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Salary Expectations by Experience Level

 

The chart below indicates the percentage change in salary expectations for candidates by experience level in November 2008, compared to median salary expectations in Q3 2008.

Experience LevelQ3 Median Salary ExpectationsNovember 2008 Salary ExpectationsPercent Change
< 1 year$36,474.18$31,068.97-14.82%
1-3 years$37,487.23$36,261.52-3.27%
3-5 years$39,472.88$38,409.09-2.69%
5-10 years$46,222.23$44,362.49-4.02%
10-15 years$54,085.21$51,239.95-5.26%
15-20 years$59,554.46$57,725.83-3.07%
>21 years$63,367.48$60,885.12-3.92%


Featured Job and Resume Posting Trends by Industry:

Beyond.com analyzes and reports online recruitment data on 25 industries as well as a variety of geographic locations across the country. Located below is online job posting and candidate data for three featured metropolitan regions within the Beyond.com Network.

Boston, MA Metropolitan Region

Salary Expectations by Experience Level

featuring:

  • There was a -18.63% decrease in the number of jobs posted in November 2008, as compared to the number of jobs posted in October 2008.
  • There was a -8.57% increase in the number of resumes posted in November 2008, as compared to the number of resumes posted in October 2008.

San Diego, CA Metropolitan Region

Salary Expectations by Experience Level

featuring:
  • There was a -14.52% decrease in the number of jobs posted in November 2008, as compared to the number of jobs posted in October 2008.
  • There was a 26.38% increase in the number of resumes posted in November 2008, as compared to the number of resumes posted in October 2008.

Orlando , FL Metropolita n Region

Salary Expectations by Experience Level

featuring:
  • There was an 82.75% increase in the number of jobs posted in November 2008, as compared to the number of jobs posted in October 2008.
  • There was a 0.52% increase in the number of resumes posted in November 2008, as compared to the number of resumes posted in October 2008.