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National Salary Data for Staff and Entry-level IT Positions

Staff and Entry-Level

 

Database administrator

Help desk/
technical support specialist

Information security specialist

Technology/
business systems analyst

Network administrator

Network engineer

Programmer/
analyst

Project leader

Average salary

$72,236

$43,735

$70,780

$64,318

$51,265

$66,487

$61,564

$72,479

Bonus

$5,278

$2,077

$4,231

$3,552

$3,129

$4,083

$3,455

$4,372

Total

$77,514

$45,812

$75,011

$67,870

$54,394

$70,570

$65,014

$76,850

2002 Total

$75,839

$45,669

$73,306

$67,088

$53,778

$69,476

$63,762

$75,138

Percent change

2.2

0.3

2.3

1.2

1.1

1.6

2

2.3

Average Total Compensation By Industry

Banking

$85,416

$43,421

 

$68,400

$47,539

$80,011

$73,326

$83,906

Business services/consulting

 

$43,903

 

 

$58,014

 

$59,497

 

Computer dealer/reseller

 

$50,617

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computer services/consulting

$77,878

$51,268

$78,141

$70,837

$58,081

$71,334

$68,442

$70,982

Defense/Aerospace*

 

 

$76,465

 

 

 

$72,377

 

Education

$58,845.3

$36,927

 

 

$48,520

$55,884

$46,247

 

Energy/Utilities

 

 

 

$76,267

 

 

$68,507

 

Entertainment/Advertising

$75,627

 

 

 

 

 

$56,425

 

Finance/Accounting

$99,002

$54,019

$79,388

$65,769

$49,761

$77,869

$55,864

 

Government

$65,813

$44,711

$66,451

$57,099

$57,090

$66,049

$70,277

$70,175

Health care

 

$42,957

 

$65,311

$58,057

$68,194

$65,352

 

Legal/Insurance/Real estate

$84,821

$46,908

 

$64,934

$51,427

 

$66,585

$75,366

Health care

$84,041

 

 

 

 

 

$74,339

$71,953

Manufacturing (computer)

 

 

 

 

$65,792

 

 

 

Manufacturing (noncomputer)

$70,942

$43,706

$82,760

$67,411

$52,673

$67,920

$61,434

$80,326

Mining/Agriculture/
Construction/Engineering

 

 

 

 

$55,180

 

 

 

Non-profit

 

 

 

 

$45,490

 

 

 

Retail trade

 

$40,838

 

$66,289

$48,751

 

$61,247

 

Telecommunications

$80,758

$35,095

 

$79,067

 

$68,346

$68,210

 

Transportation/logistics

 

 

 

 

 

 

$64,998

 

Wholesale trade

 

 

 

 

 

 

$66,077

 

Average Total Compensation By Company Size (by revenue)

Less than $100M

$66,117

$40,398

$66,117

$60,242

$52,197

$65,295

$59,248

$68,739

$100M to $999.9M

$82,089

$45,655

$80,332

$65,825

$55,743

$69,432

$64,702

$73,583

$1B to $10B

$83,233

$52,431

$73,821

$75,036

$61,244

$75,409

$69,590

$85,162

More than $10B

$89,951

$55,935

$80,948

$74,014

$63,113

$80,894

$73,120

$81,630

Source: Computer World Salary Survey 2003

 
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