TABLE 4: Main Job Category Respondent Salary by Region
Region North Northeast Northwest East South Southeast Southwest West Midwest Average

Chief Information Officer

$102,500

$117,500

*

$117,500

$87,500

$102,500

*

$117,500

*

$107,500

Executive (VP, MIS)

$87,500

$117,500

$102,500

$102,500

$72,500

$102,500

$87,500

$117,500

$102,500

$99,166

MIS Director

$72,500

$87,500

$57,500

$72,500

$57,500

$72,500

$72,500

$72,500

$57,500

$69,166

MIS Manager

$57,500

$72,500

*

$57,500

$42,500

<$35,000

*

$72,500

$47,500

$64,166

Help Desk Manager

$72,500

$87,500

$42,500

$57,500

$87,500

$72,500

*

$57,500

$57,500

$66,875

Help Desk Technician

*

$42,500

<$35,000

$42,500

<$35,000

$42,500

*

$42,500

*

$40,000

User Support Analyst

$42,500

$42,500

$42,500

$57,500

$42,500

$42,500

$42,500

$57,500

$72,500

$49,166

Trainer

$57,500

$72,500

$42,500

$57,500

$42,500

$57,500

$42,500

$72,500

$42,500

$57,500

Telecom, Manager

$72,500

*

*

*

$42,500

*

*

*

*

$57,500

Operations Manager

$87,500

$72,500

*

$42,500

$57,500

$57,500

$102,500

$42,500

$42,500

$56,111

Computer Operator

*

$57,500

$57,500

*

$57,500

$72,500

*

*

$72,500

$63,500

Systems Architect

*

$87,500

$72,500

$72,500

$57,500

$87,500

*

*

*

$75,500

Network Architect

$57,500

$72,500

$57,500

$57,500

$57,500

$72,500

$57,500

$72,500

$57,500

$62,500

LAN/WAN Specialist

$72,500

$87,500

$57,500

$72,500

$42,500

$57,500

$57,500

$72,500

$57,500

$64,166

Network Manager

$42,500

$72,500

$57,500

$57,500

$57,500

$57,500

$42,500

$57,500

$57,500

$55,833

Network Analyst

$57,500

$57,500

$57,500

$72,500

$57,500

$57,500

$42,500

$57,500

$57,500

$57,500

Network Administrator

$57,500

$57,500

$42,500

$57,500

$42,500

$42,500

$57,500

$57,500

$57,500

$52,500

Database Manager

$42,500

$57,500

$87,500

$57,500

$57,500

$57,500

$42,500

$57,500

$72,500

$59,166

Database Programmer

$57,500

$57,500

*

*

$102,500

$57,500

*

*

*

$68,750

Database Administrator

$102,500

$102,500

$72,500

$72,500

$57,500

$72,500

$72,500

$102,500

$72,500

$80,833

Database Analyst

$42,500

$42,500

*

$72,500

$57,500

*

*

*

*

$53,750

Software Engineer

$57,500

$87,500

$72,500

$72,500

$57,500

$72,500

$57,500

$72,500

$87,500

$70,833

Project Manager

$72,500

$87,500

$72,500

$57,500

$42,500

$72,500

$72,500

$57,500

$87,500

$51,111

Project Leader

$57,500

$72,500

$87,500

$72,500

$72,500

$57,500

$57,500

$72,500

$87,500

$70,833

Systems Programmer

*

$57,500

$42,500

$72,500

$72,500

$57,500

*

$57,500

$57,500

$59,643

Systems Analyst

$57,500

$72,500

$42,500

$57,500

$42,500

$72,500

$57,500

$57,500

$72,500

$59,166

Senior Programmer

$57,500

$72,500

$87,500

$57,500

$57,500

$42,500

*

$72,500

$117,500

$70,625

Junior Programmer

$42,500

$42,500

$57,500

$42,500

$42,500

$57,500

*

$57,500

$72,500

$51,875
Legend:
North Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Michigan
Northeast New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut,
New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maine
Northwest Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Montana, and Alaska
East Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, and Ohio
South Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, and Alabama
Southeast Georgia, South Carolina, Florida
Southwest New Mexico, and Arizona
West Hawaii, Utah, Nevada, Colorado, and California. We received no responses from the state of Wyoming
Midwest Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Illinois
* indicates that a statistically inaccurate sampling for this subgroup was obtained, and the result was not calculated.