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

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45** Salary Transparency
56
6The data below details the base salary information for each job I've held. I
7have posted this information publicly to ensure others in my position have a
8solid reference point when determining if their current or proposed salary is
9appropriate.
7I've worked in the IT Audit field since 2018, across internal and external
8audit, small companies and Big 4, in person and remote. Across five companies
9and both sides of the compensation conversation, I've watched good people leave
10money on the table because they had no reliable reference point. That's what
11this page is.
1012
11While sites like Glassdoor are locking salary data behind a pay wall, LinkedIn
12is discontinuing LinkedIn Salary, and helpful websites like [[https://www.big4transparency.com/][Big 4 Transparency]]
13are rare, I wanted to provide my personal data publicly and freely to those who
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.
13The table goes back to 2017 because the starting point matters. I took what I
14could get to break into the field while finishing school, and I've worked hard
15every day since. I'm not ashamed of any number in that table.
2416
2517** Salary Data
2618
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
3319This table is a compressed version of the data so that it can fit reliably on
3420screens. For the full dataset with all fields, you can view the [[https://cleberg.net/salary.csv][source data]].
3521
36| Title | Company | Year | Salary |
37|-----------------------------+-----------+------+----------|
38| Manager, TA - Audit | [[https://kpmg.com/us/][KPMG]] | 2025 | $147,600 |
39| Manager, TA - Audit | [[https://kpmg.com/us/][KPMG]] | 2024 | $141,200 |
40| Senior, TA - Audit | [[https://kpmg.com/us/][KPMG]] | 2023 | $116,700 |
41| Senior, TA - Audit | [[https://kpmg.com/us/][KPMG]] | 2022 | $110,000 |
42| Senior Tech Risk Consultant | [[https://www.ey.com/en_us][EY]] | 2021 | $89,500 |
43| Senior IT Auditor | [[https://www.ameritas.com/][Ameritas]] | 2021 | $72,000 |
44| IT Auditor | [[https://www.ameritas.com/][Ameritas]] | 2020 | $65,000 |
45| IS Auditor II | [[https://nelnetinc.com/][Nelnet]] | 2019 | $58,000 |
46| IS Auditor I | [[https://nelnetinc.com/][Nelnet]] | 2019 | $20/hour |
47| Internal Audit Intern | [[https://www.ameritas.com/][Ameritas]] | 2018 | $16/hour |
48| Teaching Assistant | [[https://www.unl.edu/][UNL]] | 2017 | $7/hour |
49| Community Management Intern | [[https://www.walgreensbootsalliance.com/][Walgreens]] | 2017 | $14/hour |
22| Title | Department | Company | Year | Salary |
23|-----------------------------+------------------------------+-----------+------+----------|
24| Manager | Technology Assurance - Audit | [[https://kpmg.com/us/][KPMG]] | 2025 | $147,600 |
25| Manager | Technology Assurance - Audit | [[https://kpmg.com/us/][KPMG]] | 2024 | $141,200 |
26| Senior | Technology Assurance - Audit | [[https://kpmg.com/us/][KPMG]] | 2023 | $116,700 |
27| Senior | Technology Assurance - Audit | [[https://kpmg.com/us/][KPMG]] | 2022 | $110,000 |
28| Senior | Technology Risk - Consulting | [[https://www.ey.com/en_us][EY]] | 2021 | $89,500 |
29| Senior IT Auditor | Internal Audit | [[https://www.ameritas.com/][Ameritas]] | 2021 | $72,000 |
30| IT Auditor | Internal Audit | [[https://www.ameritas.com/][Ameritas]] | 2020 | $65,000 |
31| IS Auditor II | Internal Audit | [[https://nelnetinc.com/][Nelnet]] | 2019 | $58,000 |
32| IS Auditor I | Internal Audit | [[https://nelnetinc.com/][Nelnet]] | 2019 | $20/hour |
33| Internal Audit Intern | Internal Audit | [[https://www.ameritas.com/][Ameritas]] | 2018 | $16/hour |
34| Teaching Assistant | College of Business | [[https://www.unl.edu/][UNL]] | 2017 | $7/hour |
35| Community Management Intern | Store/Retail | [[https://www.walgreensbootsalliance.com/][Walgreens]] | 2017 | $14/hour |
5036
5137** Salary Visualization
5238
53View the graph below for a visualization of each job's salary over time, as well
54as the percentage of change between jobs.
55
5639#+caption: Salary Visualization
5740#+attr_html: :alt A visualization of salary data over time from the table above.
5841[[https://img.cleberg.net/blog/salary/salary.webp]]
5942
60[[https://xeiaso.net/salary-transparency/][Xe]] inspired me to publish this page, so I will quote the following wording from
61them as I want to reiterate this piece:
43[[https://xeiaso.net/salary-transparency/][Xe Iaso]] put it better than I would:
6244
6345#+begin_quote
6446Please consider publishing your salary data like this as well. By open,
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1Title,Company,Location,Start,End,Salary,PercentChange
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
4Senior Associate - 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
6Senior Technology Risk Consultant,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
8IT Auditor,Ameritas,Lincoln(NE),2020-04,2021-05,65000,0.1206
9IS Auditor II,Nelnet,Lincoln(NE),2019-12,2020-04,58000,0.3942
10IS Auditor I,Nelnet,Lincoln(NE),2019-06,2019-12,41600,0.2500
11Internal Audit Intern,Ameritas,Lincoln(NE),2018-02,2019-06,33280,1.2857
12Teaching Assistant,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
1Title,Department,Company,Location,Start,End,Salary,PercentChange
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
4Senior,Technology Assurance - Audit,KPMG,Omaha(NE),2023-10,2024-10,116700,0.0609
5Senior,Technology Assurance - Audit,KPMG,Omaha(NE),2022-06,2023-10,110000,0.2290
6Senior,Technology Risk - Consulting,Ernst & Young,Des Moines(IA),2021-09,2022-06,89500,0.2430
7Senior IT Auditor,Internal Audit,Ameritas,Lincoln(NE),2021-05,2021-09,72000,0.1076
8IT Auditor,Internal Audit,Ameritas,Lincoln(NE),2020-04,2021-05,65000,0.1206
9IS Auditor II,Internal Audit,Nelnet,Lincoln(NE),2019-12,2020-04,58000,0.3942
10IS Auditor I,Internal Audit,Nelnet,Lincoln(NE),2019-06,2019-12,41600,0.2500
11Internal Audit Intern,Internal Audit,Ameritas,Lincoln(NE),2018-02,2019-06,33280,1.2857
12Teaching Assistant,College of Business,University of Nebraska,Lincoln(NE),2017-08,2018-05,14560,-0.5000
13Community Management Intern,Store/Retail,Walgreens,Lincoln(NE),2017-06,2018-02,29120,0.0000