Compensation
Average salaries:
Nationwide -- $56,859
West -- $56,785(**)
Midwest -- $54,828(**)
South -- $58,804(**)
Northeast -- $57,171(**)
Percent receiving bonuses:
Profit--sharing bonus -- 8.3%
Annual personal performance bonus -- 9.8%
Team performance bonus -- 2.3%
Bonus for completion of major project -- 16.2%
Raises:
Average 1999 salary increase -- 7.9%
Satisfaction:
Percent who feel fairly compensated -- 64.0%
Vital statistics
Place in organization:
Average number of direct and indirect reports -- 2.8
Average budget for computer--related equipment -- $1.14 million
Business/technology focus:
Percent who focus primarily on technology -- 40.4%
Percent who focus on both technology and strategic business problems -- 53.8%
Highest level of education completed(*):
Bachelor's degree -- 62.4%
Master's degree -- 20.2%
Time on, time off
Average workweek -- 46.0 hours
Percent on call -- 66.5%
Percent compensated for being on call -- 10.2%
Average vacation, sick days, holidays -- 35.2 days
Percent offered flexible work hours -- 72.9%
Career path
"The next step for a database analyst might be to move into a database architect
role, where they are responsible for building a database from scratch."
---- Cathy Neubauer, senior technical recruiter, Pencom Systems, Reston, Va.
Professional resource
Association of Database Developers -- www.addnet.org
SOURCES: 1999 INFOWORLD COMPENSATION SURVEY, PENCOM SYSTEMS
