Top Tech Dollar: Which IT Employer Pays Best?
The tech industry is full of highly successful, rapidly-growing companies with positions to fill. But which IT employer pays you best for all of your hard work? Check out PayScale’s list of tech leaders’ typical pay and how it compares to the IT industry, overall.
| Company |
Starting Median Pay |
Mid-Career
Median Pay |
% Above or Below Market Pay for the IT Industry |
| Amazon.com, Inc. |
$72,200 |
$110,000 |
17% |
| Apple Computer, Inc. |
$43,100 |
$112,000 |
15% |
| Dell, Inc. |
$53,700 |
$98,100 |
4% |
| Facebook, Inc. |
$59,100 |
** |
13% |
| Google, Inc. |
$82,600 |
$141,000 |
23% |
| Hewlett-Packard Company |
$55,100 |
$91,600 |
-5% |
| International Business Machines (IBM) Corp. |
$65,100 |
$107,000 |
5% |
| Intel Corporation |
$80,100 |
$104,000 |
7% |
| Microsoft Corp. |
$86,900 |
$127,000 |
15% |
** PayScale calculates mid-career pay as total annual compensation earned with 10 years of experience in a field of work. Not enough Facebook employees report 10 or more years of experience to come up with an average, mid-career pay number.
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