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Recommended Citation: Do, M, K S Koong, and L C Liu. Salary Trends of Information Technology Managers. In The Proceedings of the Information Systems Education Conference 2002, v 19 (San Antonio): §341a. ISSN: 1542-7382.

Recipient of 2002 Best Faculty-Student Paper Award

Salary Trends of Information Technology Managers

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Manh Do    [a1] [a2]
Department of Mathematical Sciences
The University of Texas Dallas    [u1] [u2]
Richardson, Texas, USA    [c1] [c2]

Kai S. Koong    [a1] [a2]
Computer Information Systems and Quantitative Methods Department
The University of Texas Pan American    [u1] [u2]
Edinburg, Texas, USA    [c1] [c2]

Lai C. Liu    [a1] [a2]
Computer Information Systems and Quantitative Methods Department
The University of Texas Pan American    [u1] [u2]
Edinburg, Texas, USA    [c1] [c2]

Rapid job growth in the information technology (IT) field has created a supply and demand imbalance for highly skilled professionals. This shortage of IT workers exists in virtually every major business sector. Sectors that are most affected by this problem include the financial, retail, manufacturing, service, entertainment, and transportation industries. To cope with this problem, companies and organizations are offering more lucrative salaries and a wide variety of incentive programs to attract and to retain highly skilled IT workers. While it is true that the economic downturn has affected the steady rise in salary trends, recruitment and pay packages will become critical issues again given the projected mass exodus of governmental information technology workers in the coming years. This study examines the national and regional salary trends of IT professionals. Specifically, the salaries examined are for the years 1991 through 2000. The IT jobs examined are all management related. The results of this study should be helpful to human resource administrators, IT consultants, career counselors, IT staff recruiters, corporate budget managers, executive placement agencies, temporary job agencies, IT analysts, and economic forecasters. Individuals working with governmental agencies such as the Department of Labor, the Immigration and Naturalization Services, and labor attorneys will also find this study useful. Finally, computer science as well as information systems graduates, students, and faculty should find the results of this study beneficial for making career and curriculum related decisions.

Keywords: information technology, managers, salaries, pay, compensation

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