After doing a google search on "Perl Salary Survey"
I found this
page.
Google is your friend.
Peter @ Berghold . Net
Sieze the cow! Bite the day!
Nobody expects the Perl inquisition!
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All code posted here is as is where is unless otherwise stated.
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In chicago, I've seen US$110k/yr. In India, I've seen US$10k/yr. Pay rates are actually more dependent on location than they are on skill. *shrugs*
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Being mainly an artiste, and not a professional, I can't comment on general trends, particularly as far as wages go.
That being said, when people find out that you know things about perl, cgi programming, and/or the web they will tend to ask you to do work for them.
I usually don't want to do it, so I used to try to quote some ludicrous amount of money. Unfortunately, it sometimes got accepted. I've done a couple of hours work for $500. So now, I generally just advise them to go hire a professional.
So, I guess in my limited experience, when it comes to freelancing the sky is really the limit. The more knowledgeable the client, the tougher it is to get high rates, I am sure.
To expand on the comments obve, knowing anything about perl isn't really as important as sounding knowledgeable, looking good (including dressing well -- see suit-ism, youth-ism), and quoting really high rates.
Again, this is within my limited experience, not just with perl but with the world.
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Besides factors already mentioned, the fields you're dealing with and the clients you work for affect your pay by a lot.
Financial industry often tends to pay among the most, as a field and as a client (though there's no natural connection between finance and Perl).
So, having some knowledge on certain subject matters matter. If you're talking to, say, some HR lady, and if you understand with ease the HR and business jargons she's talking about, you make better impression.
Many 3, 4-person teams/companies (Perl or otherwise) make anywhere between couple thousand dollars a project to tens of thousands (2 - 6 months of work). You only make millions a project if you're Pixar or really well-connected.
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It depends on many factors as in most fields. One problem associated with pay rates for Perl programmers is that there is no widely recognized certification. Certification would give you a measuring stick for pay rates and might help stabilize them. Perl certification was recently discussed at OSCON. People have strong opinions on this subject.
The best pay rates are at organizations that respect Perl the most. To find those places, I suggest looking at jobs.perl.org | [reply] |
The number of years of experience seems to be important in many positions, especially those at medium and larger sized companies. If a person has a couple years of experience out of college, there's one range. For someone with ten years of related experience (aka Sr. Developer) there's another range.
Having a college degree also affects salary ranges offered, and in many cases in my area whether you are considered at all. | [reply] |