The United States is the 14th highest-paying country for information technology
managers, according to a survey by Mercer Human Resource Consulting.
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Europe, according to the survey, which covered more than 5,300 companies worldwide.
The survey found that the average total pay for IT managers in Switzerland
is $161,900 a year, including base pay and bonuses. Managers in Germany earn
$126,700 on average, while those in Denmark can expect to receive US$116,000.
IT managers in the United Kingdom and the United States rank 7th and 14th and
earn $105,700 and $89,100 respectively.
Japan ($112,300) and Hong Kong ($97,600)are the only countries outside Western
Europe that rank in the top ten for pay.
IT managers in Vietnam ($20,100), the Philippines ($20,700), and India ($26,500)
receive the lowest pay, the survey found.
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