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Is it rational that IT person get high salary?

Created by : sameer kamble, IT Manager, indsoft systems  | 02 24 2011 17:20:51 +0000
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There are many NON IT people who work much harder but get much less.

Is it rational that IT person get high salary?

 

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Paying a high salary to an IT person may appear very unreasonable / unjustified to the rest of us who are non-IT professionals.

However , the simple fact is :

1.  IT companies make huge profits , which invariably they share with their employees.

2.  The IT sector is much more merit oriented than other sectors. A professional in the IT sector has to keep abreast of developments in the field , both in hardware and software , and projects in the IT field are more customer driven than projects in the manufacturing sector. A factory owner who installs a new machine will have to accept the limitations of the machine. An IT customer believes that IT can do everything , and very rarely takes no for an answer.

3.  Salaries , in any sector , are market driven , and as long as companies are willing to pay such high salaries to IT professionals , the rest of us non-IT professionals have to live with this reality.

Can an architect or a management consultant complain that doctors and lawyers make more money ?

Can non-MBA professionals complain when companies pay much more to MBAs ?

 
By K. NARAYAN, None, None  02 25 2011 04:02:06 +0000
 
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People in IT get high salaries so do the government sector and also those working in good core companies. A good architects earns enough and doctors too. Nobody is getting more or less and where upto work is considerd an IT employee thinks working in bank would be easy and a Bank employee thinks working in IT company will be trendy. It is our perception and not reality.
By Kriti Das, HR Manager, ANZ Information Technology  02 25 2011 08:56:00 +0000
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@ Srinivas, sorry tend to diagree with you. Architects yes, to some extent but doctors do not innovate anything except those in R&D. Doctors loot the public and have turned the noble profession into an unnoble one ! If your contention was true then the scientiest at vikram sarabhai space centre should be paid double of what the IT chaps are being paid !
By Jaygopal Raghavan, Marketing Manager, Landmark Group  | 03 17 2011 15:34:30 +0000
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Who says that IT person get high salary?? Compare with telecom giants.
By Antariksha Singh, APM,GSM Engineer, ZTE Telecommunications  | 02 28 2011 09:14:19 +0000
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IT atleast the "high-end" of it needs a lot of innovation and out-of-the-box thinking. It is these jobs that are highly paid. Other jobs where you are in IT parlance a code-bum are not so well paid.
By V. Srinivas, Freelancer, Information Technology  | 02 28 2011 03:50:05 +0000
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Bread winner always get better deal than the rest of the members in a family. More the project eke out money for the company,  better  are ready to pay more. Nothing wrong in it. It's only the business proposition rules the budget not the category.
By KALIYAMOORTHY , Oil & Gas Area Coordinator, Undisclosed  | 02 25 2011 12:18:36 +0000
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Yes. It is rational since the IT professionals generate so much revenue for their companies.
By Shahnawaz Islam, PR & Media Relations Manager, National Institute of Smart Governance  | 02 25 2011 06:27:00 +0000
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Though I am not from I.T. sector, still support

their salary structure / high salary, as it worth

for the efforts taken by these people & for that

actually they are sacrificing their personal &

social & family life.

& their growth means nation's growth in terms of getting more tax from them which can be used for development of the country.


By SHRIKANT MANOHAR DANKE, Project Manager, Phadnis Infrastructur Ltd  | 02 25 2011 06:15:49 +0000
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It is not at all rational.
By anuradha , Education Coordinator, A to Z Technologies  | 03 17 2011 07:22:37 +0000
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IT appears to get a higher salary because of the larger visible innovation content. This is true for other professions where good innovators rise rapidly. Look at architects where a lot of innovation is involved. Or Doctors who have excellent diagnostic skills - this comes from innovation. Or lawyers who can link and correlate laws, previous judgments etc to come up with something fantastic. Or the mother of all (financial) innovators - an ex-Petrol pump Mechanic Dirubhai Ambani
By V. Srinivas, Freelancer, Information Technology  | 03 17 2011 04:23:40 +0000
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Never, i dont see anything rational in this ! People have to get paid according to what work they do irrespective of the industry they are in.
By Jaygopal Raghavan, Marketing Manager, Landmark Group  | 03 16 2011 16:33:13 +0000
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well it may not be but thats how it goes,popular perception or say if somebody is gaining from it they will push for more by offering such kind of goodies to get more
By mallikarjuna , networking, 3i  | 03 03 2011 09:06:14 +0000
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I don't think there is any valid point on debating on this subject,it is like debating why my boss is getting more paid then me, as i am doing all the hard work he just seating inside and commanding, come on guys it is always depends on that particular sector margin and that industry

Mr.kriti, you completed your comments well by saying It is our perception and not reality.


