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InformationWeek (04/26/04) No. 986, P. 30; Chabrow, Eric; Murphy, Chris

This year's InformationWeek National IT Salary Survey finds that the economy is improving: Median base salaries this past year rose 7.9 percent to $68,000 for IT staffers and 7.1 percent to $90,000 for managers, while staff received $71,000 and managers $97,000 in median total compensation.

However, the majority of respondents--56 percent of staffers and 68 percent of managers--cite job challenge as the most important consideration.

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