Salary Guides for Hiring Managers
Use Tier2Tek’s salary guides to compare national wage figures and plan your hiring budget. Choose a guide below, then consider your location, required experience, and the work your new employee will handle.
IT Salary Guide
Review wage benchmarks for IT support, network support, systems administration, and other technical occupations. Learn how to match the data to your position and account for differences in responsibilities.
CAD Salary Guide
Review wage benchmarks for drafting and related technical occupations. Learn how software requirements, project experience, and job responsibilities affect the comparisons you make.
How to Use Salary Benchmarks
- Compare responsibilities. Similar job titles can involve different work.
- Check the location. National figures may differ from your local hiring market.
- Consider experience. A national median includes workers at different experience levels.
- Review the full offer. Benefits, schedule, and work arrangements also matter.
Use the figures as a starting point rather than a fixed salary recommendation for every opening.
Where the Data Comes From
Our guides use published wage data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Each guide identifies the data period and links to its sources.
BLS groups jobs into occupations. Some familiar titles, such as help desk technician or CAD designer, may fall within broader categories. Each guide explains those differences so you can choose the closest comparison.
The guide’s review date and the wage data year may differ. Check both before using a figure. Wage benchmarks are not the same as total compensation or a guaranteed starting salary.
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