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How Much Do Tech Bosses Really Earn? (dice.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the too-much-is-the-short-answer dept.

Nerval's Lobster writes: Everybody knows that tech's top figures, such as Google CEO Larry Page or Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, are worth billions of dollars thanks to stock options. But how much do everyday tech executives -- the CIOs, Chief Data Officers, and so on -- earn? Generally between $150,000 and $175,000 per year, not [including] possible perks such as stock options, according to a new analysis. That's based on national data, although anyone who works in tech knows that in high-demand areas such as Silicon Valley, salaries can skyrocket far higher for those with highly specialized skill sets and the right mix of experience. It's a good time to be a Pointy-Haired Boss, but then again, when isn't it?

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  1. This joker again? Really? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    A fucking dice link?

    1. Re:This joker again? Really? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Sadly, yes

      And the data is BS as well. These numbers are way too low in terms of the "top out". In a large corporation the CIO will be earning a multi-million package and there will often be 10's or 100''s of people in the USD1M+ group. The comment about Equity is also irrelevant as only total compensation is the only number that matters - who cares how much is base and how much is variable (bonus)?

      Top flight developers get paid way more than these median number this in many locales...particularly silicon valley, New York, global financial hubs.

      Where did they get this data?

  2. seriously by peragrin · · Score: 5, Insightful

    comparing a tech boss of a company with 10 people in it to oracle or google, or microsoft is just ridiculous

    Small companies pay their bosses less oh wow, breaking news.

    The company i work for has 20 people and the boss makes $200k a year. Does that mean i can compare his salary to a fortune 500 company? not even close. if my company goes under my boss loses his shirt. he is personally tied into the company. if a fortune 1000 company goes under the CEO gets paid millions.

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    1. Re:seriously by dbIII · · Score: 3, Insightful

      comparing a tech boss of a company with 10 people in it to oracle or google, or microsoft is just ridiculous

      Sadly that's what some people have done and got away with being paid a fortune to run a small business and then fly off to crap on something else after the funds inevitably run dry.

      Before flying off to fuck up Australian telecommunications Sol Trujillo was in such a tiny startup being paid as if he was running Pepsi instead of a tiny government funded group selling stuff to the intelligence community.

  3. It's what you don't see that counts by markdavis · · Score: 5, Insightful

    >"But how much do everyday tech executives -- the CIOs, Chief Data Officers, and so on -- earn? Generally between $150,000 and $175,000 per year"

    That really doesn't sound like a lot for those types of positions in big companies.... but those positions typically have LOTS AND LOTS of perks that often easily outstrip the salary. Several fully-paid insurances, paid vehicles, paid phones & other tech, large 401K and other funds, stock options (which can be worth a fortune), delayed balloons, education reimbursements, huge expense accounts, travel allotments, BONUSES, extra vacation, etc.