2023 IT Salary Survey by company size and metro area
Salaries are up and and CIOs are now hiring more IT Pros
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IT compensation does not keep up with inflation and hiring slows but still strong
2023 IT Salary Survey by company size and metro area available for immediate download. Janco and eJobDescription.com has conducted salary surveys of the IT Job market over 30 years. The data from this survey has been published in the Computer Industry Almanac, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, eWeek, and many other business and industry publications. In addition, over the years it has been featured on CNN, the Wall Street Journal, and several national and international television and multi-media outlets.
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Latest YTD IT job market growth
IT Salaries were on the rise. More companies were investing in information technology. The emphasis over the past several years is in both e-commerce and mobile computing. At the same time with the ever-increasing Cyber attacks and data breaches, CIO are looking to harden their sites and lock down data access so that they can protect all of their electronic assets.
Added to that in an ever-increasing array of mandated requirements from the EU with GPDR and US federal and state requirements to protect individual users' privacy. All of these factors increase demand for experienced IT Pros and salaries they are paid.
The salary survey is updated twice a year; once in January and then again in July. Janco and eJobDescription.com not only look at base salaries, they also report on total compensation. How survey is conducted is described here.
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Top Paying IT Positions
Large enterprises tend to compensate IT Professionals more than SMBs. The top 10 paying execeutive jobs are shown in the chart below.
Salary Survey Summary
Are you paying too much or too little to your IT staff? Do you have IT job descriptions? 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. Data is as of January 2023.
Mean Compensation for all IT Pros in 2023 is $101,323 up by 5.61% Over 180K IT positions were added in the past four quarters
- Median salaries for IT Pros in large enterprises is over $102K with executives' median of $180K
- Salaries for IT Professionals in aggregate rose 5.61% in the past 4 quarters
- Retirements of IT Professionals have increased as more “Baby-Boomers” opt-out of returning to work
- Salary compression is occurring as “new hires” are offered salaries at the top end of the pay ranges for existing positions – often paid more than current employees in the same positions
- Total mean compensation for all IT Professionals increased from $95,845 to $101,323
- Attrition rates in mid-sized enterprises are rising faster than in large enterprises
- Salary levels are in mid-sized enterprises are rising faster than in large enterprises
- Consultants who augment IT Staff and skills now are in high demand
- Demand has remained highest for IT professionals who support security, Blockchain, Work From Home (WFH), and e-commerce
- Staffing and retention are now a primary priority of C-Level management
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IT Positions in Demand
Hiring prospects are looking good for IT Professionals. Many enterprises are looking expand the size of the IT function as the economy continues to recover and application development increases along with the use of contractors and consultants.
Current IT Hiring Plans
The treat of an economic downturn, inflation, high energy cost, and the continued war in Europe will dampen hiring for IT pros over the the next few quarters.
Based on Janco's interviews and survey data the following positions are in high demand.
Updated with the latest IT Salary Survey Data see IT Salary Survey post pandemic
Fringe Benefits for IT Professionals
Companies have started to adjust the fringe benefits provided to IT Professionals. A full historical comparison of trends in benefits is included with the full version of the Janco IT Salary Survey.
Fringe Benefit Historical Trends
Top Paid CIOs
The top compensation for highest paid CIO is over $21 million and that is for Michael Schroepfer at Facebook. Most of his compensation is tied directly to the stock of his company. From public data we have found that there at least 25 CIOs who's compensation $2 million and above.
The average total compensation for the top 36 highest paid CIO for the year ending 12/31/2021 was $3,600,000 with a base salary average of $510,417. The balance of compensation came from bonus, stock, options, and pension programs.
IT Job Market Size
The IT job market now includes 3.9 million individuals. These are all high salary positions and critical to US economy.
Updated with Latest Data - Includes impact of recovery from reopening
Historic IT Job Market Size
Data complied by Janco Associates with data as of February 2023
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