2008 average salary range: $88,750 – $122,750.

• The 2008 salary range is an increase of 5.4% over this job’s 2007 salary range, which was $84,750 – $116,000.

• The 2006 salary range was an increase of 2.6% over this job’s 2005 salary range, which was $81,250 – $110,250.

Add 10% for Oracle database skills, 12% for Microsoft SQL Server skills, and 7% for IBM DB2 database skills.

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Note: Since these numbers are national averages, adjust them based on your area of the country.

Salary levels are – approximately – 7% to 20% higher in the Northeast; about average in the South Atlantic (Florida to Delaware); average to modestly lower in the Midwest and South; and 5% to 25% higher on the West coast.

IT salaries in large metropolitan areas are higher than the national average. For instance, in following cities they are:

• Boston, MA: 24% higher

• Stamford, CT: 30% higher

• New York, NY: 41% higher

• Washington, DC: 30% higher

• Philadelphia, PA: 15% higher

• Atlanta, GA: 15% higher

• Miami, FL: 15% higher

• Chicago, IL: 23% higher

• Dallas/Houston, TX: 5% higher

• Irvine, CA: 25% higher

• Los Angeles, CA: 25% higher

• San Diego, CA: 21% higher

• San Francisco, CA: 30% higher

• San Jose, CA: 27% higher

• Seattle, WA: 18% higher

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