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.