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cmc <hello@cleberg.net> · 2026-03-11 05:06 UTC 

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1#+title: salary 1#+title: salary
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4** Salary Transparency 5** Salary Transparency
5 6
6The data below details the base salary information for each job I've held. I 7I've worked in the IT Audit field since 2018, across internal and external
7have posted this information publicly to ensure others in my position have a 8audit, small companies and Big 4, in person and remote. Across five companies
8solid reference point when determining if their current or proposed salary is 9and both sides of the compensation conversation, I've watched good people leave
9appropriate. 10money on the table because they had no reliable reference point. That's what
11this page is.
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11While sites like Glassdoor are locking salary data behind a pay wall, LinkedIn 13The table goes back to 2017 because the starting point matters. I took what I
12is discontinuing LinkedIn Salary, and helpful websites like [[https://www.big4transparency.com/][Big 4 Transparency]] 14could get to break into the field while finishing school, and I've worked hard
13are rare, I wanted to provide my personal data publicly and freely to those who 15every day since. I'm not ashamed of any number in that table.
14need it.
15
16I have seen what can happen when great employees don't know the market values
17for their skills and I happily help those in my teams, so I'm happy to extend
18this information to the online community.
19
20As a final note, there are numerous reasons companies pay people in the same
21role differently (e.g., expertise, years of experience, certifications, or
22education). You should only use the data in this table as a single point of
23reference, not the whole story.
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25** Salary Data 17** Salary Data
26 18
27#+BEGIN_QUOTE
28When in a role that gives periodic raises, I will create a new record with the
29new base salary in the table below. See the KPMG records for an example of a
30raise while in the same role.
31#+END_QUOTE
32
33This table is a compressed version of the data so that it can fit reliably on 19This table is a compressed version of the data so that it can fit reliably on
34screens. For the full dataset with all fields, you can view the [[https://cleberg.net/salary.csv][source data]]. 20screens. For the full dataset with all fields, you can view the [[https://cleberg.net/salary.csv][source data]].
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36| Title | Company | Year | Salary | 22| Title | Department | Company | Year | Salary |
37|-----------------------------+-----------+------+----------| 23|-----------------------------+------------------------------+-----------+------+----------|
38| Manager, TA - Audit | [[https://kpmg.com/us/][KPMG]] | 2025 | $147,600 | 24| Manager | Technology Assurance - Audit | [[https://kpmg.com/us/][KPMG]] | 2025 | $147,600 |
39| Manager, TA - Audit | [[https://kpmg.com/us/][KPMG]] | 2024 | $141,200 | 25| Manager | Technology Assurance - Audit | [[https://kpmg.com/us/][KPMG]] | 2024 | $141,200 |
40| Senior, TA - Audit | [[https://kpmg.com/us/][KPMG]] | 2023 | $116,700 | 26| Senior | Technology Assurance - Audit | [[https://kpmg.com/us/][KPMG]] | 2023 | $116,700 |
41| Senior, TA - Audit | [[https://kpmg.com/us/][KPMG]] | 2022 | $110,000 | 27| Senior | Technology Assurance - Audit | [[https://kpmg.com/us/][KPMG]] | 2022 | $110,000 |
42| Senior Tech Risk Consultant | [[https://www.ey.com/en_us][EY]] | 2021 | $89,500 | 28| Senior | Technology Risk - Consulting | [[https://www.ey.com/en_us][EY]] | 2021 | $89,500 |
43| Senior IT Auditor | [[https://www.ameritas.com/][Ameritas]] | 2021 | $72,000 | 29| Senior IT Auditor | Internal Audit | [[https://www.ameritas.com/][Ameritas]] | 2021 | $72,000 |
44| IT Auditor | [[https://www.ameritas.com/][Ameritas]] | 2020 | $65,000 | 30| IT Auditor | Internal Audit | [[https://www.ameritas.com/][Ameritas]] | 2020 | $65,000 |
45| IS Auditor II | [[https://nelnetinc.com/][Nelnet]] | 2019 | $58,000 | 31| IS Auditor II | Internal Audit | [[https://nelnetinc.com/][Nelnet]] | 2019 | $58,000 |
46| IS Auditor I | [[https://nelnetinc.com/][Nelnet]] | 2019 | $20/hour | 32| IS Auditor I | Internal Audit | [[https://nelnetinc.com/][Nelnet]] | 2019 | $20/hour |
47| Internal Audit Intern | [[https://www.ameritas.com/][Ameritas]] | 2018 | $16/hour | 33| Internal Audit Intern | Internal Audit | [[https://www.ameritas.com/][Ameritas]] | 2018 | $16/hour |
48| Teaching Assistant | [[https://www.unl.edu/][UNL]] | 2017 | $7/hour | 34| Teaching Assistant | College of Business | [[https://www.unl.edu/][UNL]] | 2017 | $7/hour |
49| Community Management Intern | [[https://www.walgreensbootsalliance.com/][Walgreens]] | 2017 | $14/hour | 35| Community Management Intern | Store/Retail | [[https://www.walgreensbootsalliance.com/][Walgreens]] | 2017 | $14/hour |
50 36
51** Salary Visualization 37** Salary Visualization
52 38
53View the graph below for a visualization of each job's salary over time, as well
54as the percentage of change between jobs.
