IT and Technology Executive salaries in Austria
The median senior IT and Technology Executive salary in Austria is €76,171 per year, with the market band from €52,682 to €100,150 (statistik.at, 2026-09-02).
By seniority
executive (High quality data)
- P25
- €63,714
- Median
- €107,866
- P75
- €188,000
- per month
- €8,989
About €8,989 per month at the median.
Occupation: OEISCO-08 11 chief executives and board members, n=24,500. Basis authority: Statistik Austria table 'Bruttojahreseinkommen der unselbststaendig Erwerbstaetigen nach Berufsgruppen 2023', quartile header '... verdienen weniger als ... EUR'; payroll tax, social insurance and microcensus data, employees 15+ resident in Austria, apprentices excluded. Published Dec 2024. CIO/CTO at board level sits here. Same-cell alternatives: VSE 2022 private-sector managers (Fuehrungskraefte) full-time median 91,840; Stepstone Management median 72,750; ISCO 13 band 52,682/76,171/100,150.
lead (High quality data)
- P25
- €50,723
- Median
- €77,214
- P75
- €113,521
- per month
- €6,435
About €6,435 per month at the median.
Occupation: AEB function 'Fuehrende Taetigkeiten' (leadership activities) among Angestellte (white-collar employees), n=148,200. Basis authority: Statistik Austria table 'Bruttojahreseinkommen der unselbststaendig Erwerbstaetigen nach Funktionen 2023'; payroll tax/SV/microcensus data. Cross-industry leadership band used as the lead anchor. Same-cell alternatives: Stepstone 2025 median with personnel responsibility 63,000 (vs 52,000 without); kununu Teamleiter average 65,900; ISCO 13 band 52,682/76,171/100,150.
senior (High quality data)
- P25
- €52,682
- Median
- €76,171
- P75
- €100,150
- per month
- €6,348
About €6,348 per month at the median.
Occupation: OEISCO-08 13 'Fuehrungskraefte in der Produktion und bei speziellen Dienstleistungen'; ISCO-08 unit 135 ICT services directors is part of this sub-major, n=68,100. Basis authority: Statistik Austria table 'Bruttojahreseinkommen der unselbststaendig Erwerbstaetigen nach Berufsgruppen 2023', quartile header '... verdienen weniger als ... EUR'; payroll tax, social insurance and microcensus data, employees 15+ resident in Austria, apprentices excluded. Published Dec 2024. Best official proxy for senior IT leadership (head of IT). Same-cell alternatives: ISCO 25 ICT professionals band 39,263/59,352/79,770; Stepstone 2025 IT and internet sector median 69,000; kununu IT-Projektmanager after 10 years 79,900 (n=1,747).
Sources for these numbers
- https://www.statistik.at/fileadmin/pages/334/3_Unselbststaendig_Erwerbstaetige_Berufsgruppen.ods
- https://www.statistik.at/fileadmin/pages/335/VSE2022_tabC_verdienste_vollzeit_teilzeit_berufe.ods
- https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20250113_OTS0043/fuer-mehr-gehaltstransparenz-stepstone-veroeffentlicht-gehaltsreport-2025
- https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/einkommen-und-soziale-lage/allgemeiner-einkommensbericht
- https://www.statistik.at/fileadmin/pages/334/4_Unselbststaendig_Erwerbstaetige_Funktionen.ods
- https://www.kununu.com/at/gehalt/it-projektmanager-in-7517
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