Admit it. We all want to know what everyone else is getting paid, and if youre like us, you cant resist a peek at the zillions of salary surveys available on the web. So, to save you a little time, we sorted and sifted and compiled a list of sites that track IT salary information and other related aids to help you stay ahead of the game. We tried to include a mix of surveys from a variety of sources, ranging from contracting to system administrators. Naturally, there are a lot of surveys out there for a specific market, but we couldnt cover them all. Through this process we learned there this is not an exact science. Salary results vary, but they give you a frame of reference, a tool for negotiating compensation.

Here are 10 sites that we think you can bank on.