Salary Slap

Training salaries took it on the chin in 2009-2010, plunging $2,334 to an average of $83,345, according to Training magazine’s Annual Salary Survey of 867 readers--not surprising since more than half of last year's respondents said they were being asked to take a pay cut. The average increase in salary in the last 12 months (not including a promotion or change of employer) continued to nosedive, coming in at 2.43 percent in 2009-2010 vs. 3.08 the year before. Training magazine subscribers can receive a free PDF of this report by e-mailing Editor Lorri Freifeld at lorri@trainingmag.com with the request, along with the 7-digit number that appears on their subscriber label. Non-Training magazine subscribers can purchase a hard copy of the issue containing both the Salary Survey and Industry Report for $35 and then receive a PDF of both reports by e-mailing a copy of their receipt to Editor Lorri Freifeld at lorri@trainingmag.com.