IT Pay around the World Survey 2007 by Mercer

This survey carried out by Mercer across the IT industry in the world says a contradicting results. Some of the highlights of this survey are

@ Pay for IT employees highest in Switzerland globally, lowest in Vietnam.

@ Asia dominates rankings of lowest payers.

@ Hong Kong tops highest paid IT professionals in Asia Pacific, followed by Australia, Japan, South Korea and Singapore in fifth place .

@ Marked pay gaps between senior and junior employees in low-paying countries

@ Six of the world’s 10 highest-paying countries for information technology (IT) managers are in Western Europe
@ In the United States, the average IT manager earns $107,500 a year compared with India.

IT managers in India were fourth from the bottom, earning an average of $25,000. Which means, we still have a long way to go and can continue to offer cost advantage to our clients.

A complete survey results can be read at "MERCER" website.