You can find salary information if you look to industry journals and magazines in the university library. October is the season for "Salary Surveys". Watch for Embedded Systems.

As an example, the following averages salaries across the US. Location can make a big difference over here.

(me runs around the office and removes all of October's salary surveys from the offices :S )

From SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT Magazine:
(Average Salaries by US $)

Software Engineer:
$60,000 (25th percentile)
$74,459 (median)
$84,750 (75th percentile)

Programmer/Analyst:
$50,000 (25th percentile)
$64,113 (median)
$69,500 (75th percentile)

Software Architect:
$75,667 (25th percentile)
$89,808 (median)
$100,000 (75th percentile)

Project Leader (technical):
$69,000 (25th percentile)
$80,092 (median)
$90,000 (75th percentile)

Software Developer:
$59,167 (25th percentile)
$69,924 (median)
$80,125 (75th percentile)

Systems Analyst:
$55,500 (25th percentile)
$68,338 (median)
$77,500 (75th percentile)

Programmer:
$44,250 (25th percentile)
$57,269 (median)
$70,250 (75th percentile)

QA/Software Test Engr. Analyst:
$55,500 (25th percentile)
$65,146 (median)
$78,250 (75th percentile)

Database Administrator:
$64,875 (25th percentile)
$74,263 (median)
$84,917 (75th percentile)

Web Internet Developer:
$51,250 (25th percentile)
$67,289 (median)
$83,500 (75th percentile)