3% 34
    9-12 months ago
11.8% 55
    1-2 years ago
7.7% 36
    2-3 years ago
2.1% 10
    3-4 years ago
1.3% 6
    over 4 years ago
0.6% 3
Total Respondents   468
(skipped this question)   5
7. On average, how many hours do you work each week?
  Response Percent Response Total
    under 20 hours
0.6% 3
    20-30 hours
2.8% 13
    30-40 hours
21.2% 99
    40-50 hours
61.2% 285
    50-60 hours
11.2% 52
    over 60 hours
3% 14
Total Respondents   466
(skipped this question)   7
8. What percentage of your time do you spend on these tasks:
Under 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.)
54% (239) 19% (86) 12% (54) 7% (30) 2% (11) 2% (8) 1% (5) 1% (6) 0% (2) 0% (2) 2.07
Strategic IA (business models, high-level categorization)
15% (66) 22% (98) 22% (97) 16% (69) 11% (47)