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CareerAtlas is running on a deterministic simulated demo dataset — compensation, trend, and outcome figures illustrate the product but are not verified real-world data. See Methodology and Data Sources for details.

Chief Information Officer

Owns enterprise technology and IT strategy.

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Also known as:CIO
Compensation by seniority
Simulated

Median

$768k

Mean

$798k

10th–90th pct

$583k–$1059k

Observations

641

Confidence: 34% · based on 641 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated
Common skills
Strategic Planning
Core
Budgeting & Forecasting
Core
Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated
Bachelor's Degree
60% require · 23% prefer
MBA
19% require · 38% prefer
Master's Degree
14% require · 27% prefer
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Common next roles
Director of Engineering-12.5%Chief Technology Officer-5.6%VP of Engineering-13.2%Chief Product Officer-4.6%Engineering Manager-40.7%
Common previous roles
Director of Engineering-14.3%Engineering Manager-68.7%VP of Engineering-15.2%Chief Technology Officer-6.0%Chief Product Officer-4.8%
Demand snapshot
Active openings (simulated)6,040
Posting growth+9.3%
Median days to fill71 days
Simulated
Employed (US, simulated)154,547
Projected growth10.6%/yr
Simulated
Role characteristics
Remote-friendliness40%
Automation exposure25%
Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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