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When it comes to setting compensation, location counts. Click on the stars on the map to find out median cash compensation for three executive positions (CEO, CFO, and CIO) and three other jobs found at most businesses (customer service rep., database administrator, and human resources director) in 14 cities. We've also indicated where you'll find the highest salaries for each of those positions. To find out what people are being paid now, Inc. teamed up with PayScale, a Seattle-based provider of salary information and operator of one of the largest databases on compensation at privately held companies.
Key CEO: Chief Executive Officer CFO: Chief Financial Officer CIO: Chief Information Officer CSR: Customer Service Rep. DBA: Database Administrator HRD: Human Resources Director San Francisco CEO: $248,000 CFO: $177,000 CIO: $201,000 CSR: $36,800 DBA: $80,700 HRD: $112,000 Seattle CEO: $193,000 CFO: $152,000 CIO: $133,000 CSR: $33,500 DBA: $62,000 HRD: $94,000 San Diego CEO: $208,000 CFO: $156,000 CIO: $159,000 CSR: $31,900 DBA: $71,200 HRD: $91,500 Denver CEO: $195,000 CFO: $137,000 CIO: $140,000 CSR: $30,100 DBA: $70,500 HRD: $79,100 Pheonix CEO: $209,000 CFO: $134,000 CIO: $139,000 CSR: $29,300 DBA: $61,200 HRD: $77,900 Minneapolis CEO: $213,000 CFO: $126,000 CIO: $118,000 CSR: $34,300 DBA: $82,200 HRD: $77,800 Chicago CEO: $279,000 CFO: $157,000 CIO: $158,000 CSR: $32,600 DBA: $70,100 HRD: $80,100 Atlanta CEO: $215,000 CFO: $147,000 CIO: $152,000 CSR: $28,900 DBA: $67,700 HRD: $74,800 Houston CEO: $223,000 CFO: $131,000 CIO: $136,000 CSR: $30,400 DBA: $71,900 HRD: $80,100 Miami CEO: $212,000 CFO: $140,000 CIO: $138,000 CSR: $28,700 DBA: $73,800 HRD: $77,800 Washington, D.C. CEO: $245,000 CFO: $155,000 CIO: $165,000 CSR: $34,700 DBA: $77,300 HRD: $98,300 Philadelphia CEO: $257,000 CFO: $149,000 CIO: $147,000 CSR: $31,400 DBA: $70,800 HRD: $82,500 New York City CEO: $272,000 CFO: $185,000 CIO: $185,000 CSR: $33,500 DBA: $66,700 HRD: $95,200 Boston CEO: $243,000 CFO: $160,000 CIO: $173,000 CSR: $33,000 DBA: $78,100 HRD: $100,000
Go to Inc.com to read more about how much Americans are being paid in 2011.
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