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Information Architecture Institute 2008 Salary Survey Results
Source: CMSWire, 20 January 2009
Submitted by
Joanna Bawa
By Marisa Peacock
Tis the season for breaking resolutions, so it strikes us as fitting that it's also that time for the Information Architecture Institute's (IAI) annual salary survey results. If you recall, last year's survey revealed a minimal decrease in the pay gap between men and women and a slight increase of female info architects in the biz. The annual survey collects data about salary as well as age, gender, educational level, job title, annual increase, hours worked, job tasks, vacation, holidays and benefits, attrition, size of company, and geographic area.
SALARY INCREASES
This year, despite an economic downturn, mean salaries are up US$ 10,800 from last year to US$ 96,800. Among the 414 respondents, 50.8% were women and 49.2 were men. Women also continued their slight lead in salary over men, with an average salary of US$ 97,500 for females and US$ 96,200 for males.
JOB TITLES
30.4% of respondents indicated that the phrase "Information Architect" best represents their current position. Of these, 14.0% had some variation of "lead" or "chief" qualifying the "Information Architect" label. Other significant positions are User Experience Designer (26.3%), Interaction Designer (16.7%). Respondents were less likely to use the term "Usability" or "Usability Engineer" to describe their positions (2.6% versus 5.0% in 2008). Only 1.7% refer to themselves as Web Designer/Developer or Webmaster -- these are clearly terms which are now passe.
WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU
While the survey doesn't specifically infer anything, it's safe to assume that with slight increases in salary and experience, as well as an expanded list of tasks associated within the industry, information architecture seems to be stable, despite our unstable economy.
A sigh of relief is in order, as well as an increased sense of purpose, which these days is almost as important. And if you're still calling yourself a web designer, well, we counsel you to upgrade youself to interaction design. Good luck in 2009!
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