15 high-paying jobs in IT, business intelligence and security
CIOs pull the top paychecks, while salaries for management roles are exceeding $150,000.
15 high-paying jobs in IT, business intelligence and security
Most budget forecasts for 2018 predicted that information technology and data professionals would see significant pay increases. According to recent salary data from the web site salary.com, chief information officers now command on average more than a quarter million dollars in pay. That average salary is effective as of March 29, 2018.
Salary.com notes that typical compensation rates are obviously influenced by region and by industry. The salary rates above typically reflect an individual with three years of experience.
Chief information officer
Average reported 2018 salary: $264,486
Chief technology officer
Average reported 2018 salary: $233,210
Chief information security officer
Average reported 2018 salary: $215,739
Web systems director
Average reported 2018 salary: $182,046
Systems engineering director
Average reported 2018 salary: $171,855
Information security director
Average reported 2018 salary: $168,107
Enterprise operations director
Average reported 2018 salary: $165,726
Applications development director
Average reported 2018 salary: $163,902
CRM program director
Average reported 2018 salary: $161,961
Enterprise architecture director
Average reported 2018 salary: $161,771
Interface design director—Web
Average reported 2018 salary: $158,463
Data warehousing director
Average reported 2018 salary: $156,666
Enterprise infrastructure director
Average reported 2018 salary: $155,003
Executive producer—Web
Average reported 2018 salary: $153,082
IT quality assurance director
Average reported 2018 salary: $152,855