{"id":573,"date":"2011-05-04T08:59:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-04T08:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"\/blogs\/paul\/post\/Salary-survey-results-are-YOU-being-paid-enough.aspx"},"modified":"2017-04-13T09:50:53","modified_gmt":"2017-04-13T16:50:53","slug":"salary-survey-results-are-you-being-paid-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/paul\/salary-survey-results-are-you-being-paid-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"Salary survey results – are YOU being paid enough?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n (Used with permission from Dilbert.com) <\/font>\n<\/p>\n

\nFollowing on from the survey I did about what your company is doing for you and vice-versa (see <\/font>Job security, loyalty, and employee retention: you need to take control<\/font><\/a>), people asked for a salary survey – so I complied a couple of weeks ago (see <\/font>here<\/font><\/a> for the survey). <\/font>\n<\/p>\n

\nThe results show a very wide range in salaries for all ranges of experience. Bear in mind that salaries will vary not just because of experience, but also because of responsibility, full-time vs. contractor, regional cost of living, and other things.<\/font>\n<\/p>\n

\nOf course, the only person who can accurately gauge whether you're being paid enough is you but this at least gives you a rough idea of how the DBA community is being paid and how your salary stacks up against those of other people.<\/font>\n<\/p>\n

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\nUS\/Canada Results (in US$)<\/strong> <\/font><\/font>\n<\/p>\n

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\nEurope Results (in Euros)<\/strong> <\/font><\/font>\n<\/p>\n

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\nRest Of The World Results<\/strong> <\/font><\/font>\n<\/p>\n

\n(Alphabetical by country, slightly sanitized, some results removed because I couldn't figure out what was meant.)<\/font>\n<\/p>\n

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  • Argentina<\/font>\n
      \n
    • 0 years experience, AR$ 90,000<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
    • Australia <\/font>\n
        \n
      • 5 years experience, AU$ 125,000<\/font><\/li>\n
      • 8 years experience, AU$ 80,000<\/font><\/li>\n
      • 8 years experience, AU$ 140,000<\/font><\/li>\n
      • 10 years experience, AU$ 105,000<\/font><\/li>\n
      • 10 years experience, AU$ 140,000<\/font><\/li>\n
      • 10 years experience, AU$ 140,000<\/font><\/li>\n
      • 10 years experience, AU$ 200,000<\/font><\/li>\n
      • 13 years experience, AU$ 130,000<\/font><\/li>\n
      • 15 years experience, AU$ 190,000+<\/font><\/li>\n
      • 18 years experience, AU$ 125,000<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • Brazil <\/font>\n
          \n
        • 2 years experience, R$ 35,000<\/font><\/li>\n
        • 3 years experience, R$ 42,000 <\/font><\/li>\n
        • 7 years experience, R$ 57,000<\/font><\/li>\n
        • 8 years experience, R$ 96,000<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
        • Hungary <\/font>\n
            \n
          • 11 years experience, HUF 1,100,000<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
          • India <\/font>\n
              \n
            • 1 years experience, INR 240,000<\/font><\/li>\n
            • 1 years experience, INR 384,000<\/font><\/li>\n
            • 2 years experience, INR 2,100,000<\/font><\/li>\n
            • 3 years experience, INR 560,000<\/font><\/li>\n
            • 3 years experience, INR 630,000<\/font><\/li>\n
            • 5 years experience, INR 500,000<\/font><\/li>\n
            • 5 years experience, INR 600,000<\/font><\/li>\n
            • 5 years experience, INR 650,000<\/font><\/li>\n
            • 5 years experience, INR 900,000<\/font><\/li>\n
            • 5 years experience, INR 1,100,000<\/font><\/li>\n
            • 5 years experience, INR 1,500,000<\/font><\/li>\n
            • 5 years experience, INR 1,600,000<\/font><\/li>\n
            • 6 years experience, INR 1,000,000<\/font><\/li>\n
            • 7 years experience, INR 645,000<\/font><\/li>\n
            • 7 years experience, INR 1,700,000<\/font><\/li>\n
            • 8 years experience, INR 600,000<\/font><\/li>\n
            • 8 years experience, INR 930,000<\/font><\/li>\n
            • 8 years experience, INR 1,560,000<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
            • Mexico<\/font>\n
                \n
              • 3 years experience, MXN 465,000<\/font><\/li>\n
              • 5 years experience, MXN 293,000<\/font><\/li>\n
              • 6 years experience, MXN 450,000<\/font><\/li>\n
              • 12 years experience, MXN 872,000<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
              • New Zealand <\/font>\n
                  \n
                • 3 years experience, NZ$ 80,000<\/font><\/li>\n
                • 4 years experience, NZ$ 75,000<\/font><\/li>\n
                • 8 years experience, NZ$ 125,000<\/font><\/li>\n
                • 10 years experience, NZ$ 113,000<\/font><\/li>\n
                • 10 years experience, NZ$ 120,000<\/font><\/li>\n
                • 15 years experience, NZ$ 125,000<\/font><\/li>\n
                • 15 years experience, NZ$ 315,000<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                • Peru <\/font>\n
                    \n
                  • 3 years experience, PEN 85,000<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                  • \n
                    \n\tRussia <\/font>\n\t<\/div>\n
                      \n
                    • \n
                      \n\t\t3 years experience, RUB 409,000<\/font>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
                    • \n
                      \n\t\t13 years experience, RUB 1,000,000<\/font>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                    • Singapore <\/font>\n
                        \n
                      • 10 years experience, SGD 45,000<\/font><\/li>\n
                      • 13 years experience, SGD 100,000<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                      • South Africa <\/font>\n
                          \n
                        • 7 years experience, ZAR 300,000 after tax<\/font><\/li>\n
                        • 9 years experience, ZAR 380,000<\/font><\/li>\n
                        • 14 years experience, ZAR 666,000+<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                        • Sri Lanka <\/font>\n
                            \n
                          • 5 years experience, LKR 1, 536,000<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                          • Ukraine <\/font>\n
                              \n
                            • 10 years experience, UAH 16,000<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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