How much money does a CIO earn?

Average CIO SalaryIt depends on industry, company size, experience, education, etc. Salary for a CIO can be as low as $100K, and basically goes up from there. Companys with lower budgets have lower-paid CIO's, companys with larger budgets have higher paid CIO's. Best Buy's CIO makes a few million, but Wachovia's made 600K. But, small buissness CIO's make about 100K-200K.