Is the economy having a severe impact on compensation for search engine marketers or is the SEM profession weathering the storm better than other sectors? That is one of the critical questions the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO), http://www.sempo.org, plans to answer with the launch of its 2nd Annual In-House SEM salary survey.

• Of those managing budgets greater than $200,000/month, 42.3% are managers, and within that group, 27% report salary ranges in excess of $100,000/year.
• 39.4% of respondents managing monthly SEM budgets in excess of $200,000 report having 3 years of experience or less. 34.2% have between 3 and 5 years experience, and those with 5+ years of experience totaled 26.4%.
• 42.6% of those managing budgets larger than $200,000/month do not manage staff. 92.9% are part of a dedicated in-house SEM team and 77.4% of those teams are considered to be part of their companys Marketing departments.

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