Compensation Data | Mercer/Gartner Information Technology, United States

IT salary data to help you build the workforce of the future

Today everyone is competing for tech talent, regardless of industry - particularly as transformation becomes more dependent on digitization. As companies accelerate their digital journey in all areas of internal operations and the customer and employee experience, finding and keeping talented tech professionals is critical for your organization's long-term success and sustainability.

Mercer has collaborated with Gartner — America’s preeminent authority on IT — to bring you the Information Technology salary survey portion of the US MBD: Mercer Benchmark Database. With this tech salary survey, access the most reliable salary data available for over 1,400 IT positions, covering all levels and career streams, representing over 2,900 companies. With exceptional data you can solve the pay challenges of an evolving workforce.

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Company size (number of employees, net revenue/sales, or operating expenses/budget)
Geographic location
Industry

1,553

Positions published

2,895

Organizations

1,132,715

Observations

Position Families

Communications & Corporate Affairs
Creative & Design
Data Analytics/Warehousing, & Business Intelligence
Engineering & Science
Executive
Finance
General Management
IT, Telecom & Internet
Legal, Compliance & Audit

Management
Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers
Para-Professional
Professional
Project/Program Management
Quality Management
Sales, Marketing & Product Management
Supply Chain

Position Sub-families

Advertising Creative, Design & Production
Back-End Transaction/Data Processing
Business Process/Service Quality
Business Strategy & Planning
Communications & Corporate Affairs Generalists
Compliance
Data Analytics & Business Intelligence (BI)
Data Analytics/Warehousing, & Business Intelligence Management
Engineering
Engineering Technologists & Technicians
Field Sales & Account Management
Human Resources (Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers)
Information Systems Administration & Reporting
Information Systems Architecture
Information Systems Operations & Production Control
Internal Audit
Internal Data Engineering & Warehousing
IT Applications Development
IT Business Systems Analysts

IT Consulting
IT Infrastructure & Applications (Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers)
IT Infrastructure & Systems Administration
IT Security
IT Systems Configuration & Programming
IT User Support
IT, Telecom & Internet Generalists
IT, Telecom & Internet Leadership
Management Accounting
Procurement
Product Marketing & Management
Risk Management
Science Technical Research
Software Product Engineering
Technical Product Development/Research Operations
Technical Project/Program Management
Telecommunications Network Planning, Operations & Site Acquisition
Web/New Media Creative & User Interface Design

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Current release: August 2025

Next release: August 2026

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Base Pay
Long-term Incentive Eligibility and Grants
Short-term Incentive Eligibility and Amounts
Years in Position

FLSA Status
Organization Data
Years in Organization

Industry

Banking/Financial Services
Consumer Goods
High Tech
Life Sciences
Mining & Metals
Other Non-Manufacturing
Services (Non-Financial)

Chemicals
Energy
Insurance/Reinsurance
Logistics
Other Manufacturing
Retail & Wholesale
Transportation Equipment

Geographic area

Metropolitan
Regional

National

Organization size

Assets
Net Revenue
Number of Employees

Gross Premiums
Net Sales Revenue
Operating Expenses/Budget

Career stream

Executives
Professional

Management
Para-Professional