Chief Technology Officer Salary

💰 $111K–$148K salary range

Median: $133K  ·  Based on 23 public Chief Technology Officer job postings  ·  Updated June 24, 2026

This Chief Technology Officer salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect the posted-range midpoint (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Highest-paying open roles at Chief Technology Officer

• Project Manager - Railroad Civil Track Design — $110K–$180K · Railroad - Track
• Senior Project Manager — $135K–$180K · Civil Team
• Structural Bridge Project Manager — $125K–$180K · Structural - Bridge
• Traffic Project Manager — $124K–$177K · Civil - Traffic
• Structural - Bridge Technical Manager — $130K–$175K · Structural - Bridge
• Structural - Bridge Project Manager — $130K–$175K · Structural - Bridge
• Transportation Project Manager (Civil) — $135K–$170K · Civil - Roadway
• Central Illinois Branch Manager (Transportation Practice Leader) — $125K–$166K · Civil - Traffic
• Highway Project Manager — $125K–$155K · Civil - Roadway
• Project Manager - Traffic Engineering — $125K–$155K · Civil - Traffic

Chief Technology Officer salary by department

• structural - bridge: $141K median · $180K top base — Structural Bridge Project Manager (view JD) (6 roles)

Chief Technology Officer salary by seniority

• Mid: $103K median · $140K top base — Civil Project Engineer (view JD) (5)
• Senior: $114K median · $180K top base — Senior Project Manager (view JD) (5)

Chief Technology Officer salary — lead & management

• Manager: $145K median · $180K top base — Project Manager - Railroad Civil Track Design (view JD) (12)

Chief Technology Officer salary by location

• Chicago: $123K median · $175K top base — Structural - Bridge Technical Manager (view JD) (6 roles)
• Boston: $130K median · $177K top base — Traffic Project Manager (view JD) (5 roles)
• Denver: $118K median · $180K top base — Structural Bridge Project Manager (view JD) (5 roles)

Remote work at Chief Technology Officer

18% of Chief Technology Officer's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Chief Technology Officer looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Project Management (2) · Team Leadership (1).

Benefits & perks at Chief Technology Officer

Commonly listed: pto (22) · parental (22) · dental (12) · 401k (12) · life-ins (12) · gym (12).

Experience & background at Chief Technology Officer

Roles typically ask for around 8 years of experience (up to 20+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 9 that do, Bachelor's and Master's are most common.

Posted pay vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are the midpoint of each posting's advertised salary range (which, for commission roles, includes on-target earnings). Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 96% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Chief Technology Officer total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Chief Technology Officer hiring activity

Chief Technology Officer has 23 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 23 public job postings with disclosed pay. 1 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (23 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Chief Technology Officer pay?
The median pay is $133K, with a typical range of $111K–$148K, based on 23 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Chief Technology Officer?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Project Manager - Railroad Civil Track Design, at $110K–$180K base.

Which team pays the most at Chief Technology Officer?
The structural - bridge team, at a $141K median.

Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.

Methodology

Posted-range midpoints (USD) aggregated from 23 public Chief Technology Officer job postings (2025–2026). Range = 25th–75th percentile; median = 50th percentile. Roles, departments, skills, and experience are parsed from the postings. Base salary only — equity excluded. Last refreshed June 24, 2026.

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