DRC Survey VII: DevRel Salaries and Sexual Orientation
Published: 2021-09-27 23:12:43

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<h2>Sexual orientation</h2>



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<p>For the question <em>What is your sexual orientation? </em>Available options were:</p>



<ul><li>Lesbian</li><li>Gay</li><li>Bisexual</li><li>Straight</li><li>Queer</li><li>Pansexual</li><li>Asexual</li><li>Prefer not to say.</li></ul>



<p>The top three answers in descending order were: </p>



<ol><li>Straight</li><li>Prefer not to Say</li><li>Bisexual. </li></ol>



<p>Five respondents selected multiple options, and the charts in this section should be read with that consideration.&nbsp;<br></p>



<h3>Sexual orientation and representation</h3>



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<h3>Sexual orientation and US salaries</h3>



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<p>There is a difference of about 11% between Straight-only responses and all others combined, but caution should be taken to consider the sample size. As a result, we’re not drawing further conclusions at this time, but it’s an area we’d like to explore in the future with additional data points.<br></p>



<h3>US-based manager salaries by sexual orientation</h3>



<p>For US-based respondents who are people managers, responses showed a difference of 21% between those who marked only “Straight” versus all others combined.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table class=""><tbody><tr><td><br></td><td><strong>Straight-only,</strong><strong><br></strong>US-based</td><td><strong> Everyone else, </strong><strong><br></strong>US-based</td></tr><tr><td><br></td><td colspan=2><strong>MEDIAN SALARIES&nbsp;</strong></td></tr><tr><td>People manager</td><td>$170,224</td><td>$140,000</td></tr><tr><td>Strategic manager</td><td>$161,000</td><td>$150,000</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



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######[TABLE OF CONTENTS](https://dev.to/bffjossy/2021-devrel-salary-survey-results-table-of-contents-43fe)
>[Introduction](https://dev.to/bffjossy/devrel-collective-2021-salary-survey-introduction-40j8)

>[Pt. 1](https://dev.to/bffjossy/drc-survey-i-devrel-salaries-specializations-by-country-2m3) | [Pt. 2](https://dev.to/bffjossy/drc-salary-ii-devrel-salaries-fair-compensation-aie) | [Pt. 3](https://dev.to/bffjossy/drc-survey-iii-devrel-career-stages-and-salaries-3859) | [Pt. 4](https://dev.to/bffjossy/drc-survey-iv-devrel-job-titles-and-salaries-oon) | [Pt. 5](https://dev.to/bffjossy/drc-survey-v-devrel-salaries-and-gender-3i4g) | [Pt. 6](https://dev.to/bffjossy/drc-survey-vi-devrel-salaries-and-ethnicity-29on) | [Pt. 7](https://dev.to/bffjossy/drc-survey-vii-devrel-salaries-and-sexual-orientation-55cd) | [Pt. 8](https://dev.to/bffjossy/drc-survey-vii-devrel-coders-devrel-managers-and-salary-15j)

>[Conclusion and Takeaways](https://dev.to/bffjossy/drc-survey-ix-devrel-salary-takeaways-2021-3lp1)

>[Appendix A:](https://dev.to/bffjossy/drc-survey-appendix-a-other-plots-company-size-trading-status-and-regional-spread-569b) | [Appendix B:] (https://dev.to/bffjossy/drc-survey-appendix-b-devrel-salary-survey-questions-2ajm)

##### SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR DATA SCIENTIST, GREG SUTCLIFFE
###### Greg Sutcliffe has been working in community management for a decade, and is currently the Principal Data Scientist for the Ansible Community. He's interested in how appropriate use of data can inform the development and governance of communities, especially with regards to open source projects. He also likes cooking.