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Third Annual Network/IS Managers' Salary and Job Satisfaction Survey

Survey Results

How many years have you held your current job?

Answer      Mean Salary (in thousands)

<
1 year     55.00
1-2 years   60.78
3-4 years   53.69
5-7 years   57.93
8-10 years  60.74
>10 years   65.47

How many years have you worked professionally in networking and computing?

Answer            Mean Salary (in thousands)

<
1 year           49.29
1-2 years         52.08
3-4 years         44.33
5-7 years         53.18
8-10 years        55.45
11-14 years       64.17
15-19 years       67.75
20 years or more  68.13

What is your gender?

Answer         Mean Salary (in thousands)
Male           59.59
Female         53.57

What is your age?

Answer        Mean Salary (in thousands)

<
24           37.50
25-29         46.67
30-34         55.6
1
35-39         60.63
40-44         60.73
45-49         61.00
50-54         66.09
55-59         62.27
60 or older   66.67

What is the highest level of education for which you have completed a degree?

Answer                Mean Salary (in thousands)
Associates            52.60
Bachelor of Arts      63.30
Bachelor of Science   59.07
Master of Arts        57.00
Master of Science     67.73
Ph.D.                 70.71

Do you hold any professional certifications?

Answer                              Mean Salary (in thousands)
Novell CNE/MCNE/CNA                 54.49
Microsoft Cerfified Professional    65.83
NPA                                 70.71
NetAnalyst                          72.50
Cisco Certified Networking Engineer 70.00
Certified Lotus Professional        65.00

How many people do you manage directly?

Answer            Mean Salary (in thousands)
None              51.29
1-9               58.73
10-29             73.21
30-49
             83.75
50-69            105.00
70-89             88.33
90-109            35.00
110 or more       75.00

How many locations are you responsible for?

Answer          Mean Salary (in thousands)
1               57.21
2-4             59.94
5-9             55.68
10-19           63.37
20 or more      63.00

How many users are on the entire network for which you are responsible?

Answer             Mean Salary (in thousands)
1-24               56.19
25-49              55.23
50-99              51.90
100-199            57.78
200-299            57.22
300-399            48.00
400-499            59.78
500-999            62.07
1,000-2,999        62.45
3,000 or more      70.08

What is your primary skill area?

Answer                                   Mean Salary (in thousands)
Jack-of-all network trades               51.24
Network operating systems                51.71
Network, system or desktop management    56.52
Project management
                       67.68
Network infrastructure                   67.94
Application development                  62.27
Midrange systems (Unix, AS/400, etc.)    60.36
Executive management                     87.00
Desktop OSs and desktop applications     52.65
Mainframe systems                        69.71
Business maangement                      61.67
Database/data warehouses                 56.82
Wide area networking/remote access       63.75
Voice/PBX/telecom                        56.25
Web site design and management           65.00
Intranet design and management           50.00
Messaging, groupware, collaborative      45.00
Enterprise resource planning (SAP, Baan) 85.00
Other                                    62.65

Which of the following best describes your job function?

Answer                                   Mean Salary (in thousands)
Network/LAN Management                   50.38
Department/Divisional IS Management      62.58
Centralized IS Management                65.31

Network/LAN Specialist                   49.32
IS Specialist                            53.54
Consultant                               67.50
Application Development                  63.21
Data/Telecommunications Managment        59.78
Executive Management                     70.00
Financial/Administrative Management      63.82
CIO                                      78.08
Database Administrator                   55.83
PC/Micro Specialist                      46.25
PC/Micro Management                      58.33
Web Management                           63.00
Intranet Management                      51.67


What is the primary business activity performed at your location?

Answer                                           Mean Salary (in thousands)
Manufacturing, Design                            60.18 
Government, Public Admin., Military, Aerospace   55.52 
Computer, Data Processing, Communications Svc.   65.82 
Finance, Banking, or Accounting                  63.41 
Consulting/Sys
tems or Network Integration        61.05 
Education                                        48.89 
Health, Medical, Pharmaceuticals                 56.76 
Insurance, Real Estate, Legal                    62.58 
Wholesale, Distributor, Reseller, VAR            57.38 
Construction, Engineering, Architecture          53.33 
Agriculture, Forestry, Mining, Petro-Chem.       61.00 
Media, Marketing, Advertising                    49.00 
Transportation, Travel, Hospitality              52.78 
Non-profit                                       52.78 
Utilities                                        70.71 
Entertainment, Recreation                        45.00 
Other                                            59.78 

What geographical region are you located in?

Answer                              Mean Salary (in thousands)
New England                         57.96 
New York Metro                      61.03 
Mid-Atlantic                        63.60 
Mid-East North Central              56.20 
M
idwest                             50.56 
Southeast                           55.61 
South                               56.20 
Texas/Southwest                     61.34 
Rocky Mountain                      56.00 
Pacific Northwest & Alaska          57.67 
California & West                   65.38 


Survey conducted by Toppmeyer Research, Inc, Great Neck, NY


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