Information technology is a burgeoning sector of almost all industries. While it is present across industry verticals, compensation for IT jobs slightly varies.
CIO.com compared and analyzed IT salaries across six key industries using information from Computerworld and IDG Enterprise's annual salary survey.
Here's how IT salaries compare.
Healthcare/medical services
CIO: $173,941
Director of IT: $116,563
IT manager: $92,445
Government
CIO: $113,972
Director of IT: $94,786
IT manager: $86,455
Education
CIO: $151,889
Director of IT: $92,732
IT manager: $77,281
IT/computer-related services
CIO: $146,111
Director of IT: $147,763
IT manager: $96,758
Legal/insurance/real estate
CIO: $191,762
Director of IT: $128,566
IT manager: $114,390
Manufacturing (non-computer)
CIO: $192,885
Director of IT: $137,108
IT manager: $95,321
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