This year's survey comprised 7,038 administrators. 3,615 people reported that Windows and Novell were their primary environments. 3,421 reported other operating systems, mostly UNIX and Linux, as their primary operating environments. Salaries for women continue to trail those for men. The one exception is that women who manage primarily Windows and Novell systems, and who have college degrees, have passed their male counterparts.
Education counts, too.
Management responsibility is usually rewarded. Front line managers appear to earn more money for each subordinate they manage. Salaries in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries, aerospace, computer and software companies, network services, and banking continue to lead other industries. Sadly military, state and local government, healthcare and universities have salary scales far below average. Instead, they managed several different operating systems.