Re: perspective on rates

["Eric J. Ray" <ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com>]

McLauchlan, Kevin wrote:

>> You have to post something, either your salary or a company review, to
>> get all the information. I am truly looking forward to browsing
> through
>> this site. It looks absolutely fascinating.
>>
>> Oh, and the tech writing salary info is pretty depressing some of the
>> time . . .
> 
> I'll hold off giving them my info.
> 
> I wonder how well the model works, really.
> 
> According to what's visible to people who haven't joined, six Senior
> technical writers at Cisco earn between $78k and $105k, while a SINGLE
> technical writer (not senior) earns between 82 and 89k.   Hmm.
> 

The data I have indicates that Glassdoor is pretty squarely on the
mark, where I have the visibility to know. Certainly the
techniques they use to ensure anonymity are effective. (Read
up on the site for details there.)
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