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2014 Salary Survey – Results
​Denver User Group
​@sfdcdenver
​denver@salesforceusergroups.com
​www.sfdcdenver.weebly.com

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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

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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

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​Average Annual Salary…
​All Respondents…
​Drum roll please…
​$88,807
Q7 - Average Gross Annual Salary
2014 Salary Survey Results

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57%
12%
9%
13%
7%
1%1%
Administrator
Consultant
Developer
Project Manager
Mgmt / Sales Ops
Sales
Systems Architect
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​Q1 – What best describes your role?

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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

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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
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
< 1 year 1-3 years 4-6 years 7-9 years 10-13 years 14+ years
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​Q2 – How many years have you been working with the Salesforce Platform

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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
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​Q2 – How many years have you been working with the Salesforce Platform
$0
$20,000
$40,000
$60,000
$80,000
$100,000
$120,000
< 1 year 1-3 years 4-6 years 7-9 years 10-13 years 14+ years
Average Salary
Average Salary

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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?
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
1-30 31-74 75-149 150-499 500-749 750+
User Base
User Base

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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
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​Q3 – Salary in relation to scale of deployment
$0
$20,000
$40,000
$60,000
$80,000
$100,000
$120,000
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15
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30
User Base Salary

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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

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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
$0
$20,000
$40,000
$60,000
$80,000
$100,000
$120,000
$140,000
None One Two Three Five
Salary
Salary
2014 Salary Survey Results
​Does having more than one certification make a difference?

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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
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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
$76,000
$80,000
$84,000
$88,000
$92,000
$96,000
$100,000
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Business Technical Liberal Arts
Salary Responses

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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

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Role by gender
2014 Salary Survey Results
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4 4
7
2
19
8
5
6
5
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
$0
$20,000
$40,000
$60,000
$80,000
$100,000
$120,000
$140,000
System
Administrator
Consultant Developer Project Manager Mgmt / Sales Ops
Female Male Female Salary Male Salary