Source: Computerworld

Top 5 US States by Salary

Average salaries for IT professionals are on the rise, while non-IT professionals’ salaries are lower

Washington DC $104,265

Virginia $103,395

Maryland
$99,678

Hawaii
$98,004

California
$96,066

New York
$95,219

 

 

Computerworld’s 2017 IT Salary Survey

Key findings from survey of 2,782 IT professionals, 55% technical staffers and 45% IT managers — asking them about their compensation, workloads, long-term career prospects and much more.


 

 

Salary gains stay strong

 

 

A propitious job market

 

 

Who’s hot?

 

 

 

The right path

 

 

Concerns and challenges

Source: Computerworld

IT Salary Survey 2017: Hottest jobs, cities and industries for IT pay


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Hottest IT Job Tittles 2018

JOB TITLECHANGE IN AVERAGE TOTAL COMPENSATION 2016-2017
Help desk/technical support specialist5.1%
Software engineer4.5%
Systems administrator4.5%
Business analyst3.9%
Systems architect3.8%
Chief information officer3.7%
Network engineer3.3%
Vice president of IT3.2%
Programmer/analyst3.1%
Network administrator3.1%

 

Hottest metro regions for IT pay 2017

METRO REGIONCHANGE IN AVERAGE TOTAL COMPENSATION 2016-2017
Washington, D.C.5.0%
San Francisco4.8%
Los Angeles4.5%
Boston4.5%
Raleigh-Durham / Winston-Salem / Charlotte, N.C.4.4%
Denver3.9%
Minneapolis / St. Paul3.7%
Phoenix3.4%
Chicago3.2%
Detroit3.1%

 

Source: Computerworld

Hottest industries for IT pay 2017

INDUSTRYCHANGE IN AVERAGE TOTAL COMPENSATION 2016-2017
Banking4.2%
Entertainment / marketing / advertising3.8%
Telecommunications3.7%
Defense / aerospace3.5%
Legal / insurance / real estate3.5%
Health / medical services3.5%
Transportation / logistics3.2%
Education3.2%
Manufacturing (noncomputer-related)3.0%
Finance / accounting3.0%
Business services / consulting (noncomputer-related)3.0%

 

A sampling of IT pay by industry

INDUSTRYAVERAGE TOTAL COMPENSATION IN 2017
COMPUTER SERVICES / CONSULTING
Director of IT$139,764*
Network engineer/architect$123,509*
Systems architect$117,671*
Software engineer$108,874*
Systems administrator$73,530*
Help desk / technical support specialist$58,222*
EDUCATION
CIO / vice president of IT$147,347*
Director of IT$95,295
IT manager$84,526*
Systems administrator$72,534*
Network administrator$61,621*
Help desk / technical support specialist$47,208*
GOVERNMENT
CIO / vice president of IT$120,178**
Director of IT$103,655
IT manager$92,169*
Systems administrator$79,362*
Network administrator$68,766**
Help desk / technical support specialist$54,152*
HEALTHCARE
CIO / vice president of IT$188,220*
Director of IT$116,099
IT manager$93,354*
Systems administrator$82,009*
Help desk / technical support specialist$51,425*
Technician$50,085*
LEGAL and INSURANCE
CIO / vice president of IT$207,194*
Information security manager$130,633**
Director of IT$122,518*
IT manager$113,294**
Application developer$92,210**
Systems administrator$80,292**
MANUFACTURING
CIO / vice president of IT$218,455*
Director of IT$137,303*
IT manager$98,292
Network administrator$75,871*
Systems administrator$74,009*
Help desk / technical support specialist$45,584**