2014 Salary Survey – Results

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• This survey was sponsored by the Denver User Group

• Responses were collected from Oct. 31, 2014 – Nov. 13, 2014

• Responses were limited to residents of Colorado

• Results were compiled by Peter Terhune & Brent Downey

• Presented on December 3rd, 2014

Overview

2014 Colorado Salary Survey

2014 Colorado Salary Survey Points of Interest

Total Survey Responses: 99

Platform Browser

• Windows: 69 • Chrome: 65

• Mac: 20 • Internet Explorer: 12

• iOS: 7 • Safari / iOS: 10

• Android: 3 • Firefox: 9

Salesforce.com Partners: 18

Average Annual Salary…

All Respondents…

Drum roll please…

$88,807

Q7 - Average Gross Annual Salary

2014 Salary Survey Results

57%

12%

9%

13%

7%

1% 1%

Administrator

Consultant

Developer

Project Manager

Mgmt / Sales Ops

Sales

Systems Architect

2014 Salary Survey Results Q1 – What best describes your role?

2014 Salary Survey Results Q1 – Average salary by role

Role Title Responses Average Salary

Sales 1 $160,000

Systems Architect 1 $145,000

Consultant 12 $113,375

Management / Sales Ops 7 $112,715

Project Manager 13 $97,175

Developer 9 $89,715

System Administrator 56 $75,962

Years of Experience Responses

< 1 year 5

1-3 years 41

4-6 years 25

7-9 years 19

10-13 years 7

14+ years 2

5

41

25

19

7

2

10

33

14

11

4

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2014 Salary Survey Results Q2 – How many years have you been working with the Salesforce Platform

Years of Exp Responses Average Salary

< 1 year 5 $59,200

1-3 years 41 $78,550

4-6 years 25 $96,730

7-9 years 19 $97,550

10-13 years 7 $109,640

14+ years 2 $113,000

2014 Salary Survey Results Q2 – How many years have you been working with the Salesforce Platform

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Average Salary

Average Salary

Size of Salesforce Deployment Responses

• 1-30 users 21

• 31-74 users 12

• 75-149 users 12

• 150-499 users 27

• 500-749 users 6

• 750+ users 21

2014 Salary Survey Results Q3 – How many Salesforce users do you support?

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User Base

User Base

Deployment Size Responses Salary

• 1-30 users 21 $68,090

• 31-74 users 12 $90,440

• 75-149 users 12 $84,420

• 150-499 users 27 $92,980

• 500-749 users 6 $80,335

• 750+ users 21 $107,280

2014 Salary Survey Results Q3 – Salary in relation to scale of deployment

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Do Certifications Matter?

2014 Salary Survey Results

Certification Type Total Responses Average Salary

None 44 $83,430

Certified System Administrator 50 $90,965

Certified Advanced Administrator 9 $104,780

Certified Force.com Developer 17 $108,224

Certified Advanced Developer 1 $128,000

Certified Sales Cloud Consultant 5 $101,300

Certified Service Cloud Consultant 4 $118,000

Certified Technical Architect 0 N/A

Total Certifications Responses Avg. Salary

None 44 $83,430

One 35 $88,090

Two 13 $94,340

Three 5 $119,400

Five 2 $110,000

$83,430 $88,090

$94,340

$119,400

$110,000

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Salary

Salary

2014 Salary Survey Results Does having more than one certification make a difference?

Education Completed Responses Salary

Some College 9 $97,130

Associates Degree 4 $81,500

Bachelors Degree 63 $89,710

Masters Degree 21 $83,575

Post-Masters 2 $93,000

Q5 - What is the highest level of education completed

2014 Salary Survey Results

Q5 – What was the focus of your education?

2014 Salary Survey Results

Focus of Education Responses Salary

Business Management, Marketing, Accounting, Econ

49 $85,485

Technical Engineering, Computer Science

22 $97,750

Liberal Arts Literature, Education, History, Philosophy

28 $95,360

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Business Technical Liberal Arts

Salary Responses

What type of entity do you work for?

2014 Salary Survey Results

Last but not most certainly not least… (please don’t shoot the messenger)

Company Type Responses Salary

For Profit 88 $92,795

Non Profit 11 $57,275

Gender Responses Salary

Female 54 $78,395

For Profit 48 $81,360

Non Profit 6 $55,170

Male 45 $101,070

For Profit 40 $106,230

Non Profit 5 $59,800

Role by gender

2014 Salary Survey Results

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8

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SystemAdministrator

Consultant Developer Project Manager Mgmt / Sales Ops

Female Male Female Salary Male Salary