What is a reasonable salary expection for the position of 'Director of IT'.  

Responsibilities include:

Managing network infrastructure for 3 separate offices in various
parts of the country.
Systems evaluation and implementation.
IT structure, planning, and budgeting.
Systems integration with 3rd party solutions.
New systems development.

Any help is appreciated.

Thx

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Clarification of Question by tiewire-ga on 15 Sep 2004 09:53 PDT

Please include links to reference materials on this subject.

Thx.

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Request for Question Clarification by czh-ga on 15 Sep 2004 11:45 PDT

Where are you located? What industry sector are you in? What size
company is involved? Salaries may vary by geographic region, industry
and other factors. The more you can tell us about your situation, the
more likely we will be able to get you the information you need.
Thanks.

~ czh ~

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Clarification of Question by tiewire-ga on 15 Sep 2004 12:55 PDT

I am located in the San Francisco, CA and I work in the financial
services industry.  The company has about 20 people spread across 3
different areas: Jackson, MS, San Francisco, CA, and San Antonio, TX.

I have 11 years experience in the Finance and Technology industries. 
I hold a BS in Int'l Finance and an MCSE.

Please do not return data obtained from Salary.com.  I have already
looked there and would like to obtain information from other sources.

Thx.

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Clarification of Question by tiewire-ga on 16 Sep 2004 13:47 PDT

Thank you for your comments.  However, I don't think that I have quite
been clear enough in my job description.  This position includes
network adiministration and IT management, however it also will
involve developing mission critical software applications that the
company will use as a competitive advantage and a source of revenue.

My fellow IT member may become frustrated with my answer, but I
wouldn't pay more than $70K for this type of network.  In FL this job
might pay $50K, but 20 users and 3 network sites certainly doesn't
offer much support.  The $20K difference due to location may be
slightly off, but don't let anyone bully you into paying market value
for a large corporation when you are talking a very, very small
position.  If this person knocks your socks off, just be prepared to
give them the appropriate raises to bring them to $75-85K when the
time comes.  In this case the "Director of IT" sounds more like an IT
Manager or Network Administrator.  Additing the "Director" title just
adds money to salary when the other position can accomplish the same
goal.

Good Luck!