These numbers would probably be much higher were not a lot of the jobs outsourced to countries where the prevailing wages were much lower.
They'd also probably be significantly higher if the computer field was strongly unionized.
The other interesting thing is that these wages pale in comparison to what the founders of an investors in successful startups make, not to mention CEOs, CTOs, various executives, members of the board, etc.
Also, if the survey had been limited to certain industries, like finance, and certain areas of the country (like Silicon Valley and Manhattan) the averages would probably be a lot higher. Though I do suspect that this survey was probably answered mostly by programmers in the technology industry in Silicon Valley.
They'd also probably be significantly higher if the computer field was strongly unionized.
The other interesting thing is that these wages pale in comparison to what the founders of an investors in successful startups make, not to mention CEOs, CTOs, various executives, members of the board, etc.
Also, if the survey had been limited to certain industries, like finance, and certain areas of the country (like Silicon Valley and Manhattan) the averages would probably be a lot higher. Though I do suspect that this survey was probably answered mostly by programmers in the technology industry in Silicon Valley.