Earnings

Median annual wages nationally for Emerging Technologists were $79,000 in May 2012. This sector of the software/hardware information technology sector is forecasted to grow 25% a year until 2020. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $49,950, and the top 10 percent earned more than $122,090. These numbers take in account those Emerging Technologists who work in larger corporations and those who are consultants.

Source: http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/1987/04/art3full.pdf