IT Median Salaries
The compensation study (160 plus pages in PDF or WORD and EXCEL with the data) can be ordered here.
If you do not want to purchase the full salary study, you can get just the data for a particular city for a fraction of the cost of the full study. Just click here to see all the cities covered or select your city for the order page.
There is a comparative salary survey for the years of 1999 through 2009. That version of the salary survey can be found at COMPARATIVE YEAR.
Positions Surveyed
From the Janco Associates, Inc. database, compensation benchmark ranges are established for each job position surveyed. In analyzing the study data, the upper and lower quartiles are eliminated to determine Benchmark Ranges. The benchmark ranges are then used to assess the alignment of a company's actual compensation to the marketplace for each job function. The results can be assessed using the following guidelines.
Executive Management
- VP - Chief Information Officer
- VP - Chief Security Officer
- VP - Consulting Services
- VP - Information Services
- VP - Technical Services
- Director - IT Planning
- Director - Production/Data Center
- Director - Systems & Programming
Senior Management
- Manager - Computer Operations
- Manager - Microcomputer Technology
- Manager - Network Services
- Manager - Operating Systems Production
- Manager - Production Services
- Manager - Production Support
- Manager - Systems and Programming
- Manager - Technical Services
- Manager - Training and Documentation
- Manager - Transaction Processing
- Manager - Voice and Data Communications
Middle Management
- Capacity Planning Supervisor
- Change Control Supervisor
- Computer Operations - Shift Manager
- Computer Operations - Shift Supervisor
- Database Manager
- Data Communications Manager
- Data Entry Supervisor
- Information Center Manager
- Lead Customer Service Manager
- Office Automation Applications Manager
- Production Control Specialist
- Production Services Supervisor
- Project Manager - Applications
- Project Manager - Distributed Systems
- Project Manager - Network Tech Svc
- Project Manager - Systems
- Supervisor - Hardware Installations
- Supervisor - Microcomputer Support
- Supervisor - Network Services
- Voice Communications Manager
- Web Analyst
Staff
- Change Control Analyst
- Computer Operator
- Data Center Facility Administrator
- Data Entry Clerk
- Data Security Administrator
- Database Specialist
- Disaster Recovery Coordinator
- e-Commerce Specialist
- Forms and Graphics Designer
- 4th GL Specialist
- Hardware Installations Coordinator
- IT Planning Analyst
- LAN Applications Support Analyst
- Network Control Analyst
- Network Services Administrator
- Network Technician
- Operations Analyst
- Personal Computer Specialist
- Production Control Analyst
- Programmer/Analyst
- Senior Network Specialist
- Software Engineer
- Systems Analyst
- Systems Programmer
- Systems Support Specialist
- Tape Librarian
- Technical Services Specialist
- Technical Specialist
- Voice Communications Coordinator
- Webmaster
Cities Included in Salary Survey
Janco's IT Salary Survey includes the following 78 United States cities, as well as 23 selected cities in Canada.US Cities Included
| Akron | Albuquerque | Allentown | Anchorage |
| Atlanta | Atlantic City | Austin | Baltimore |
| Bellingham | Boise | Boston | Buffalo |
| Charleston | Charlotte | Cheyenne | Chicago |
| Cincinnati | Cleveland | Colorado Springs | Columbus |
| Dallas | Denver | Des Moines | Detroit |
| Duluth | Gary | Grand Rapids | Green Bay |
| Honolulu | Houston | Indianapolis | Kansas City, MO |
| Las Vegas | Lexington | Little Rock | Los Angeles |
| Louisville | Madison | Memphis | Miami |
| Milwaukee | Minneapolis | Nashville | New Orleans |
| New York | Oakland | Oklahoma City | Olympia |
| Omaha | Orange County CA | Orlando | Peoria |
| Philadelphia | Phoenix | Pittsburgh | Portland, ME |
| Portland, OR | Provo/Orem | Raleigh-Durham | Rockford |
| Sacramento | Salt Lake City | San Antonio | San Diego |
| San Francisco | San Jose | Seattle | Sioux Falls |
| St. Louis | Stamford | Syracuse | Toledo |
| Topeka | Tucson | Tulsa | Washington |
| Wichita | Winston-Salem |
Canadian Cities Included
| Calgary, AB | Charlotte, PE | Edmonton, AB | Fredericton, NB |
| Guelph, ON | Halifax, NS | Hamilton, ON | Hull, QC |
| London, ON | Montreal, QC | Niagara Falls, ON | Ottawa, ON |
| Quebec City, QC | Regina, SK | Saskatoon, SK | St. John's, NF |
| Sudbury, ON | Toronto, ON | Vancouver, BC | Victoria, BC |
| Whitehorse, YT | Windsor, ON | Winnipeg, MB |
Salary Survey Methodology
From the Janco Associates, Inc. database, compensationbenchmark ranges areestablished for each normalized job position. In analyzing the study data, the upper and lower quartiles are eliminated to determine Benchmark Ranges. The benchmark ranges are then used to assess the alignment of a company's actual compensation to the marketplace for each job function. The results can be assessed using the following guidelines.
