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2015 Salary Survey – Results
Denver User Group
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• This survey was sponsored by the Denver User Group
• Responses were collected from Nov. 9, 2015 – Nov. 23, 2014
• Responses were limited to residents of Colorado
• Results were compiled by Peter Terhune & Brent Downey
• Presented on December 8, 2015
Overview
2015 Colorado Salary Survey

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2015 Colorado Salary Survey
Points of Interest
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10
9
97
16
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10
0 20 40 60 80 100
Chrome
Internet Explorer
Safari / iOS
Firefox
Browser used for survey
2015 2014
Category 2014 2015 % Change
Total Responses 99 147 48.5%
Customers 88 103 17.0%
Salesforce Partners 18 44 144.4%
Not for Profit Orgs 11 15 36.4%

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Average Annual Salary…
All Respondents…
Drum roll please…
$93,160
2014: $88,810 | Improvement of 4.9%
Average Gross Annual Salary (including bonus)
2015 Salary Survey Results

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43%
20%
9%
12%
11%
5%
System Administrator
Consultant
Developer
Project Manager
Operations / Marketing
Manager
IT Manager
2015 Salary Survey Results
What best describes your role?

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2015 Salary Survey Results
Average salary by role
Role Title Responses Average Salary
Salesforce Consultant 29 $113,785
Project Manager 18 $111,765
IT Manager 8 $104,125
Operations / Marketing Manager 16 $97,835
Salesforce Developer 13 $95,160
Salesforce Administrator 63 $75,360

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Years of Experience Responses
< 1 year 7
1-3 years 43
4-6 years 57
7-9 years 26
10-13 years 14
7
43
57
26
14
0
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60
< 1 year 1-3 years 4-6 years 7-9 years 10-13 years 14+ years
2015 Results 2014 Results 2013 Results
2015 Salary Survey Results
Q2 – How many years have you been working with the Salesforce Platform

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Years of Exp Responses Average Salary
< 1 year 7 $88,360
1-3 years 43 $78,445
4-6 years 57 $93,870
7-9 years 26 $105,600
10-13 years 14 $114,785
2015 Salary Survey Results
How many years have you been working with the Salesforce Platform
$88,357
$78,443
$93,868
$105,595
$114,786
$0
$20,000
$40,000
$60,000
$80,000
$100,000
$120,000
$140,000
< 1 year 1-3 years 4-6 years 7-9 years 10-13 years
2014 Results 2015 Results

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Size of Salesforce Deployment Responses
• 1-30 users 29
• 31-74 users 21
• 75-149 users 25
• 150-499 users 30
• 500-749 users 15
• 750+ users 27
2015 Salary Survey Results
How many Salesforce users do you support?
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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 29 $94,285
• 31-74 users 21 $80,790
• 75-149 users 25 $79,970
• 150-499 users 30 $88,710
• 500-749 users 15 $97,175
• 750+ users 27 $116,500
2015 Salary Survey Results
Salary in relation to scale of deployment
$0
$20,000
$40,000
$60,000
$80,000
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User Base Salary

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Do Certifications Matter?
2015 Salary Survey Results
Certification Type Total Responses Average Salary
None 57 $82,810
Certified System Administrator 79 $99,360
Certified Advanced Administrator 25 $104,125
Certified Force.com Developer 38 $110,595
Certified Advanced Developer 5 $120,600
Certified Sales Cloud Consultant 20 $119,475
Certified Service Cloud Consultant 13 $126,530
Platform App Builder 8 $93,160
Platform App Developer 1 2 $109,000
Marketing Cloud Email Specialist 1 $100,000
Pardot Specialist 1 $62,000
Pardot Consultant 2 $93,500
Total Certifications 194 $98,930

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Total Certifications Responses Avg. Salary
None 57 $82,810
One 36 $93,440
Two 34 $95,070
Three 8 $105,825
Four 1 $125,000
Five 7 $135,486
Six 2 $120,250
Seven 1 $120,000
Eight 1 $98,000
$0
$20,000
$40,000
$60,000
$80,000
$100,000
$120,000
$140,000
$160,000
None One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight
2014 Results 2015 Results
Does having more than one certification make a difference?
2015 Salary Survey Results

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Education Completed Responses Salary
Some College 13 $88,670
Associates Degree 6 $87,330
Bachelors Degree 96 $92,080
Masters Degree 25 $102,900
Post-Masters 6 $88,835
What is the highest level of education completed
2015 Salary Survey Results

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What was the focus of your education?
2015 Salary Survey Results
Focus of Education Responses Salary
Business
Management, Marketing, Accounting, Econ
69 $91,555
Technical
Engineering, Computer Science
34 $105,165
Liberal Arts
Literature, Education, History, Philosophy
30 $83,346
Natural Sciences
Biology, Chemistry, Environmental
2 $111,300
Hard Science
Mathematics, Physics, Statistics
8 $83,346

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What type of entity do you work for?
2015 Salary Survey Results
2014 2015 Change
Company Type Responses Salary Responses Salary Responses Salary
For Profit 88 $92,795 132 $95,624 50% 3%
Non Profit 11 $57,275 15 $71,447 36% 25%
How are we doing with the gender gap?
2014 2015 Change
Gender Responses Salary Responses Salary Responses Salary
Female 54 $78,395 88 $89,320 +63% +14%
Male 45 $101,070 59 $98,980 +31% -2.1
Disparity $22,675 (77.5%) $9,660 (90.2%)

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Role and Salary by gender
2015 Salary Survey Results
45
13
4
12
14
18
16
9
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10
$72,580
$119,680
$82,310
$132,700
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15
20
25
30
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40
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50
$0
$20,000
$40,000
$60,000
$80,000
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$140,000
System
Administrator
Consultant Developer Project Manager Mgmt / Sales Ops
Female Male Female Salary Male Salary