Usability Salary Survey 2002
Here are the results of the salary survey for usability/HCI professionals conducted by myself and another CHIWEB member - Jeremy Harrington in October 2002.
The average salary for usability professionals in the US was $78,999. This is fairly consistent with findings from previous studies done in the last couple of years:
- UPA 2000 USD70,094 in 2000 not including consultants
- Nielsen Norman Group Salary Survey USD67,118 in 2001.
October 2002 Salary Survey Results
| Annual gross salary by country (USD) | Annual gross salary by country (LOCAL CUR) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
United States |*| |
78,999 45,525 61,647 46,332 51,990 |
Canada * CAD Japan ^ JPY Europe # EUR Australia @ AUD |
70,915 7,532,646 46,476 91,974 |
| Total 240 respondents: United States 158, Canada 8, Japan 2, Europe 29, Australia 8 | |||
| Average experience(years) | |
|---|---|
| United States |*| Canada * Japan ^ Europe # Australia @ |
5 5 5 5 3 |
| Total 240 respondents: United States 158, Canada 8, Japan 2, Europe 29, Australia 8 | |
| Average contractor / consultant rate (USD) | |
|---|---|
| United States |*| Canada * Japan ^ Europe # Australia @ |
98 105 134 111 83 |
| Total 240 respondents: United States 158, Canada 8, Japan 2, Europe 29, Australia 8 | |
| Salaries by years of experience for US usability professionals | |
|---|---|
| 1 years 2-4 years 5-7 years 8-10 years 11-15 years 16-26 years |
USD62,727 USD66,902 USD92,211 USD93,200 USD 70,192 USD112,333 |
| Total 158 US respondents. Note breakdown only possible for US due to higher response rate | |
Notes:
* Whilst there was only a sample size of 8 for Canada, there was little variance between earnings which ranged from USD31,250-60,444.
^ 2 responses were received from India and 1 from Singapore. As salaries for India were substantially lower than those for Japan, these were not included as they would have skewed the results for Asia. Only 1 person from India stated their annual salary which was US8800.
# There was no significant difference between UK and rest of Europe results (and as such these have been consolidated for easier comparison with other studies - refer www.nngroup.com/reports/salary).
@ Results from Australia not likely to be representative of the broader population as there was only a small sample size (n=8) and earnings ranged from USD27,000-86,509. I believe the top figure is not an error based on my understanding of Australian UE professionals are earning.