Top Document: comp.software.testing Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Previous Document: 16. Should we discuss bug tracking tools in this newsgroup? Next Document: 18. Where can I find sample test plans? See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge Salary information is available at <http://www.pencom.com/industry.html> and <http://www.computerjobs.com/salary_survey_search.cfm>. A nice summary of the various surveys that are available is at <http://www.ondaweb.com/sti/salary.htm>. John Tyson writes: > You could check the May '95 issue of Application Development Trends > magazine. The article "Testing moves from purgatory to profession" by > Linda Hayes [lghayes@metronet.com] has an excellent all-around > (non-technical) article on testing and does include some regional > salaries (albeit very general). John also encourages testing consultants to report their rates at Janet Ruhl's Computer Consultant's Resource Page - <http://www.realrates.com>. http://qualityprogress.asq.org/qp/nov97.html> > to order a back issue. Mark McWhinney writes: > You might not want to use the survey results. While they are helpful > for defining an organization's general pay scales, they are not very > useful on a case by case basis. There are too many factors involved > that may push a particular employee's base salary significantly above > or below the average or outside the range. > > For QA and test people, these surveys are even more a problem. QA and > test people are second-class citizens. They are paid less than their > counterparts in development. In part this is due to the fact that QA > and test people tend to be less senior and less experienced, therefore > deserving of less pay. I have no problem with that. However, > developers and testers with equivalent skill, education, and experience > are not paid the same. This is wrong.... User Contributions:Top Document: comp.software.testing Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Previous Document: 16. Should we discuss bug tracking tools in this newsgroup? Next Document: 18. Where can I find sample test plans? Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: raymond.rivest@crim.ca (Raymond Rivest)
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