Welcome to our Salary Survey Page
Based on the overwhelmingly positive response that we received - 178 responses in two days (approximately 10% of our entire membership), we plan to run this survey again in about two months time to see if we can track the market (and hopefully report an upswing...well, here's hoping...). We would like to thank the staff of WritePoint who compiled the results and thank the membership of Techshoret who took the time to respond.
December, 2008 Results
| How long have you been working as a technical writer? | ||
Percentage | Responses | |
| Less than one year | 7.30% | 13 |
| Between one and three years | 10.70% | 19 |
| More than three years, but less than five | 10.10% | 18 |
| More than five years, but less than ten | 30.90% | 55 |
| More than ten years | 41.00% | 73 |
178 | ||
| Where do you live? | ||
| Percentage | Responses | |
| Jerusalem area | 26.50% | 47 |
| Gush Dan area | 40.70% | 72 |
| Haifa area | 6.80% | 12 |
| North of Haifa | 6.80% | 12 |
| Rechovot area | 5.10% | 9 |
| South of Rechovot | 2.80% | 5 |
| Other | 11.30% | 20 |
177 | ||
| Where do you work? | ||
| Percentage | Responses | |
| Jerusalem area | 11.20% | 17 |
| Gush Dan area | 63.60% | 96 |
| Haifa area | 10.60% | 16 |
| North of Haifa | 4% | 6 |
| Rechovot area | 6.60% | 10 |
| South of Rechovot | 0.00% | 0 |
| Telecommute internationally | 2.00% | 3 |
| From home | 15.90% | 24 |
| Other | 9.30% | 14 |
151 | ||
| Describe your current work status | ||
| Percentage | Responses | |
| Employed full time | 64.20% | 113 |
| Employed part time | 11.40% | 20 |
| Freelancer | 15.90% | 28 |
| Subcontractor | 11.40% | 20 |
| Unemployed | 3.40% | 6 |
| Student | 0.00% | 0 |
176 | ||
| Monthly wage | ||
| Monthly Amount in NIS | Responses | |
| High | 24000 | |
| Average | 16652 | |
| Low | 10000 | |
| 126 | ||
| Hourly wage | ||
| Average Hourly Rate in NIS | Responses | |
| High | 200.00 NIS | |
| Average | 126.61 NIS | |
| Low | 65.00 NIS | |
51 | ||
| Please select any benefits that are specified in your salary agreement on a regular basis | ||
| Percentage | Responses | |
| Car (including gas) | 33.10% | 49 |
| Car (not including gas) | 1.40% | 2 |
| Travel allowance | 29.10% | 43 |
| Manager's Insurance | 71.60% | 106 |
| Keren Yishtalmut | 79.70% | 118 |
| Pension Plan | 62.20% | 92 |
| Work from home completely | 7.40% | 11 |
| Work from home 1 day per week | 14.90% | 22 |
| Work from home 2 or more days per week | 12.80% | 19 |
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