CMP Media's EE Times Reports US Engineers' Salary Drops SlightlyPRNewswire-FirstCall CMP Media's EE Times, the premier electronics industry news source, reports a decrease in the average base salary of US engineers and managers in its annual Salary & Opinion Survey. The results of this study, which surveyed more than 840 US engineers and over 400 European engineers, appeared in the September 1, 2003 special issue of EE Times. After a 10-year surge, the average 2003 base salary was $88,900, a slight decline compared to $89,100 in 2002. However, the average total compensation for US engineers and managers, which includes bonus and overtime, actually rose from $92,200 in 2002 to $92,600 in 2003. "In the dozen or so years that we've performed this research, this is not the first time average base salaries have declined (1988-1989 was the other time). But considering the challenges this profession has faced in the past few years (layoffs, outsourcing, etc.), the results are understandable, but still significant," says Brian Fuller, EE Times Editor-in-Chief. This extensive study reports engineer's salary by job function, geographical region, age, company size, work experience, educational background, even by marital status. Data is also compiled on job satisfaction, including job security, career aspirations as well as how engineers feel about their own job, their employer and their profession. Another aspect of this study is to annually track, engineers' opinions of a wide range of key technologies, from System-on-Chip to Linux to 3G wireless technology; predicting which ones will reach broad acceptance, become niche or flop. To read the special issue online, visit http://www.eet.com/salarysurvey/2003/ To purchase the complete cross tabs of the report for a special price of $99 online, visit http://www.eet.com/research/eet.html About EE Times EE Times (www.eet.com) is the premier technology and business newsweekly serving the information needs of 158,433* U.S. engineers and technical managers. Together with EE Times Asia and China editions, EE Times print editions reach more than 200,000** electronics professionals worldwide. EE Times' Network includes local language online editions EETAsia.com, EETChina.com, EETKorea.com, EETTaiwan.com, EETUK.com, EETimes.de and EETimes.fr. The EE Times Network also has specialized online web sites such as CommsDesign.com, EEdesign.com, Embedded.com, Planet Analog, Semiconductor Business News and The Work Circuit, averaging more than six million page views and reaching more than one million unique visitors each month.** CMP Media LLC, headquartered in Manhasset, NY, publishes EE Times and the EE Times Network. About CMP Media CMP Media LLC (www.cmp.com) is a leading integrated media company providing essential information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum-the builders, sellers and users of technology worldwide. Capitalizing on its editorial strength, CMP is uniquely positioned to offer marketers comprehensive, integrated media solutions tailored to meet their individual needs. Its diverse products and services include newspapers, magazines, Internet products, and research, direct marketing services, education and training, trade shows and conferences, and custom publishing. *Source: December 2002 BPA statement ** Source: Publisher's own data For more information contact: Steve Paul Marketing Director, EE Times 781-839-1326 SOURCE: CMP Media LLC CONTACT: Steve Paul, Marketing Director, of EE Times, +1-781-839-1326, Web Site: http://www.cmp.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/181993.html |