JAAulde
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Re: Average Salaries of I.T. Professionals
Our salaries have been quite competitive at the company I am working for. I was just given my annual review and am getting a fair raise for cost of living, etc.
As far as bonuses, the company I work for looks at their profits for the year and the state of the company, and comes up with a total number they can put into bonuses. Then they look at each employee and divide up that money based on time with the company and contribution.
Last year I think I picked up ~$500 bonus before tax and I had only been there 3 months and hadn't yet contributed a lot since I was learning the ropes.
The company also dedicates 10% of its profits to charity and divides that number evenly between the employees allowing them each to choose which charity will receive their part. This is on top of other giving they may do throughout the year, and aside from the CEO/CTO/etc personal giving.
Our benefits are quite good--health insurance premiums paid in full on a high deductible plan, and %50 of the deductible covered by the company via deposits to our HSA. The HSA of is the kind where money collects and earns interest and whatever you don't use can be collected off of at retirement. We've got 401k with excellent company matching. The company will contribute a few thousand dollars per adoption per family per year if we should decide adopt. Etc, etc, etc.
Besides bonuses benefits, and competitive salaries we are also given a $1000/year "personal development supplement". To help us maintain our computer equipment and to round out each employee as a whole person, we can expense up to $1000 per year to the company for things related to home office equipment, hobbies, gym memberships, etc. This $1000 is quite beneficial as it is not taxed (since it is an expense) and helps the company at tax time because it is an operational cost.
I could not ask for a better place to work. We've got a clear vision for the future, we're innovating our product, we're a small size and are truly cared for, and we make good money.
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