SALARY SURVEY DATA
July 2007; 9,290 RESPONSES
REGAINING MOMENTUM
IT salaries have risen at a slow but steady pace since hitting rock-bottom in 2002. Here are the IT pay raises from 1987 to 2007, as reported in Computerworld’s annual Salary Survey:
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1987: 6% 1988: 7.3% 1989: 5.9% 1990: 5.7% 1991: 5% 1992: 4.6% 1993: 4.4% 1994: 4.4% 1995: 4.5% 1996: 4.6%* 1997: 5.2%* |
1998: 6.7%* 1999: 6%* 2000: 6.2%* 2001: 5.8%* 2002: 2.6% 2003: 2.8% 2004: 3% 2005: 3% 2006: 3.1% 2007: 3.7% |
SALARY
The salary shift year to year is small, but 3% more respondents received a salary increase this year compared with 2006.
Seventy-five percent of respondents reported that their base salary had increased from one year ago. The average increase was 7%. Eighteen percent reported no change in base salary. Seven percent reported a decrease in salary. The average decrease was 8%.
BONUSES
Year-to-year
Bonuses are creeping up steadily:
Note: Percentages are based on IT workers employed full time or part time in an IT department.
WHERE'S THE MIDDLE?
The 2007 median annual base salary is $80,000 (half the salaries are above the median, and half are below). For senior management, the median annual base salary is $115,000; for middle management, it’s $88,000; and for staff/technical positions, it’s $70,000.
The median base salaries by region are as follows:
Survey Results
In Depth: IT Salaries on the Rise |
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