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Salaries Finally Up for MCPs According to 2005 MCPmag.com Survey

9/7/2005 -- According to the 10th Annual Microsoft Certified Professional Salary Survey, published this week on MCPmag.com in conjuction with Redmond magazine, salaries for Microsoft Certified Professionals and those working in the Microsoft IT space are heading upward.

Readers of both pubications reported an average salary increase of 5.3 percent this year, as compared to a mere 0.3 percent average increase in 2004.

The average salary among readers of MCPmag.com and sister publication Redmond magazine for 2005 is $68,535. Note that experience plays heavily into average salary; for example, those with one to two years of experience report an average salary of $56,500, while those with more than 10 years report an average of $78,600. (Editor's Note: Both MCPmag.com and Redmond magazine are published by the same company as CertCities.com).

The salary survey also looks at the impact of various certifications and related skills on compensation. According to the survey, those holding an MCSE, for example, report an average salary of $67,000 if they work with portable/embedded computing, $72,100 if they work in hardware design and $77,100 if they work with Unix. The top earning skill for in 2005 is outsourcing, with an average salary of $84,139 for those supervising outsourced efforts.

For Microsoft-specific skills, readers report that the the top earnings area is Identity Integration Server ($93,333), followed by BizTalk Server ($90,441), Content Management Server ($85,385) and Windows Server 2003 Datacenter ($84,938).

The survey also offers average salaries by location and industry, all cross-referenced by Microsoft certification.

The survey results were obtained by polling 1,675 U.S.-based readers of MCPmag.com and Redmond magazine. The survey was conducted by Wilson Research, with a margin of error of 3 percent.

To read a truncated version of this salary survey online, go here. To download a PDF of the complete salary survey results, including all the charts referenced above plus many more, go here (free, but registration required). -Becky Nagel

There are 11 user Comments for “Salaries Finally Up for MCPs According to 2005 MCPmag.com Survey”
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9/8/05: Tamala from Maryland says:	I need to ask for a raise!
9/9/05: dharmendra says:	no comments
9/9/05: Steve from Nort Dah Ko Dah says:	Wonder if anybody (besides me) who participated were in non profit orgs. Nationwide, MCP's are making more than 10 grand more than me. Guess I need to find a "Head of Outsourcing" job for better pay and better security.
9/9/05: Anonymous says:	It's laughable to imagine a large majority of I.T. professionals are making that kind of money. The demand is just not there. MCSE certs are pretty much a dime a dozen anymore. I know of twenty to thirty MCP professionals that make an hourly wage in the teens. Most markets are definitely saturated with too many people and not enough computer jobs. I still think you can get farther with a college degree than some of the certs that are out there. And there are still a lot of people getting out of I.T for this and other reasons.
9/12/05: Adam from Dallas Ft. Worth Metroplex says:	I am not seeing such a rosey picture as outlined in this report / story. I wonder if this is geographical in nature (I'm in DFW). Personally, I know about a dozen MCSE's that are making 10 - 15 K less than this Salary Survey reports and are pretty happy about it because they've shopped their skills around and found them only a couple K short with other opportunities. Combine that with the market, personal security (of where you're at), and today's corporate philosphy, only one has changed jobs recently. So ---- Is this typical for you to??
9/12/05: Becky Nagel from Editor, CertCities.com says:	Hi Adam -- You might want to download the PDF version of the survey. It contains detailed breakdowns by geographic area (state, major cities, and city size) so you can see if that is indeed a factor, as well as other indicators that might come into play. HTH some -- Becky
9/12/05: Alfonso from Oregon says:	Well, I wish this salary applied to me. I'm an MCP, but I'm only making $14 hr with 3 years experience. Well I guess that means keep studying.
9/24/05: Anonymous from San Bernadino says:	These results are a joke. Wilson Research is the same market research firm that did "push polls" here in San Bernadino and was called "amateurish" in their style of research. I hope they're right, I need a raise.
10/14/05: Anonymous says:	I think it's absurd to think that being an MCP will make you wealthy. I'm reading lots of, "I am an MCP and I don't make enough money". Go out and get an MCDBA, MCSD, and an MCSE. Get a job writing software and work on all tiers. Know your OOP, design patterns, optimization tools, coding standards, security standards, design methodologies, etc. Be professional and work hard. Then come back here and complain if you're not making enough money.
10/18/05: MAL from SouthWest Desert says:	6 years experience, CompTIA A-plus Security-plus, MCP , and soon to be MCSE. Still in the Teens hourly aka Low 30's and not complaining. If you want to make real money, get a Bachelor Degree , no other way around it. All of the Parasitic Tech Schools out there, are in it for the Money, not because the industry needs more Techs or the Job Market is good. The Market is still Saturated from the Dot.Com Death. If you don't like what you are doing, then try another career. GREEDY LAZY AMERICANS! "I am one of them."
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