Contact: Chris McManes Experienced Women in High Tech Have Higher Incomes Than Men, IEEE-USA Salary Survey Reveals WASHINGTON (28 December 2001) - Professional women with 20 to 29 years experience in electrotechnology and information-technology fields have higher median incomes than like-experienced men, the IEEE-USA Salary & Fringe Benefit Survey, 2001 Edition reveals. Women with 20 to 24 years experience earned $100,037 per year from primary sources, while men made $98,500. Women with 25 to 29 years received $107,000, men $99,600. At lower experience levels, however, men earned more than women. For example, for those with 5 to 6 years, men made a median income of $76,000, compared to $68,000 for women. Men received $96,000 at 15 to 19 years, while women earned $84,700. 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. Women make up 6.8 percent of the U.S. membership. A regression analysis to determine the net contribution of many factors on primary income reveals that, on the whole, women U.S. IEEE members are paid 7.3 percent less than men. This is probably a more reliable indicator of distinction in member income. The IEEE-USA Salary & Fringe Benefit Survey, 2001 Edition can be ordered online at http://www.ieeeusa.org/catalog/01salary.html. An online salary calculator, based on the survey, makes it easier 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. The Institute
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