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IT Salary 2009: Survey Says Modest Declines
Are These Developer and IT Salary Figures Accurate?
For lists of IT salary levels, go to:
IT Salary: Developers, Programmers
IT Salary: Various IT Professionals
IT salary levels clearly face challenges created by the economic downturn. Unfortunately, IT salary raises have been minimal or none at all. According to Janco Associates, an IT-focused consulting firm that conducts annual IT salary surveys, “there is now a surplus of seasoned IT professionals” – hence the ceiling on IT salary increases.
More findings from Janco relating to 2010 IT salary:
• Layoffs have focused on middle management and IT support staff.
• Many mid-sized enterprises have stopped hiring all IT professionals altogether.
• IT hiring is limited to a few selected positions as enterprise continue to cut costs.
As you can see, the last few years have been particularly tough on IT salary levels:
Mean IT salary, 2007-2010:
Large companies (223 organizations responded):
January 2007: $81,078
January 2008: $82,197
January 2009: $81,302
January 2010: $81,614
Mid-size companies (594 organizations responded):
January 2007: $75,096
January 2008: $75,814
January 2009: $73,132
January 2010: $73,216
Overall IT salary levels are declining in part because the performance bonuses of salaries are declining:
Declining IT salary bonuses (graphic and all accompanying IT salary data, courtesy of Janco Associates.)
IT Salary: IT Executives
1) VP – Chief Information Officer (CIO)
2009:
Base salary: $158,355
Total compensation: $172,505
2010:
Base salary: $159,613
Total compensation: $181,515
% Change: 5.22%
2) VP – Information Services
2009:
Base salary: $128,309
Total compensation: $141,424
2010:
Base salary: $129,761
Total compensation: $148,531
% Change: -0.19%
3) Director – IT Planning
2009:
Base salary: $109,335
Total compensation: $123,299
2010:
Base salary: $109,512
Total compensation: $123,749
% Change: 0.37%
4) Director – Systems & Programming
2009:
Base salary: $133,631
Total compensation: $149,835
2010:
Base salary: $132,545
Total compensation: $149,419
% Change: -0.28%
IT Salary: Developers, Programmers
IT Salary: Various IT Professionals
IT Salary: IT Manager
5) IT Manager – Computer Operations
2009:
Base salary: $84,472
Total compensation: $90,833
2010:
Base salary: $84,317
Total compensation: $90,559
% Change: -0.30%
6) IT Manager – Data Warehouse
2009:
Base salary: $88,345
Total compensation: $93,836
2010:
Base salary: $88,678
Total compensation: $93,965
% Change: 0.14%
7) IT Manager – Database
2009:
Base salary: $95,429
Total compensation: $98,683
2010:
Base salary: $95,244
Total compensation: $98,552
% Change: -0.13%
8) IT Manager – Application Development
2009:
Base salary: $78,426
Total compensation: $79,169
2010:
Base salary: $77,928
Total compensation: $78,757
% Change: -0.52%
9) IT Manager – Network Services
2009:
Base salary: $82,266
Total compensation: $86,914
2010:
Base salary: $82,724
Total compensation: $87,397
% Change: 0.56%
10) IT Manager – Production Support
2009:
Base salary: $73,157
Total compensation: $75,968
2010:
Base salary: $75,906
Total compensation: $79,885
% Change: 5.16%
11) IT Manager – Security and Workstations
2009:
Base salary: $89,314
Total compensation: $93,547
2010:
Base salary: $87,779
Total compensation: $91,894
% Change: -1.77%
12) IT Manager – Systems and Programming
2009:
Base salary: $97,995
Total compensation: $101,817
2010:
Base salary: $97,710
Total compensation: $101,679
% Change: -0.14%
13) IT Manager – Internet Systems
2009:
Base salary: $82,923
Total compensation: $84,940
2010:
Base salary: $82,966
Total compensation: $85,006
% Change: 0.08%
14) IT Manager – Quality Control
2009:
Base salary: $72,195
Total compensation: $76,630
2010:
Base salary: $72,217
Total compensation: $76,065
% Change: -0.74%
15) IT Manager – Technical Services
2009:
Base salary: $96,015
Total compensation: $102,425
2010:
Base salary: $95,584
Total compensation: $101,940
% Change: -0.47%
16) IT Manager – Training and Documentation
2009:
Base salary: $73,039
