Cha-ching: Tech salaries projected to increase

[nhboy]

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"Great news for those in the tech industry and others hoping to get there: projected technology salaries are increasing across the board.

That’s according to professional consulting company Robert Half International, which just released its annual salary guide for technology professionals. The study is based upon nationwide market observations, analysis of current and future hiring trends, as well as workplace research.

From administration to app development to technical support, each of the 75 jobs listed have projected salary increases for 2013. Salaries for tech positions will increase an average of 5.3 percent, which is the largest spike among all fields researched by Robert Half.

The most substantial rise comes for mobile applications developers, who earned $85,000 – $122,500 this year but will make $92,750 – $133,500 in 2013 (starting compensation), a 9 percent increase.

The study provided local variances for 150 markets and Seattle salary ranges came in at 1.18% higher than average. New York City had the highest at 1.4%, while Sioux City came in last at 0.78%.

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[CrashTest]

Bad news for the UAW since you can install a bumper for $2 and hour in Mexico.

 

[edinsomd]

Be nice if these companies were actually HIRING anybody to fill these jobs.

 

[BOP]

That is good news, because tech industries are hiring, and the salaries are going up.

Okay, teeny little qualifier that will boggle nonothing's remaining brain cells.

Tech industries are hiring foreign nationals on H-1B visas, and they're now paying them something like a minimum wage, as legally required in this country, now that Congress is at least pretending to pay attention to the matter. That's as opposed to a pretty crappy wage with no benefits, which is what they typically got paid by US tech companies.

Oh, and the reason Congress is paying attention (for now): more revenue! Money for nothing, chicks for free! Or something like that.

US to review H-1B visa fee hike after elections - Times Of India

NEW YORK: The United States has told India it was going to have a broader relook at its visa regime, but this will have to await the outcome of the US presidential election in November.

This was conveyed by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Indian External Affairs Minister SM Krishna when he raised the issue at their bilateral meeting here Monday, according to official sources.

The US understood the Indian concern over the visa fee hike for professionals and are going to have a broader relook at the issue after the elections, she said. However, the review would not be India specific. India has protested the 2010 visa fee hike for professionals, which discriminates against Indian software companies that send employees to America on short-term contracts.