Is this salary average with experience?

Question

Is 70,000 average or a good salary for an it professional (software developer) with 13 years of experience?

Answer 1

xxvietxthugzxx - Might want to read their other questions. They don't sound like the 13 year old kid after you check them out.

The salary depends on a lot of things including skill set, location, industry, and employer size. If you are holding on to Pascal/Fortran/COBOL/etc... as your key programming languages, 70K is probably pretty high unless you are supporting a lot of legacy code. If you are a general IT (setup desktops and provide application support), I'd say 70K is average but that depends on where (rural vs. city) and what industry. I would recommend looking for a salary survey site and trying to compare your skills for the area you are working. They provide decent salary range information if you enter enough information.

Answer 2

Let's see, take into account location, perks, performance bonus, vacation, expenses, training opportunities, specific field, company, stock options, hours, signing bounus, did I mention location...Who knows. If the position is for help desk staffing, then I would say go for it. If it is for a network designer or DBA, then you might want to consider it under consideration. Basically, if you feel like it is a good salary and you can make a living on it, then that should be good enough. And I would agree, if someone had 13 years experience, then you should know or know how to find out if it is a good salary.

Answer 3

you did not say what kind of language you used/developed in, I personally think its a little low EXPECIALLY if you have vb.net/.net/c# experience (7 or more years, not sure if .net has been around that long but you get the idea)

I currently have @ 10 and I make a little more than that

BUT I have unix admin/network admin and software developement experience in both unix and I am beginning to learn windows (c# and asp.net)

but (and I am sure you have heard this before) the job is more important than the money, I would rather make less and have a job I love, rather than make more money and be miserable at work.

dougc

Answer 4

That is a pretty good salary for someone, considering how readily available programmers are due to outsourcing and the like. You will probably get a pay raise after a year or two after they see what you are capable of.

Answer 5

I think it really depends on who you work for are you developing for a major company and making them millions of dollars, if you are its time to negotiate a better salary.

Answer 6

It depends on what part of the country your job is in. Keep in mind that private companies usually pay more than government employers.

Answer 7

for a person with 13 years of experience you ask a question like that? are you joking or kidding? sounds like to me you are a young kid.