The Benchmark represents our assessment of the compensation level required for organizations to remain competitive and minimize the risk of losing employees to other organizations.Below Benchmark Range - Highly impacted by forces of the marketplace
Within Benchmark Range - Subject to the normal forces of the marketplace for similar job functions and responsibilities.
Above Benchmark Range - Not subject to the forces of the marketplace
Reviews were conducted from the standpoint of a comparison o base salary and, when appropriate, from the additional standpoint of total compensation. Total compensation is determined by adding the budgetary bonus amounts and an equivalent cash value for above-standard compensation to an individual's base salary.
The compensation Study data was divided into two categories. Large companies are companies whose gross revenues are equal to or greater than $500MM. Mid-sized companies are companies whose gross revenues are less than $500MM.
IT Salary Survey - Fringe Benefits
Janco's IT Salary Survey includes the following 78 United States cities, as well as 23 selected cities in Canada.Are you paying too much or too little to your information technology staff? Are you earning what you're worth? Whether employer or employee, it is important to know what other companies are paying in total compensation for a similar position in your area. Learn how your company compares in the area of compensation. Get IT Job Descriptions and staff hiring guidelines.
Become A Survey Participant
Janco Associates, Inc. has published a bi-annual information technology compensation survey for over ten years.
Participate by providing us valid data and we will be able to download a complimentary copy of the summary results1 upon its completion. In addition, you may be eligible to purchase the full study at a significant discount.
These results will be available in January. To participate, simply click the Participate button below and complete the on-line Compensation Participation Survey.
You can either download our participation excel spread sheet1 or click on the link below to enter you data via an on-line survey. (Note: will be able to come back to modify the data you enter for 120 days)
Please be assured that any compensation information provided to us will be held in the strictest confidence.
You can qualify for a complete free copy of the PDF version of the study, if your enterprise provides at least ten valid data points as determined by Janco. All other participants will qualify for the summary of the study only.
Comparative Year Salary Survey 1996 - 2010
Data compares over seventy (70) IT positions from 1996 through 2010. It includes the dot com bubble, 9/11, the recession of 2002-2003 , and the start of the recovery in 2005. The study is available in PDF, PDF with data in an excel spread sheet, and Word format.
Charts showing key compensation trends are provide in all versions of the study. An example of one of the charts can be seen by clicking on the icon below.
Excel sheet includes means and benchmarks for each position.
The Janco Associates, Inc. salary survey draws on data collected throughout the year by extensive internet-based and completed survey forms sent to businesses throughout the United States and Canada. Our database contains over 85,000 data points.
The compensation study (Over 160 pages in PDF or WORD and EXCEL with the data) can be ordered here
There is a comparative salary survey for the years of 1999 through 2010. That version of the salary survey can be found at COMPARATIVE YEAR.
If you do not want to purchase the full salary study, you can get just the data for a particular city for a fraction of the cost of the total study. Just select your city for the order page...












