by Mark Wehmhoefer

There are numerous online salary survey web sites on the web. When checking salary for a specific job function, position title, don't forget to adjust the salary rates for the region you live in!

INDEX TO ONLINE SALARY SURVEYS - General

Bureau of Labor Stats - US Department of labor statistics on wages  

Computer Currents - An interactive salary guide that calculates a candidate's worth by region and level of experience

Real Rates - User survey provides comprehensive list of consulting rates for many IT skills.

Salary - One of the most widely recognized destinations for those seeking reliable information about employee pay levels and compensation-related best practices, trends, and policies

Wage Access - A multi-industry salary survey that includes over 500 benchmark positions and ensures complete participant confidentiality. Survey results can be customized and filtered by position, geographic location, industry and company size. Results also include a variety of descriptive statistics, compensation analysis tools and salary trends.

INDEX TO ONLINE SALARY SURVEYS - Computer / IT / Technology

Certification Magazine - 2005 Salary Survey

Dice - IT Rate Survey Results Survey lets you find out if you are making what you are worth, what you could be making with a different set of skills, or what a new position might pay.

Information Week - 2006 National IT Salary Survey

Microsoft's Certified Professional Magazine - The average salary increase reported by the nearly 1,700 readers responding to our 10th Annual Salary Survey was 5.3 percent from 2004 to 2005.