However, this represents only one year of data, and could be an anomaly, not a trend. Although it was anticipated that commission would be a substantial portion of earnings among programming company employees, the number of respondents reporting commission earnings was too small to provide meaningful results. Promotion and Performance A majority of survey respondents report that they have been promoted, particularly in the last three years. Similarly, among middle managers, both men and women report substantial promotion activity. Similar patterns hold for the senior officers.
Men are more knowledgeable about their companies' salary review policies.
The vast majority of both male and female respondents have a college or advanced degree. The pay gap remains when comparing equally educated groups. Male and female middle managers report approximately the same education levels as the overall sample. Men have been in the programming industry slightly longer than women. Men and women at the same job levels report very similar ages.