'Dear Abby' advice columnist dies at age 94. MINNEAPOLIS â Pauline Friedman Phillips, who under the name of Abigail Van Buren, wrote the long-running Dear Abby advice column that was followed by millions of newspaper readers throughout the world, has died. She was 94.
Software Programmer Salary. The average pay for a Software Programmer is $58,001 per year. People in this job generally don't have more than 20 years' experience. $38,667 - $91,999.
The vast majority of software developers work full time, and nearly a quarter in 2010 worked more than 40 hours a week according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Software developers make very good money. The BLS reports that the median annual wage for applications software developers in 2010 was $87,790. The median annual wage reported for systems software developers was $94,180. Another great thing about this field, as you were indicating, is that there is a great deal of demand. The field is growing at a rate of 30%, which is much faster than the average for all other occupations.