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11-18-06 Speaking with human resources professionals across the country this week the topic was how much salary was reasonable for .net programmers to expect. We broke it down into five groups

Novice/Intern = just graduated from programmer training. Has no professional experience programming. Expected earnings 36k a year

Entry Level = Less than one year total experience coding business class applications  40 -48K a year

Mid level 1-36 months coding in a production .net environment on a daily basis. 48k -80k

Senior level 36 or more months coding in an enterprise class .net environment. Typically has several years coding in pre .net languages. 80k to 115k

Subject Matter Expert (SME) 4 or more years .net coding, has published articles, accepts speaking engagements, MVP, typically has over ten years programming experience. 115K and up.

A word about variables: Candidates who have other complimenting skill sets can expect higher wages. For example four years Oracle pl/sql is worth 70K - 90k. add one year .net to that and that increase earnings potential 10 - 20%. College degrees do not necessarily impact the wages, but having a degree will enhance your chances of being on the short list for the opportunities.

Conclusion:

Additional conclusion: Candidates with previous experience in SQA, Oracle and Linux who acquire new .net skills now will be able to secure greater than entry level positions. As previously noted, If you have  these skills, call us, if not call your nearest IT school and get into classes! see our Links page for schools we recommend.