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:
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% |
*In these years, IT workers were surveyed about changes in their total compensation. All other years show only salary changes. SALARY
The salary shift year to year is small, but 3% more respondents received a salary increase this year compared with 2006.
- Across the board, salaries increased slightly in 2007, by 3.7%
Senior managers saw an increase of 4%.
(Base: 1,406)Middle managers saw an increase of 3.7%.
(Base: 2,771)- IT staffers had an average salary increase of 3.6%. (Base: 5,113)
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
Across the board, bonuses increased slightly in 2007, by 3.4%.
Senior managers saw an increase of 4.6%.
Middle managers saw an increase of 2.6%.
- IT staffers saw an increase of 2.6%.
Year-to-year
Bonuses are creeping up steadily:
2004: 1% increase in bonuses
2005: 2.8% increase in bonuses
2006: 3.2% increase in bonuses
2007: 3.4% increase in bonuses
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:
- Pacific: $89,000
- New England: $84,750
- Middle Atlantic: $84,000
- South Atlantic: $84,000
- Mountain: $80,000
- North Central: $76,000
- South Central: $75,000
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 Survey Results
In Depth: IT Salaries on the Rise |
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