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The Unites States brings up the rear of the top five, with an average salary of $71,470, which is perhaps proof that IT is becoming more of an international concern than ever. Last year, Australia moved into the top five as Japan was knocked out. Australia fell back out of the rankings this year but still saw salary gains, going from $63,360 last year to $68,710 this year. Japan, meanwhile, continued a meteoric fall, going from $52,360 last year to $41,290 this year (down nearly $19,000 from 2005). On the other end of the spectrum, the countries with the lowest average salaries in the CertMag 2007 Salary Survey were different from last year — in descending order, Bulgaria, India, Pakistan, Thailand and Jordan replaced the Philippines, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Serbia and Montenegro, and Bangladesh. Jordan’s average salary, the lowest in 2007, was $12,880. Thailand earns just slightly more, with $12,890. Pakistan ($14,200), India ($14,980) and Bulgaria ($15,000) round out the top five. It’s a surprise to see India re-enter the top five, given that this country has seen so much explosive IT growth, particularly with Western countries outsourcing so much in the way of help desk and tech support there. It should be noted, however, that even in moving back down into the top five, India saw growth over its average salary of $13,910 last year. In fact, last year’s lowest average salaries ranged from $11,110 to $12,900, and this year’s range ($12,8900 to $15,000) is more proof of IT growth across the board. Last year’s lowest performer, Bangladesh, saw high gains, moving from average salaries of $11,110 per year to nearly $17,000. The Philippines also saw tremendous gains, going from $12,420 to $19,650. Egypt experienced similar growth, going from $12,110 to nearly $17,000. 8 – Daniel Margolis, dmargolis@certmag.com FIGURE 7: AVERAGE SALARY BY COUNTRY Countries Average Salary (x 1,000) $71.47 $20.53 $68.71 $49.38 $16.88 $54.05 $35.28 $15.00 $62.47 $27.10 $20.78 $20.90 $22.92 $86.95 $16.90 $62.02 $46.32 $52.02 $24.25 $14.98 $16.99 $59.02 $32.58 $33.15 $41.29 $12.88 $31.82 $26.82 Countries Average Salary (x 1,000) $17.69 $26.03 $53.29 $56.06 $19.45 $74.48 $14.20 $17.88 $19.65 $24.54 $39.51 $16.42 $27.22 $29.97 $36.74 $36.53 $41.22 $15.19 $55.42 $79.92 $24.42 $12.89 $34.58 $15.95 $31.84 $72.74 $27.91 $20.94 United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Argentina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Austria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bangladesh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Belgium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bulgaria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colombia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Czech Republic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Denmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Egypt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Indonesia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ireland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Italy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jordan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Korea – South . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kuwait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Malaysia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Netherlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Zealand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nigeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pakistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philippines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Poland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portugal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Romania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saudi Arabia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Singapore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sri Lanka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sweden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Switzerland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taiwan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thailand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ukraine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . United Arab Emirates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . United Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Venezuela . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vietnam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 2007 CERTIFICATION MAGAZINE 31

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Certification Magazine - December 2007 Editor's Letter Contents Data Stream Tech Careers Virtual Village Academic Connection: Bringing Laptops to the Third World Dear Techie CertMag’s 2007 Salary Survey Chief Information Officer: Getting Down to Business Inside Certification: Citrix: Preparing IT Pros for an Evolving Landscape IT Degree ROI: Which Majors Make the Biggest Salary? Ad Index Endtag

Certification Magazine - December 2007

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