Job satisfaction high despite slowly rising pay

摘要

Salaries of EE-Evaluation Engineering readers continue to creep up, reaching an average of $106,800 this year, up from $103,240 last year. According to our 2015 salary survey responses, a majority at 66% report receiving a raise over the last year, with only 4% indicating a decrease in salary. Of course, benefits are part of the compensation package, and more than 94% of respondents receive health insurance through their jobs, with 84% receiving dental insurance. Majorities report taking advantage of a 401k or pension plan and life insurance. Childcare remains a rare benefit in our industry-it's available to less than 8% of respondents. One who wished to remain anonymous commented, "Employer-sponsored child care and paid maternity/paternity leave are very important issues not being addressed." Unsurprisingly, salary increases with years of experience (Figure 1). The relationship is less clear with regard to years with current employer (Figure 2). Those who have been with their current employer the longest do indeed earn the highest salaries, but those with six to nine years experience with their current employer do slightly better than those who have held on slightly longer.