By John Eckhouse enior IT executives are well compensated and earn handsome salary increases, according to the yearlong InformationWeek National IT Salary Survey. If you're a senior manager looking for a raise, you'll do best in entertainment, marketing, and advertising. Larger companies pay best. Not surprisingly, far more senior managers at large enterprises are satisfied with their total compensation than those at midsize and small companies. Male senior managers are paid more than their female counterparts.
Senior managers are pretty satisfied with their compensation.
CIOs in the Midwest earned the highest raises this year, while those in the South received the lowest pay hikes. For VPs and directors, the highest raises were in the West, the lowest in the Midwest. Generally, the older you are, the higher your salary as a senior manager. But the median salary for VPs and directors over 55 is actually below that for those between 46 and 55. However, that's not true for CIOs.