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By Jeff Kelly, 05 May 2008 | SearchDataManagement.com

Business intelligence and data warehousing salaries continued to rise in 2007, nearing an average of $100,000 annually, according to a recent report from The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI).

The average business intelligence/data warehousing (BI/DW) salary rose 4% in 2007 to $98,418, up from $94,615 in 2006, the report said. By comparison, the IT industry as a whole enjoyed a salary growth rate of 3.7% last year. The report surveyed 1,087 BI/DW professionals in the U.S. and Canada. TDWI expects the average salary to reach the six-figure mark in 2008.

"With the demand for BI projects growing, which increases demand for people, I would expect to see a slight rise in salaries, which we did," said Wayne Eckerson, author of the report and director of the Renton, Wash.-based education and research firm. Eckerson expects salaries to continue to rise this year by a similar, if somewhat smaller, percentage, despite the current difficult economic climate. "We haven't seen any real impact of the economy on our market yet," he said.

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