55
56#+caption: Salary Visualization 39#+caption: Salary Visualization
57#+attr_html: :alt A visualization of salary data over time from the table above. 40#+attr_html: :alt A visualization of salary data over time from the table above.
58[[https://img.cleberg.net/blog/salary/salary.webp]] 41[[https://img.cleberg.net/blog/salary/salary.webp]]
59 42
60[[https://xeiaso.net/salary-transparency/][Xe]] inspired me to publish this page, so I will quote the following wording from 43[[https://xeiaso.net/salary-transparency/][Xe Iaso]] put it better than I would:
61them as I want to reiterate this piece:
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63#+begin_quote 45#+begin_quote
64Please consider publishing your salary data like this as well. By open, 46Please consider publishing your salary data like this as well. By open,
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1Title,Company,Location,Start,End,Salary,PercentChange 1Title,Department,Company,Location,Start,End,Salary,PercentChange
2Manager - Technology Assurance - Audit,KPMG,Omaha(NE),2025-10,2026-10,147600,0.0453 2Manager,Technology Assurance - Audit,KPMG,Omaha(NE),2025-10,2026-10,147600,0.0453
3Manager - Technology Assurance - Audit,KPMG,Omaha(NE),2024-10,2025-10,141200,0.2099 3Manager,Technology Assurance - Audit,KPMG,Omaha(NE),2024-10,2025-10,141200,0.2099
4Senior Associate - Technology Assurance - Audit,KPMG,Omaha(NE),2023-10,2024-10,116700,0.0609 4Senior,Technology Assurance - Audit,KPMG,Omaha(NE),2023-10,2024-10,116700,0.0609
5Senior Associate - Technology Assurance - Audit,KPMG,Omaha(NE),2022-06,2023-10,110000,0.2290 5Senior,Technology Assurance - Audit,KPMG,Omaha(NE),2022-06,2023-10,110000,0.2290
6Senior Technology Risk Consultant,Ernst & Young,Des Moines(IA),2021-09,2022-06,89500,0.2430 6Senior,Technology Risk - Consulting,Ernst & Young,Des Moines(IA),2021-09,2022-06,89500,0.2430
7Senior IT Auditor,Ameritas,Lincoln(NE),2021-05,2021-09,72000,0.1076 7Senior IT Auditor,Internal Audit,Ameritas,Lincoln(NE),2021-05,2021-09,72000,0.1076
8IT Auditor,Ameritas,Lincoln(NE),2020-04,2021-05,65000,0.1206 8IT Auditor,Internal Audit,Ameritas,Lincoln(NE),2020-04,2021-05,65000,0.1206
9IS Auditor II,Nelnet,Lincoln(NE),2019-12,2020-04,58000,0.3942 9IS Auditor II,Internal Audit,Nelnet,Lincoln(NE),2019-12,2020-04,58000,0.3942
10IS Auditor I,Nelnet,Lincoln(NE),2019-06,2019-12,41600,0.2500 10IS Auditor I,Internal Audit,Nelnet,Lincoln(NE),2019-06,2019-12,41600,0.2500
11Internal Audit Intern,Ameritas,Lincoln(NE),2018-02,2019-06,33280,1.2857 11Internal Audit Intern,Internal Audit,Ameritas,Lincoln(NE),2018-02,2019-06,33280,1.2857
12Teaching Assistant,University of Nebraska,Lincoln(NE),2017-08,2018-05,14560,-0.5000 12Teaching Assistant,College of Business,University of Nebraska,Lincoln(NE),2017-08,2018-05,14560,-0.5000
13Community Management Intern,Walgreens,Lincoln(NE),2017-06,2018-02,29120,0.0000 13Community Management Intern,Store/Retail,Walgreens,Lincoln(NE),2017-06,2018-02,29120,0.0000