J2EE Engineers salary info in LA area

[Kevin Alterman]

I looked up the Salary survey for a Sr. Java Developer on salary.com and it says the base salary is $102K. However, a recruiter told me to expect $75-80K which seems way off the survey data. I would like to know who is right.

I have 6 yrs Software Development experience in Java/C++. Worked on many different areas including JSPs, Struts, Servlets, EJBs etc. but I've been with the same company for the past 6 years so I'm just researching what my skills are worth in the market right now

Cheers,
Kevin

[Deepak Shah]

I belive what recruiter saying is close to actual. Survey data are based on very large dataset and may not be uptodate with market changes.

[jim stone]

If it's anything like the east coast, 75-80k is about right.