Graphic Overview

The HIT Market—are you getting paid what you are worth?

Every two years, HIMSS conducts the HIMSS Compensation Survey. This resource allows healthcare information technology (IT) professionals to compare salaries and compensation packages. This overview provides information on the overall market. It also provides average salary increase and salary information by key demographic variables, including organizational annual net revenue, facility type, geographic region, gender, professional level and length of service. HIMSS members also have access to an exclusive on-line salary calculator, job descriptions and benefits information.

Data for this survey was collected in August and September of 2010. Invitations were sent to the entire HIMSS membership, as well as other HIT professionals for whom HIMSS had an e-mail address. Announcements about this survey were also included on the HIMSS website and in HIMSS' electronic newsletters. Individuals who received the invitation were encouraged to share it with their colleagues. A total of 2,580 responses were received.

Average Salary Increase

Approximately two-thirds of survey respondents indicated that they received a salary increase. The average salary increase among these respondents was 4.68%. The graphs below show the average percent of salary increase for several key groups included in this research.

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