Total compensation: $77,562
2010:
Base salary: $72,705
Total compensation: $101,940
% Change: -0.69%
17) IT Manager – Voice and Data Communications
2009:
Base salary: $91,704
Total compensation: $97,789
2010:
Base salary: $91,374
Total compensation: $97,362
% Change: -0.44%
18) IT Manager – Operating Systems Production
2009:
Base salary: $84,500
Total compensation: $87,796
2010:
Base salary: $88,940
Total compensation: $93,413
% Change: 6.40%
19) Project Manager – Applications
2009:
Base salary: $94,472
Total compensation: $103,108
2010:
Base salary: $94,852
Total compensation: $104,129
% Change: 0.99%
20) Project Manager – Distributed Systems
2009:
Base salary: $95,658
Total compensation: $106,752
2010:
Base salary: $96,161
Total compensation: $106,759
% Change: 0.01%
21) Project Manager – Network Technical Services
2009:
Base salary: $89,258
Total compensation: $93,078
2010:
Base salary: $89,473
Total compensation: $93,210
% Change: 0.14%
IT Salary: Developers, Programmers
IT Salary: Various IT Professionals
IT Salary: Developers and Programmers
22) Object Visual Programmer
2009:
Base salary: $72,035
Total compensation: $76,707
2010:
Base salary: $72,392
Total compensation: $77,064
% Change: 0.47%
23) Internet Developer
2009:
Base salary: $70,971
Total compensation: $74,520
2010:
Base salary: $71,657
Total compensation: $75,323
% Change: 1.08%
24) Programmer/Analyst
2009:
Base salary: $71,407
Total compensation: $75,409
2010:
Base salary: $71,448
Total compensation: $75,420
% Change: 0.01%
25) Software Engineer
2009:
Base salary: $79,220
Total compensation: $82,967
2010:
Base salary: $80,501
Total compensation: $84,827
% Change: 2.24%
26) Systems Programmer
2009:
Base salary: $73,451
Total compensation: $77,052
2010:
Base salary: $73,847
Total compensation: $77,181
% Change: 0.17%
IT Salary: Developers, Programmers
IT Salary: Various IT Professionals
IT Salary: Various IT Professionals
27) Webmaster
2009:
Base salary: $62,968
Total compensation: $63,367
2010:
Base salary: $62,875
Total compensation: $63,259
% Change: -0.17%
28) Data Center Facility Administrator
2009:
Base salary: $49,296
Total compensation: $51,880
2010:
Base salary: $49,469
Total compensation: $51,656
% Change: -0.43%
29) Data Entry Clerk
2009:
Base salary: $32,093
Total compensation: $32,157
2010:
Base salary: $31,982
Total compensation: $32,043
% Change: -0.36%
30) IT Planning Analyst
2009:
Base salary: $71,386
Total compensation: $77,378
2010:
Base salary: $71,339
Total compensation: $77,427
% Change: 0.06%
31) Hardware Installations Coordinator
2009:
Base salary: $51,037
Total compensation: $51,587
2010:
Base salary: $50,664
Total compensation: $51,173
% Change: -0.80%
32) Network Technician
2009:
Base salary: $56,154
Total compensation: $57,241
2010:
Base salary: $56,036
Total compensation: $57,063
% Change: -0.31%
33) LAN Applications Support Analyst
2009:
Base salary: $57,869
Total compensation: $59,988
2010:
Base salary: $57,875
Total compensation: $60,075
% Change: 0.15%
34) Personal Computer Specialist
2009:
Base salary: $49,578
Total compensation: $53,930
2010:
Base salary: $49,585
Total compensation: $53,868
% Change: -0.12%
35) Voice/Wireless Communications Coordinator
2009:
Base salary: $70,825
Total compensation: $72,513
2010:
Base salary: $70,487
Total compensation: $72,392
% Change: -0.17%
36) Systems Analyst
2009:
Base salary: $73,542
Total compensation: $76,245
2010:
Base salary: $73,687
Total compensation: $76,349
% Change: 0.14%
37) Data Security Administrator
2009:
Base salary: $77,968
Total compensation: $82,362
2010:
Base salary: $79,010
Total compensation: $83,643
% Change: 1.55%
38) Supervisor – PC Support
2009:
Base salary: $75,188
Total compensation: $75,923
2010:
Base salary: $74,306
Total compensation: $75,006
% Change: -1.21%
39) Disaster Recovery Coordinator
2009:
Base salary: $85,329
Total compensation: $92,714
2010:
Base salary: $85,342
Total compensation: $92,633
% Change: -0.09%
40) Web Analyst
2009:
Base salary: $57,834
Total compensation: $59,812
2010:
Base salary: $57,853
Total compensation: $59,801
% Change: -0.02%
