TECH SALARIES
                                          Average Annual Salary
  April 2006 April 2005 April 2004
Contract Workers $82,700 $83,800 $92,496
Permanent Workers $64,300 $62,600 $61,443
Overall Average $67,900 $63,800 $63,921

Source: Dice, April 2006

IT Contractor Salaries Slip


Contract IT workers aren't being paid what they used to, while employees with permanent positions are raking in higher sums. The average annual salary for contractors who handle systems analysis, database management and other information technology jobs fell to $82,700 as of April, from $83,800 a year earlier, according to Dice, which maintains an IT job search site. Permanent IT workers earned, on average, $64,300, up from $62,600 in April 2005, according to jobs posted with Dice. Average annual salary for all IT professionals increased by more than $4,000, or 6.4%, in the period.


Posted: 6/23/06


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