ALSO SEE: IT Salary, 2009 Guide
The average IT salary is a moving target. Unlike some industries, salary levels in IT bounce around from year to year – sometimes quite unpredictably.
Indeed, IT salary levels between 2004 and 2009, based on the following data from Janco Associates, in some cases changed dramatically year over year.
Bottom line: If you need a steady 3.1 percent annual increase, IT ain’t for you.
Adding to the confusion, the IT job market is in a blue funk. “The job market for IT professionals is one of the worst I have seen since the late 1970’s,” said Victor Janulaitis, CEO of Janco Associates. “There is a surplus of IT talent and companies are in a cost cutting mode. The dot com bubble was a cake walk compared to this job market.” (Granted, he said that in January when things were even grimmer than now.)
But inside the storm cloud are some silver linings. IT salary levels remain some of the highest of any industry. Peruse the salaries on the following pages and realize many IT professionals earn far in excess of these figures – which are median stats – especially on the West and East coast.
And, IT isn’t about to fade away. The fluctuations won’t stop but it’s widely agreed the industry will grow over the next several years. So delve into the following IT salary data and figure out how you can get a bigger piece of the pie. Good luck!
(By the way, we’ll soon be posting a related article about salaries for developers and security pros. Stay tuned.)
Large Company IT Salary:
2004: $167,508
2005: $169,601
2006: $169,324
2007: $174,979
2008: $181,240
2009: $179,823
Mid-sized Company IT Salary:
2004: $176,357
2005: $171,791
2006: $172,351
2007: $169,504
2008: $171,200
2009: $171,755
Large Company IT Salary:
2004: $116,437
2005: $134,227
2006: $134,584
2007: $144,928
2008: $143,276
2009: $148,051
Mid-sized Company IT Salary:
2004: $108,389
2005: $108,173
2006: $106,746
2007: $111,576
2008: $116,383
2009: $121,873
Large Company IT Salary:
2004: $128,604
2005: $124,822
2006: $125,457
2007: $124,928
2008: $125,184
2009: $126,203
Mid-sized Company IT Salary:
2004: $107,019
2005: $108,177
2006: $100,145
2007: $108,329
2008: $98,922
2009: $115,434
Large Company IT Salary:
2004: $85,318
2005: $85,479
2006: $84,102
2007: $94,540
2008: $91,113
2009: $90,450
Mid-sized Company IT Salary:
2004: $83,079
2005: $84,058
2006: $85,113
2007: $81,673
2008: $80,088
2009: $78,678
Large Company IT Salary:
2004: $90,838
2005: $98,267
2006: $87,890
2007: $87,515
2008: $86,730
2009: $86,595
Mid-sized Company IT Salary:
2004: $90,286
2005: $94,375
2006: $92,123
2007: $86,797
2008: $85,140
2009: $84.987
Large Company IT Salary:
2004: $84,503
2005: $83,572
2006: $79,306
2007: $76,358
2008: $78,098
2009: $78,098
Mid-sized Company IT Salary:
2004: $90,162
2005: $98,264
2006: $96,629
2007: $92,766
2008: $97,578
2009: $89,110
All salary data courtesy of Janco Associates
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Large Company IT Salary:
2004: $82,699
2005: $85,437
2006: $91,086
2007: $99,299
2008: $93,169
2009: $95,239
Mid-sized Company IT Salary:
2004: $90,302
2005: $90,901
2006: $89,692
2007: $86,197
2008: $85,069
2009: $85,772
Large Company IT Salary:
2004: $90,920
2005: $93,271
2006: $96,765
2007: $99,717
2008: $98,676
2009: $78,377
Mid-sized Company IT Salary:
2004: $90,615
2005: $89,030
2006: $90,128
2007: $92,980
2008: $90,205
2009: $71,988
Large Company IT Salary:
2004: $97,511
2005: $100,122
2006: $100,016
2007: $100,347
2008: $100,579
2009: $104,568
Mid-sized Company IT Salary:
2004: $89,738
2005: $91,783
2006: $92,156
2007: $89,087
2008: $87,739
2009: $95,458
Large Company IT Salary:
2004: $73,914
2005: $64,057
2006: $62,705
2007: $63,000
2008: $62,694
2009: $61,216
Mid-sized Company IT Salary:
2004: $67,752
2005: $67,183
2006: $65,058
2007: $64,024
2008: $63,530
2009: $52,729
Large Company IT Salary:
2004: $55,509
2005: $54,148
2006: $55,933
2007: $53,053
2008: $58,296
2009: $77,195
Mid-sized Company IT Salary:
2004: $64,508
2005: $64,055
2006: $67,361
2007: $70,308
2008: $71,304
2009: $83,058
Large Company IT Salary:
2004: $53,047
2005: $52,495
2006: $52,645
2007: $56,003
2008: $55,057
2009: $54,054
Large Company IT Salary:
2004: $86,713
2005: $89,515
2006: $85,416
2007: $86,226
2008: $86,622
2009: $96,122
Large Company IT Salary:
2004: $62,925
2005: $59,512
2006: $60,712
2007: $65,712
2008: $60,189
2009: $60,087
Large Company IT Salary:
2004: $57,966
2005: $56,019
2006: $54,346
2007: $55,318
2008: $55,743
2009: $55,527
All salary data courtesy of Janco Associates
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Large Company IT Salary:
2004: $49,439
2005: $49,513
2006: $51,424
2007: $55,548
2008: $52,954
2009: $52,913
Large Company IT Salary:
2004: $65,801
2005: $66,582
2006: $65,969
2007: $69,391
2008: $71,640
2009: $71,259
Large Company IT Salary:
2004: $61,601
2005: $63,099
2006: $65,801
2007: $66,923
2008: $66,940
2009: $66,178
Large Company IT Salary:
2004: $52,490
2005: $54,428
2006: $59,013
2007: $60,358
2008: $59,205
2009: $59,575
Large Company IT Salary:
2004: $54,557
2005: $45,564
2006: $47,354
2007: $41,759
2008: $43,925
2009: $56,389
Large Company IT Salary:
2004: $80,664
2005: $73,737
2006: $74,141
2007: $73,990
2008: $75,973
2009: $75,207
Large Company IT Salary:
2004: $61,432
2005: $61,315
2006: $59,202
2007: $59,299
2008: $59,334
2009: $61,465
Large Company IT Salary:
2004: $83,079
2005: $84,058
2006: $85,113
2007: $81,673
2008: $80,088
2009: $78,678
Mid-sized Company IT Salary:
2004: $42,586
2005: $41,820
2006: $43,013
2007: $45,612
2008: $45,516
2009: $63,585
Mid-sized Company IT Salary:
2004: $57,409
2005: $58,177
2006: $59,295
2007: $56,712
2008: $60,506
2009: $72,514
Mid-sized Company IT Salary:
2004: $74,704
2005: $67,251
2006: $67,999
2007: $70,625
2008: $71,241
2009: $73,7908
Mid-sized Company IT Salary:
2004: $51,515
2005: $48,677
2006: $51,580
2007: $54,377
2008: $52,566
2009: $69,064
Mid-sized Company IT Salary:
2004: $64,127
2005: $64,492
2006: $65,369
2007: $66,925
2008: $67,218
2009: $71,821
All salary data courtesy of Janco Associates
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