By karthikrathnam , Branch manager,  | 03 01 2011 12:34:28 +0000
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Although I am voting for NO, I think we need a balanced view here. Yes IT has helped accelerate the Indian economy. Yes IT requires more skills both technically and also otherwise - IT professionals are subject to extreme stress and long hours and weeks. IT companies work culture requires that you stay on your toes, and compete constantly, and they are meritocracies. But then, stress periods often come in bursts and are not constant. Nor is it true that other sectors do not have to toil or apply skills. Plus, worse, some high salaries have triggered inflation and this makes life impossible for some others. And worst, the insatibale hunger for better salaries results in attrition - which is not a healthy trend for the very industry itself - sustenance in the long term in the global market becomes questionable! Weighing the pros and cons, I think it is time for policy makers and industry heads to make amendments to help achieve a reasonable balance....
By Lakshmi , Senior Program Manager, NOVELLUS SYSTEMS  | 03 01 2011 09:56:02 +0000
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Those are illusions and nothing else
By Anand Sharma, Monitoring the research funded by DIT, Department of Information Technology  | 02 28 2011 10:51:53 +0000
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I dont think so it is rational. If they are contributing well to the society they deserve to get high salary. It is not at all rational.
By anuradha , Education Coordinator, A to Z Technologies  | 02 28 2011 04:47:45 +0000
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I agree with Mr.Sameer. Thanks for referal
By Virag Shah, Confidential  | 02 26 2011 12:20:44 +0000
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I support this side views and thanks for the referral Mr.Sameer.
By NATTERAJA R. ARIKRISHNAN, GM-Projects, Bentec Electricals & Electronics Pvt. Ltd  | 02 25 2011 18:13:30 +0000
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Kriti I partially agree with you. At the end don't forget there is a demand supply gap.
By Rathin Deb, Freelance Retail Consultant  | 02 25 2011 10:36:21 +0000
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IT industry paying high remuneration, as a result cost of living is increasing rapidly. Its better to give optimum pay based on profile even though in terms of high profit. Hence employees would not expect much from the employer and there is a possibility to reduce attrition rate too.
By Srimurugan , HR Executive, Jupiter Component maker india Pvt Ltd, Coimbatore  | 02 25 2011 09:36:34 +0000
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Actually it all depends from business to business. In IT since the human is the only raw material hence being paid more. I think logically one company will not be able to deliver unless there is good talent with creativity being the second reason to pay more.
By Rathin Deb, Freelance Retail Consultant  | 02 25 2011 09:29:08 +0000
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People should be paid based on the nature of job and their contribution in the Company.
By Nilesh Pawar, Legal & Secretarial, Valencia Professional & Management Services LLP  | 02 25 2011 09:27:17 +0000
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The salaries are disproportionate their work in IT field for Indian conditions. The flow of Dollars given the boost in salary hike compared to other sectors.However the salary cannot be measured with sweat of hard work. The boiling brain thrown out of gear in long run ie back problems ,BP, strokes etc.
By N.Sreenivasa Rao, Construction Management, Central Public Works Department  | 02 25 2011 03:26:04 +0000
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No now as per rules of supply and demand IT personnel are no more in short supply .
By Vidhu Dar, CEO/MD/Director, Shiva's Retreat  | 02 24 2011 18:58:46 +0000
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It is true that the scope and the salary is high for the IT field than non-IT field.

But the IT jobs more strenuous than the non-IT jobs. Atmosphere is also different.
By sameer kamble, IT Manager, indsoft systems  | 02 24 2011 17:20:51 +0000
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