Salary info for software programmer?

Annual reviews/raises are approaching for the company I work for and I need a superior salary source for reference, not percentage-wise but overall salary. I've tried most of the major sites, salary.com, salaryexpert.com, payscale.com, the government, etc., but I feel all have distinct flaws in their searches. Pretty much what I'm looking for is real-data, no surveys or employee-entered. I need searchable features that include years of experience and degree earned. Most sites have a range of years to search and a lot of the time, the degree isn't factored into the calculation. A free service is strongly preferred. Could someone please provide a link to an alternative salary service that meets these requirements or at least somewhat close. In addition, if anyone here works in the software development industry, what should a web application programmer with a masters degree and 2 1/2 years experience in South Florida expect to make in today's market? Thanks a bunch for the help

Your masters degree helps, but 2-1/2 years experience isn't much. Add to that----a lot of programming is being done out of the country. It's about supply and demand---there's lots of supply in India and other countries not to mention here in the U.S.

Your masters degree helps most in landing you a job in this flooded industry. Once you are hired, its really all about how well you adapt to emerging technologies, hence experience and productivity.

Based on the info you provided, somewhere around $45,000 is appropriate.

If you are earning more, you're doing great in today's market.

Good luck.

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