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Article: The 2006 salary survey: despite a few blips, the overall salary numbers hold strong. But designers seem more cynical than ever.(ANNUAL SALARY SURVEY)
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- Printed Circuit Design & Manufacture
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- November 1, 2006
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The results of the 2006 Designer and Design Engineer Salary Survey are in. Overall, the benchmarks of the survey were unchanged from last year, and after the volatility of the first few years of this century, maybe continuity is a good thing, especially in the PCB design world.
Salaries dropped a hair compared to those reported in last year's survey. The overall base salary of U.S. respondents for 2006 is $68,115, vs. $70,317 in 2005. Statistically, that's not much of a downward trend.
This year, more than 75% of respondents said they had received raises in the past year, up from 71% last year. And most PCB designers and design engineers are employed ...