Hourly wage for Chief Technology Officer

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$346,153	$28,846	$6,657	$166
Average	$301,848	$25,154	$5,805	$145
25th Percentile	$267,347	$22,279	$5,141	$129

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$346,153	$28,846	$6,657	$166
Average	$301,848	$25,154	$5,805	$145
25th Percentile	$267,347	$22,279	$5,141	$129

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Chief Technology Officer	$279,081
Intermediate Level Chief Technology Officer	$282,280
Senior Level Chief Technology Officer	$284,947
Specialist Level Chief Technology Officer	$289,213
Expert Level Chief Technology Officer	$294,546

Year	Average Annual Salary
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2023	$243,673
2024	$243,800
2025	$242,760
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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.6%
High School	5.6%
Associates	6.7%
Bachelors	39.3%
Masters	32.9%
Doctorate	13.9%

FAQ about Chief Technology Officer

1. What are the responsibilities of Chief Technology Officer?

Chief Technology Officer is responsible for the long-range direction of an organization's technology function. Directs the strategic design, acquisition, management, and implementation of an enterprise-wide technology infrastructure. Being a Chief Technology Officer monitors and analyzes technology and trends that could improve the company's products and performance. Establishes technology standards and communicates technical information to the organization. Additionally, Chief Technology Officer typically requires an advanced degree in Computer Science or Engineering. Typically reports to Chief Information Officer or Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Technology Officer manages a business unit, division, or corporate function with major organizational impact. Establishes overall direction and strategic initiatives for the given major function or line of business. Has acquired the business acumen and leadership experience to become a top function or division head.

2. What are the skills of Chief Technology Officer

Specify the abilities and skills that a person needs in order to carry out the specified job duties. Each competency has five to ten behavioral assertions that can be observed, each with a corresponding performance level (from one to five) that is required for a particular job.

1.)

Leadership: Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.

2.)

Information Security: A practice of preventing unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, inspection, recording, or destruction of confidential, private, and sensitive information.

3.)

Cybersecurity: Computer security, cybersecurity or information technology security (IT security) is the protection of computer systems from the theft of or damage to their hardware, software, or electronic data, as well as from the disruption or misdirection of the services they provide. The field is becoming more important due to increased reliance on computer systems, the Internet and wireless network standards such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, and due to the growth of "smart" devices, including smartphones, televisions, and the various devices that constitute the "Internet of things". Due to its complexity, both in terms of politics and technology, cybersecurity is also one of the major challenges in the contemporary world.

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Entry Level	8%
Mid Level	6%
Senior Level	6%
Top Level	4%
Experienced	2%

Core Compensation
Core Compensation	Median	% of Total
Base Salary	$301,848	62.0%
Bonus	$81,662	16.8%
Value of Benefits
Core Compensation	Median	% of Total
Social Security	$16,014	3.3%
401K/403B	$10,500	2.2%
Disability	$7,670	1.6%
Healthcare	$8,352	1.7%
Pension	$13,500	2.8%
Time Off	$47,201	9.7%
Total Compensation	$486,748	100%

Hourly Wage for Chief Technology Officer Salary in the United States