Contact: Chris McManes Asian Americans in High Tech Have Highest Incomes, IEEE-USA Salary Survey Reveals
WASHINGTON (21 December 2001) – Asian American IEEE members working as electrotechnology and information-technology professionals have the highest median incomes, the IEEE-USA Salary & Fringe Benefit Survey, 2001 Edition reveals. The survey shows that Asian-American U.S. IEEE members had a median primary income of $99,000. Non-Hispanic whites were at $93,000, while those from “other” backgrounds – usually persons from India, Pakistan or the Middle East – had medians of $92,100. Asian Americans includes Pacific Islanders. Hispanic members reported a median of $86,500, and non-Hispanic African Americans made $86,340. With more than 9,500 respondents, the survey revealed a median primary income of $93,100 for all U.S. IEEE members in 2000. Primary sources of income include base salary, bonuses, commissions and self-employment income. The IEEE-USA Salary & Fringe Benefit Survey, 2001 Edition can be ordered by IEEE members for US$74.95 or nonmembers for US$149.95 To order, call +1 800 678 IEEE (4333) and ask for product number UH-2990, or go to http://www.ieeeusa.org/catalog/01salary.html for more information and to order online. An online salary calculator, based on the survey, is available to IEEE members for US$9.95 (US$19.95 list) a year. This personal salary estimator makes it easier than ever for technical professionals to assess their market value. Visit http://www.ieeeusa.org/careers/salarycalculator. IEEE-USA is an organizational unit of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., created in 1973 to promote the careers and public-policy interests of the more than 230,000 electrical, electronics, computer and software engineers who are U.S. members of the IEEE. The IEEE is the world's largest technical professional society. For more information, visit us online at http://www.ieeeusa.org.
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