Do you wonder who gets paid the most in the IT field? The following table lists the top 10 highest-paid IT jobs for 2014 and 2015 in the USA from different sources.
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C# Corner | Glassdoor | Payscale |
| Software Development Manager | $132,000 | $132,000 | $116,657 |
| Software Architect | $160,000 | $128,250 | $116,131 |
| IT Manager | $118,000 | $120,000 | $80.810 |
| Solutions Architect | $132,000 | $120,000 | $113,751 |
| Application Development Manager | $124,000 | $120,000 | $107,010 |
| Systems Architect | $134,000 | $116,920 | $106,430 |
| Data Scientist | $125,000 | $115,000 | $93,146 |
| Data Architect | $120,000 | $113,000 | $90,000 |
| Product Manager | $120,000 | $107,000 | |
| Analytics Manager | $110,000 | $106,000 | $91,475 |
These salaries may not be current for 2016 but I don’t see much change happening in the above list.
Note: The salaries listed in the following table are the median salaries for the USA only. All figures are in US dollars. C# Corner data is captured based on personal experience in the Philadelphia and New York City areas.
Salary Variables
Salaries of programmers vary based on location, company, skillset, and need. The need is actually one of the most important factors. If a company needs a C# programmer and they can’t find a suitable programmer, they will pay a premium for that. If a developer is also a product manager, even if he or she still writes Ruby code, he or she may get three-times the salary of an average programmer writing code using the same language. A Java developer in New York will get paid twice the amount as a person doing the same role somewhere in a small town in Pennsylvania.
IT Roles and Salaries
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C# Corner | Glassdoor | Payscale |
| Information Systems Manager | $90,000 | $106,000 | $78,334 |
| Technical Project Manager | $100,000 | $99,706 | $86,330 |
| Technical Lead | $90,000 | $84,234 | |
| Data Manager | $76,000 | $105,003 | $54,151 |
| Lead Developer | $98,000 | $99,793 | |
| Senior Developer | $95,000 | $90,986 | $94,083 |
| Senior DBA | $100,000 | $125,703 | $100,442 |
| Database Administrator | $70,000 | $68,480 | $69,732 |
| Network Administrator | $65,000 | $63,584 | $55,504 |
| Security Engineer | $90,000 | $93,653 | $88,777 |
| Computer Scientist | $100,000 | $109,010 | $85,917 |
| Software Engineer | $80,000 | $95,195 | $73,031 |
| Software Developer | $80,000 | $85,000 | $68,082 |
| Security Analyst | $76,000 | $82,467 | $66,787 |
| Application Developer | $80,000 | $84,000 | $65,670 |
| Mobile Developer | $80,000 | $96,061 | $71,985 |
| Web Developer | $65,000 | $66,238 | $55,964 |
| iOS Developer | $85,000 | $85,000 | $78,861 |
| Android Mobile Developer | $85,000 | $84,562 |
As you can see from the above table, the salaries in the United States from the two resources, Glassdoor and Payscale, aren’t even close. Most of it depends on supply and demand, location, company, project, and several other factors.
Also check out the Average IT Professionals Salaries Around The World, and you will notice from the comments that there is a big discrepancy.
Salaries In India
India is the #1 member base of C# Corner followed by the USA. It would not be fair not to have the salaries for the Indian market. According to Payscale, here is a list of median salaries in India. Salaries are in Indian rupees.
| Tile/Role | Salary (INR) |
| Software Development Manager | 1,888,882 |
| Software Architect | 1,575,529 |
| IT Manager | 979,561 |
| Solutions Architect | 1,523,617 |
| Application Development Manager | 1,660,750 |
| Systems Architect | 1,268,215 |
| Data Scientist | 607,192 |
| Data Architect | 1,390,463 |
| Analytics Manager | 1,366,332 |
| Technical Project Manager | 1,234,984 |
| Lead Software Engineer | 942,349 |
| Data Manager | 302,523 |
| Senior Application Developer | 701,312 |
| Senior Database Developer | 909,535 |
| Database Administrator | 407,491 |
| Network Administrator | 295,349 |
| Security Engineer | 429,951 |
| Computer Scientist | 1,583,798 |
| Software Engineer | 395,178 |
| Software Developer | 349,890 |
| Application Developer | 472,771 |
| Mobile Application Developer | 319,238 |
| Web Developer | 240,380 |
| iOS Developer | 350,377 |
| Android Software Developer | 249,162 |
| Java Developer | 359,035 |
| .NET Software Developer | 292,776 |
| SQL Developer | 365,061 |
If you do not agree with the above median pay scales, let us know by posting a comment below.
Conclusion
Salaries of IT professionals depend on several factors including location, company, skillset, and others. In this article, we saw salaries in the USA and India from various sources.
I hope you found this article useful. If you agree or disagree with the salaries listed here, let us hear about it.
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References:
http://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report-2015/common-jobs-for-majors/computer-science
https://www.glassdoor.com/blog/25-highest-paying-jobs-america-2016
Shobana JPosted Jul 13, 2016, 5:12 AM
Great sir
Vipan SharmaPosted May 17, 2016, 2:30 AM
Great Sir
Manimekalai GanesanPosted May 12, 2016, 1:59 AM
Nice share sir thank you
Sonu ChaudharyPosted May 10, 2016, 7:37 AM
Good analysis sir.
Salman FarisPosted May 9, 2016, 9:39 AM
Nice share
Mahesh ChandPosted May 9, 2016, 8:48 AM
Do you guys agree or disagree with the salaries above based on your personal salaries?
Pintoo YadavPosted May 9, 2016, 7:06 AM
nice
Prakash TripathiPosted May 9, 2016, 4:10 AM
Same confusion I have between Software Development Manager and Application Development Manager.
Prakash TripathiPosted May 9, 2016, 4:04 AM
Good analysis sir. Can you help me understand the difference is roles among software architect, solution architect and system architect in the 1st table?
Bhuvanesh MohankumarPosted May 9, 2016, 1:13 AM
Nice data grouping and analysis.
Thiruppathi RPosted May 8, 2016, 12:09 PM
Good Share...
Ankit BansalPosted May 8, 2016, 6:11 AM
Good Analysis and Share sir..But I think in the first table, the Header name should be Glassdoor instead of Gassdoor...Please fix it..
Gopi ChandPosted May 8, 2016, 12:45 AM
Good analysis sir :)
Saurabh RaiPosted May 7, 2016, 2:44 PM
Nice share
Ankur MistryPosted May 7, 2016, 1:46 PM
interesting
Abhishek JaiswalPosted May 7, 2016, 12:28 PM
Glad to see Data Scientists making it to the top. Nice overview sir. Cheers!!