Tech Job Salary Report 2014
Posted June 5th, 2014
How much money did you make last year? How much money did IT professionals with similar responsibilities make? Knowing how your salary compares to your peers is important to consider. If you are making less than average, it may be time to look for other opportunities or add to your credentials. If you are making more than average, you might think twice before leaving the company you are with. We’ve put this together this overview to help you make smart choices in your career.
Management
- CIO – $153,000 – $246,750 (+ 5.1%)
- CTO: $132,250 – $205,750 (+5.3%)
- CSO: $126,750 – $189,750 (+5.9%)
- VP of IT: $134,750 – $196,750 (+5.5%)
- IT Manager: $99,000 – $142,250 (+5.3%)
Project Management and Analysis
- Project Manager: $88,500 – $131,500 (+ 6.0%)
- Manager: $100,500 – $142,250 (+5.4%)
- Systems Analyst: $76,250 – $108,750 (+5.1%)
- Business Systems Analyst: $75,500 – $109,750 (+6.3%)
- Developer/Programmer Analyst: $69,250 – $122,750 (+7.1%)
Application Development
- Mobile App Developer: $100,000 – $144,000 (+ 7.8%)
- Applications Architect: $109,750 – $148,750 (+5.8%)
- CRM Technical Developer: $89,500 – $119,750 (+6.6%)
- ERP Technical Developer: $94,250 – $130,250 (+6.8%)
- Database Developer: $92,000 – $134,500 (+6.5%)
- Lead Applications Developer: $99,750 – $137,750 (+6.0%)
Database Administration
- Data Architect: $111,750 – $153,750 (+ 7.2%)
- Database Manager: $107,750 – $149,000 (+5.9%)
- Database Admin: $87,500 – $126,000 (+5.4%)
- Data Modeler: $97,250 – $134,250 (+5.8%)
- Data Warehouse Manager: $115,250 – $154,250 (+5.9%)
- Business Intelligence Analyst: $101,250 – $142,250 (+7.4%)
Quality Assurance and Testing
- Quality Assurance/Testing Manager: $87,500 – $116,750 (+ 5.1%)
- QA Associate/Analyst: $60,250 – $93,500 (+4.9%)
Web Development
- Sr. Web Developer: $97,750 – $135,250 (+ 6.3%)
- Web Developer: $70,000 -$113,500 (+6.5%)
- Web Admin: $63,500 – $95,750 (+3.2%)
- Web Designer: $60,250 – $99,000 (+5.8%)
- Messaging Admin: $68,500 – $99,750 (+5.0%)
Operations
- Operations Manager: $64,250 – $89,250 (+ 2.8%)
- Computer Operator: $33,750 – $46,500 (+2.8%)
- Mainframe Systems Programmer: $59,000 – $82,000 (+2.5%)
Security
- Information Systems Security Manager: $115,250 – $160,000 (+ 6.8%)
- Data Security Analyst: $100,500 – $137,250 (+5.8%)
- Systems Security Admin: $95,250 – $131,500 (+6.3%)
- Network Security Admin: $95,000 – $130,750 (+5.9%)
- Network Security Engineer: $99,750 – $131,250 (+6.6%)
Software Development
- Software Developer: $80,250 – $127,250 (+ 7.7%)
- Product Manager: $99,250 – $136,000 (+4.1%)
- Software Engineer: $89,750 – $137,250 (+7.5%)
Networking and Telecommunications
- Wireless Network Engineer: $91,500 – $125,250 (+ 7.0%)
- Network Architect: $109,250 – $156,500 (+6.8%)
- Network Manager: $94,000 – $130,00 (+6.2%)
- Network Engineer: $86,250 – $124,250 (+6.9%)
- Network Admin: $66,750 – $99,500 (+6.6%)
- Pre-Sales Engineer/Technical Engineer: $82,740 – $116,750 (8.4%)
There is some exciting news be gleaned from this data. It’s clear that tech salaries are rising across the board, and substantially in most cases. There are very few 2-3% increases on this list. The other takeaway is that certain professionals, like Mobile App Developers, are starting to get compensated for their growing role in the tech landscape. Their salaries rose almost 8% since last yet, and next year will likely reveal another big increase.
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