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2002
Software
Testing
Salary
Survey

Instructions

Thank you for participating in this important industry survey! Please answer the following questions as they relate to you. For most answers, check the box(es) most applicable to you or fill in the blanks. This survey will take approximately 8 minutes to complete.

Location

1.	Where is your software testing organization located?

	Southeast US (FL, GA, NC, SC, VA, WV)
	North Central US (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
	South Central US (AL, AR, KY, LA, MS, OK, TN, TX)
	Mountain US (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY)
	Mid-Atlantic US (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
	Pacific US (CA, HI)
	Northwest US (AK, OR, WA)
	New England US (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
	British Columbia, CANADA
	Ontario, CANADA
	Quebec, CANADA
	Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, Yukon, NW Territories, Manitoba, CANADA
	Great Britain
	Nordic Countries
	Other

Industry

2.	What industry category best describes your organization?

	Bank/Financial
	Education
	Government
	Hardware
	Health Care
	Insurance
	Legal
	Manufacturing
	Petrochemical
	Retail
	Services
	Software
	Telecommunications
	Transportation
	Wholesale
	Other

Applications

3.	How many products are tested at your organization?

Resource Usage

76%-100%

51%-75%

26%-50%

Less than 25%

4.	What percent of your time is spent testing software?

5.	What percent of your time is spent on testing-related tasks (writing test plans, test cases, etc.)?

6.	What percent of your time is spent on non-testing tasks?

Size

7.	How many staff members are in your testing organization?

8.	How many employees in your testing organization are SALARIED?

9.	How many employees in your testing organization are HOURLY?

10.	How many staff members in your testing organization are seconded (borrowed) from other organizations within your company?

Education

11.	What is your level of education?

	High School
	Some College
	College Degree

12.	What percent of your testing staff have a COLLEGE DEGREE?

	75%-100%
	51%-75%
	26%-50%
	Less than 25%

13.	What precent of your testing staff have SOME COLLEGE education?

	75%-100%
	51%-75%
	26%-50%
	Less than 25%

14.	What precent of your staff have a HIGH SCHOOL education (no college)?

	75%-100%
	51%-75%
	26%-50%
	Less than 25%

Experience

Less than 2 years

2-5 years

5-10 years

10+ years

15.	How many years of software testing experience do you have?

16.	What is the average number of years of software testing experience in your software testing organization?

Salary

17.	What is the average annual salary of a software tester at your organization?

18.	What is the average hourly rate of a contract software tester at your organization?

19.	How are you compensated?

	Hourly
	Annual Salary

20.	What is your current pay rate?

Pay History

21.	Are you making more or less than you were making last year?

	More
	Less
	Same

22.	When was your last raise?

	Less than 1 year ago
	1-2 years ago
	More than 2 years ago

23.	When was your last promotion?

	Less than 1 year ago
	1-2 years ago
	More than 2 years ago

Factors

24.	Does your organization offer shift differential compensation?

	Yes
	No
	Don't Have Shifts

25.	Does your organization offer compensation for after-hours or pager coverage?

	Yes
	No
	Don't Have After-Hours / Pager

26.	What are the THREE factors most likely to increase salary levels?

	( Select all that apply.)
	Professional Certification
	Continued Education
	Testing Experience / Seniority
	Technologies Being Tested
	Attaining Quality Goals
	Other

Conclusion

27.	Thank you for participating in this survey! Results are updated and posted on a weekly basis. If you would like to be notified when the results containing your responses are posted, please provide your email address.

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2002SoftwareTestingSalarySurvey