| The Widely Ranging Salaries of IT Pros | ||||||||||||||
| In the Windows IT Pro Industry Survey 2004, IT professionals were asked to specify their salary range. This table breaks down their responses by job title. For example, of the application administrators who responded to the survey, 7.7 percent indicated that they earn under $30,000, 46.2 percent said they receive $30,000 to $39,000, and 23.1 percent specified they earn $40,000 to $49,000. | ||||||||||||||
| Job Title | Percentage of Respondents in the Salary Ranges | |||||||||||||
| Under $30,000 | $30,000 to $39,999 | $40,000 to $49,999 | $50,000 to $59,999 | $60,000 to $69,999 | $70,000 to $79,999 | $80,000 to $89,999 | $90,000 to $99,999 | $100,000 to $124,999 | $125,000 to $149,000 | $150,000 to $199,999 | $200,000 to $249,999 | $250,000 to $299,999 | $300,000 or more | |
| Application administrator | 7.7% | 46.2% | 23.1% | 7.7% | NR | 7.7% | 7.7% | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Application architect | 8.3 | 8.3 | 4.2 | 12.5 | 20.8% | 16.7 | 8.3 | 12.5% | 4.2% | 4.2% | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Application developer | 18.0 | 8.2 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 16.4 | 15.6 | 14.8 | 3.3 | NR | 0.8 | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| CIO/CTO | NR | NR | 3.7 | 11.1 | 3.7 | 29.6 | 11.1 | 7.4 | 22.2 | 7.4 | 3.7% | NR | NR | NR |
| Consultant | 12.1 | 8.7 | 11.4 | 17.4 | 14.1 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 7.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.7% | NR | NR |
| Database administrator | 5.0 | 5.0 | 13.0 | 18.0 | 13.0 | 18.0 | 17.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Database developer | 22.6 | 9.7 | 16.1 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Desktop deployment pro1 | 8.7 | 17.4 | 26.1 | 23.9 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 6.5 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Executive management2 | 16.2 | 9.5 | 16.2 | 10.8 | 6.8 | 2.7 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 12.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | NR | 1.4% | 4.1% |
| Help desk pro3 | 20.2 | 36.9 | 22.6 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | NR | NR | NR | 1.2 | NR |
| IT management4 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 14.0 | 14.3 | 16.0 | 17.1 | 9.8 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 2.8 | 0.6 | NR | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Network administrator | 10.1 | 15.3 | 25.3 | 18.8 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | NR | NR | 0.3 |
| Security administrator | 8.3 | 8.3 | 12.5 | 29.2 | 8.3 | 4.2 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | NR | 4.2 | NR | NR | NR |
| Storage administrator | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 100.0 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Systems administrator | 10.7 | 10.9 | 16.6 | 21.8 | 17.9 | 12.6 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 0.2 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Systems architect | 6.2 | 4.4 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 12.4 | 16.8 | 18.6 | 7.1 | 10.6 | 7.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | NR | NR |
| Trainer | 22.2 | 14.8 | 7.4 | 18.5 | 11.1 | 14.8 | 7.4 | 3.7 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Web administrator | NR | 25.0 | 16.7 | 25.0 | NR | 25.0 | NR | 8.3 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Other | 9.9 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 17.1 | 15.5 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | NR | NR | 0.8 |
| Notes: Percentages might not equal 100 percent due to rounding. NR = no respondents. 1 Includes all desktop deployment titles. 2 Includes president, owner, CEO, CFO, and other executive management. 3 Includes all Help desk titles. 4 Includes IT director, IT manager, and purchasing manager. | ||||||||||||||